After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam

After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam
ISBN-10
0385523947
ISBN-13
9780385523943
Category
History
Pages
256
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Anchor
Author
Lesley Hazleton

Description

A narrative history of the origins of the Shia and Sunni conflict describes how a seventh-century struggle between the supporters of the late Muhammad's surviving family members erupted in a massacre at Karbala that would become a central component of Shia Islam.

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