islam

[dansnr]

what is the branch of islam that regards ali as mohammeds successor

[jno]

Shia, see hia

[Peter Pedant]

yeah, Shi'a

I think the ' is a strangled letter called an 'ayn.

It all began when the p was on his death bed and the nature of the succession was naturally raised. The answer was - the one nearest to me - and a civil war began between the person who was physically the nearest - abu bakr, and the one closest in relation - ali.

1,500 years later it is causing us goyim a hell of a lot of problems....