Highlight the sentence that explain the Shias and Sunni disagreement NameClassDate4. After Muhammad died, a group of Muslim leaders chose his successor,called a caliph.The Shias believe that only descendants of Muhammad could be caliphs. Sunnis believe anyreligious male member of the Muslim community could be chosen as caliph. The majority ofMuslims are Sunnis.5.The Sunnis believe that all caliphs should be descendants of Muhammad's son-in-law,Ali.Four caliphs ruled the empire in its early years. After the death of the fourth caliph, rule passedto Muhammad's cousin, Ali. But he had many enemies and was assassinated. The split betweenSunni and Shia dates from this assassination.After Ali's assassination, a member of the Umayyad family became the caliph. The Umayyadsthen founded the first Muslim dynasty. A dynasty is a family that passes down ruling powerfrom one relative to another.acer96bm THE ARAB MUSLIM DYNASTIESThe UmayyadsThe Abbasids• Created the first dynasty• Enlarged the empire to its greatest size• Moved capital to Damascus• Brought Arabs in contact with other cultures• Arabs adopt many local traditions• Some conquered people accepted Islam• Women lost freedomsOverthrew the UmayyadsRuled in present-day Iraq• Built a new capital, Baghdad• Baghad became a center of art, science,and learning• Blended Arabian, Persian, Indian, Turkishand other South Asian and Central Asiancultures• Power passed to non-Arabs.• Caliphate destroyed by Mongols in the 1520s6. The next group of caliphs, the Umayyad, ruled from Madinah.Islam continued to spread. Muslim merchants spread Islam across a vast trade network. Overtime, power passed from Arabs to non-Arabs.acer

The Shias and the Sunnis are two sects of Islam. They are divided on the basis of the Caliphs they…

4. After Muhammad died, a group of Muslim leaders chose his successor, called a caliph. The Shias believe that only descendants of Muhammad could be caliphs. Sunnis believe any religious male member of the Muslim community could be chosen as caliph. The majority of Muslims are Sunnis. 5.The Sunnis believe that all caliphs should be descendants of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. Four caliphs ruled the empire in its early years. After the death of the fourth caliph, rule passed to Muhammad's cousin, Ali. But he had many enemies and was assassinated. The split between Sunni and Shia dates from this assassination. After Ali's assassination, a member of the Umayyad family became the caliph. The Umayyads then founded the first Muslim dynasty. A dynasty is a family that parsor

4. After Muhammad died, a group of Muslim leaders chose his successor, called a caliph. The Shias believe that only descendants of Muhammad could be caliphs. Sunnis believe any religious male member of the Muslim community could be chosen as caliph. The majority of Muslims are Sunnis. 5.The Sunnis believe that all caliphs should be descendants of Muhammad's son-in-law Ali. Four caliphs ruled the empire in its early years. After the death of the fourth caliph, rule passed to Muhammad's cousin, Ali. But he had many enemies and was assassinated. The split between Sunni and Shia dates from this assassination. After Ali's assassination, a member of the Umayyad family became the caliph. The Umayyads then founded the first Muslim dynasty. A dynasty is a family that parsor