The contest of succession to the Prophet Mohammed between his father-in-law, Abu Backer, and his cousin Ali, led to what?
The answer:
The contest of succession to the Prophet Mohammed between his father-in-law, Abu Backer, and his cousin Ali led to the division of Muslims into the two sects, the Shias and the Sunnis. The followers of Abu Backer were the Shias and those of Ali were the Sunnis.
Results of Gopal's Weekly Quiz - 4:
No of Respondents: 2
No. of correct answers: 2
The Respondents:
1. Name: Ameesha
Her Answer:
After the death of
the Prophet Mohammad,there were 4 caliphs. Abu Backer was the first
and Ali was the
4th caliph.When Ali became
became the 4th caliph a major division resulted between the Sunni's or
Sunnites and the Shi'ites(also
known as Shi'is) -"The Partisans"
2. Name: Sachin
Martin Rasquinha
His Answer:
It led to the formation of
the shia and sunni sects in islam
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