Shia Islam

Second-largest branch of Islam

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Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor as the imam, that is the spiritual and political leader of the Muslim community. However, his right is understood to have been usurped by a number of Muhammad's companions at the meeting of Saqifa where they appointed Abu Bakr as caliph instead. As such, Sunni Muslims believe Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali to be 'rightly-guided caliphs' whereas Shia Muslims only regard Ali as the legitimate successor.

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