The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism by Toby Matthiesen

The Caliph and the Imam: The Making of Sunnism and Shiism

Toby Matthiesen

528 pages • first pub 2023 (view editions)

nonfiction history politics religion informative reflective medium-paced
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Illuminates with clarity and insight a centuries-old sectarian division that continues to shape events in the Middle East and around the world.In 632, soon after the prophet Muhammad died, fights broke out among his followers as to who would succe...

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