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How did the issue of heredity cause a division of Islam into Sunni and Shiite Muslims?
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During the last years of the third Rightful Caliph Hazrat Usman Ghani (RAU), a hypocrate newly converted 'Muslim', Abdullah Bin Saba started attributing godly qualities to Hazrat Ali (RAU). He propagated that Hazrat Ali (RAU) deserved the Caliphate. It is interesting to note that Hazrat Ali (RAU) had been the active advisor to Hazrat Abu Bakr (RAU), Hazrat Umar (RAU) and Hazrat Usman (RAU), rather he was one of the six honorable Companions nominated by Hazrat Umar (RAU) just before his death, who were assigned the task of selecting the next caliph from among themselves. The ruthless murder of Hazrat Usman (RAU), the rebels responsible for this murder being in the force of Hazrat Ali (RAU), the battles between Hazrat Ali (RAU) and Hazrat Amir Mua'wiya (RAU), Hazrat Hasan's peace treaty with Hazrat Muawiya (RAU), accepting him the rightful Caliph by Hazrat Hasan (RAU). and finally the gruesome killing of the beloved family of our beloved Prophet (SAW) at karbala were the unfortunate incidents which culminated in the split of the Muslims into Shia and Sunni sects.
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