Shia Islam

Period

AD 680

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Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It is rooted in the belief that the Islamic prophet Muhammad explicitly designated his cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib as his rightful political successor (caliph) and the divinely guided spiritual leader of the Muslim community (imam). Shia Muslims maintain that Ali's divine right to leadership was unjustly usurped at the meeting of Saqifa, where certain companions of Muhammad apparently acted against the Prophet's mandate to appoint Abu Bakr as caliph. While Sunni Muslims accept the rule of Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman, Shia Muslims remain steadfast in honouring what they perceive to be the Prophet's wishes, recognizing Ali alone as Muhammad's true and legitimate successor.

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Earlier and later events nearby

1. 539 BCFall of Babylon
2. 331 BCBattle of Gaugamela
3. AD 224Founding of the Sasanian Empire
4. AD 680Shia IslamThis page
5. AD 680Battle of Karbala
6. AD 762–766Founding of Baghdad
7. c. AD 820Al-Khwarizmi's Al-Jabr

Who ruled this land

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