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Unit 4.2
TRADITION
What leads to the split between Sunnism and Shi'asm?
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SPECIFICATION
Learners should have the opportunity to discuss issues related to community and tradition,
including:
• the significance of the prophet Muhammad’s life and death in the formation of the early Muslim community and different traditions within Islam
• how the different narratives of succession relate to and explain the the major differences between Sunnism and Shi’asm
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