According to Encyclopedia Britannica and others, the Shia are believed to have started as a political party and developed into a religious movement, influencing Sunnis and producing a number of important sects.
- This was early in the history of Islam.
- Disagreement broke out over who would succeed Muhammad as leader of the Muslim community. While the Sunnis followed the companions of Muhammad, the Shia followed Ali.
- According to various Islamic people, this division officially took place in The First Fitna, or civil war sometime in the late 7th century A.D.
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