A Concise History Of Sunnis And Shi'Is - 9781626165861

Charting the history of Islam from the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day, John McHugo describes the conflicts that raged over the succession to the Prophet, how Sunnism and Shi'ism evolved as different sects, and how the rivalry between the Sunni Ottomans and Shi'i Safavids ensured that the split would continue into the modern age.

• | Author: John McHugo
• | Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 02, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 347 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1626165866
• | ISBN-13: 9781626165861