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When Muhammed (peace be upon him) died in 632 CE he had a large following. ...When Muhammed (peace be upon him) died in 632 CE he had a large following. Islam had spread throughout much of Arabia and the Middle East. However, he had not appointed anyone to follow him as leader. This led to disagreements between two groups of his followers as to how the leader should be chosen. The first group wanted a man called Ali, who was the son-in-law of Muhammed (peace be upon him), to be the leader but the other group wanted Abu Bakr. He had been the first convert to Islam and had been a close friend of Muhammed. Those who wanted Ali as the leader became known as Shi'a and those who wanted Abu Bakr became the Sunni. In this title we will look at these two main groups, as well as some other groups within Islam today.
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