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The Heirs of Mohammad, Islam's First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-shia Split
by Barnaby Rogerson
- RELIGION
- 2008
- PAPER
- 432 PAGES
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Rogerson transports the reader back to the 7th-century in this gripping tale of the intrigue, politics and personalities surrounding the division of Islam into Shia and Sunni factions. With portraits of the first four "Rightly Guided Caliphs" beloved by Sunnis, Mohammed's widows and disciples.
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