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What led to the division of Islam into Sunni and Shia?

warfare between Persians and Turks


conflict over who should be the caliph


dispute over the meaning of jihad


warfare between the Umayyad and Abbasid dynastie

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The correct answer would be B. conflict over who should be the caliph.

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Answer:

what led to the division of Islam into Sunni and Shia was the conflict over who should be the caliph

Step-by-step explanation:

After the death of prophet Mohammed some followers of Mohammed and the religion of Islam that he founded believed that a CALIPH ( a successor or next line ) should be determined by the populace of the Muslim community while some followers believed that the CALIPH should be a member of prophet Mohammed family and this was the main event that led to the division of Islam into Sunni and Shia.

Although they still believe in almost all core Muslim values and beliefs.

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