BOOK

A concise history of Sunnis & Shiʻis

McHugo, John, 1951- author

2019

Overview

\"The 1400-year-old schism between Sunnis and Shi'is is currently reflected in the destructive struggle for hegemony between Saudi Arabia and Iran -- with no apparent end in sight. But how did this conflict begin, and why is it now the focus of so much attention? John McHugo charts the history of Islam from the lifetime of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day. He describes the conflicts that raged over the succession to the Prophet, how Sunnism and Shi'ism evolved as different sects during the Abbasid caliphate, and how the rivalry between the empires of the Sunni Ottomans and Shi'i Safavids ensured that the split would continue into the modern age. In recent decades, this centuries old divide has acquired a new toxicity resulting in violence across the Arab and Muslim world\"--Page 4 of cover.

• Publisher: Saqi Books
• Subject: Sunnites Relations Shīʻah History. / Shīʻah Relations Sunnites History. / Islamic sects History. / Shiites History. / Sunnites History. / Interfaith relations. / Islamic sects. / Shīʻah. / Shiites. / Sunnites. / Middle East History. / Middle East.
• ISBN: 9780863569265, 0863569269

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
BP191.M44 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE