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What was the cause of the division between the Sunni and Shia? How does the divide impact Islam today?
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What was the cause of the division between the Sunni and Shia? How does the divide impact Islam today?
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A dispute over succession after the Prophet Muhammad's death in 632 split the Muslim world into Sunni and Shiite branches. Shiites believe Ali, the prophet's son-in-law, was Muhammad's rightful heir.
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