Muhammad's Crucial In Islam

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There was a split in Islam because the Sunni and Shia believed differently on who Muhammad’s successor was. The Sunni believed that Muhammad’s successor was Abu Bakr, which is the father in law of Muhammad. But the Shia believed that Ali ibn Abi Talib was Muhammad’s successor, which was his son­in­law. This caused a debate between the Sunni and Shia and later on caused the split in Islam.