Who did Shias think should succeed Muhammad?



A.

a relative of Muhammad

B.

one of the "rightly guided caliphs"

C.

a member of the Umayyad dynasty

D.

someone who had won many battles

One of the differences between Sunni and Shiais in the interpretation of Muhammad's successor, which was the reason for the shism and the emergence of two sects of Islam. The Sunni believed that Muhammad had no real heir and was to be chosen by voting among the people of the Islamic community. So they wanted to choose a close Muhammad's friend, Abu Bakr. Shias believed that the heir should be a successor from Muhammad's family, a relative Ali.

The answer is: A.