Sunnis and Shi'a : : A Political History / / Laurence Louër.
A compelling history of the ancient schism that continues to divide the Islamic worldWhen Mohammed died in 632 without a male heir, Sunnis contended that the choice of a successor should fall to his closest companions, but Shi'a believed that God had inspired the Prophet to appoint his cousin a...
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2020] ©2019 |
Year of Publication: | 2020 |
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