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briefly explain why there was a split in islam that resulted in the creation of the two different sects.

following the death of the prophet Muhammad in AD 632, there was a dispute among the Islamic community about who should be his successor. this resulted in a split and battles between the two sides

Shia Muslims believe his successor should have been Ali his cousin and son-in-law

Sunni Muslims believe his successor should have been voted on and there was no real successor but they agree on if there was a vote it would have been Abu Bakr, his close friend and adviser

china unilaterally claims the entire south china sea as sovereign territory, then builds artificial islands to bolster its claim. it suddenly activates an air defense identification zone over the east china sea, and threatens to down any aircraft that does not report its position. it builds roads into indian territory, then redraws the maps to show that it is actually chinese territory. the people's republic under president xi jinping is quickly becoming the bully of asia.