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Sunnis and Shi'a: A Political History Business_Gift_Guide and above all their abilityA compelling history of the ancient schism that continues to divide the Islamic world When Muhammad 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 and son in law, Ali, as leader. So began a schism that is nearly as old as Islam itself. Laurence Lour tells the story of this ancient rivalry, taking readers