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Many people consider the split between the Shiites and Sunni similar to the split between Protestants and Catholics. Both events played big roles in the forming of our world as it is today, showing us the pros and cons of those situations. A similar occurrence could very well happen in the future.

The split between the Sunnis and Shiites occurred in year 632 after the death of the Prophet Muhammad. What the difference was between the Sunni and Shiite people was who they wanted to follow up Muhammad, and this is where the dispute began. The Shiites believed that someone in Muhammad’s family should become the next Prophet, and they favored the husband of Muhammad’s daughter, Ali. The Sunnis believed that the successor of Muhammad

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