423143

Sunnī-Shīʿī Schism: A Brief Overview of the Arabic Sunnī Literature

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Last updated: 27 Apr 2025

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Ancient, medieval, modern, and contemporary history

Abstract

In Sunnī literature, the death of ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib (d. 40/661) marks the end of the era of the Righteous Caliphate (al-khilāfa al-rāshida), where caliphs were chosen through mutual consultation (al-shūrā), and the beginning of the hereditary monarchical rule (al-mulk al-ʿaḍūḍ) introduced by Muʿāwiya b. Abī Sufyān (r. 40-60/661-680) and continued throughout the Umayyads (40-132/661-750) and their Abbasid successors (132-656/750-1258). The Shīʿīs on the other hand considered ʿAlī the first of their divinely guided Imāms and the prophet’s rightful heir and true successor. This article provides a brief overview of the Sunnī-Shīʿī split as represented in the Arabic Sunnī Literature.

DOI

10.21608/ijth.2025.423143

Keywords

Early Islamic history, Sunna, Shīʿa, First Islamic Civil War (al-fitna al-kubrā), Second Islamic Civil War (al-fitna al-thāniya)

Authors

First Name

Khaled

Last Name

Younes

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Affiliation

Department of Tourism Guidance, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, University of Sadat City, Egypt

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khaled.younes@fth.usc.edu.eg

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1

Article Issue

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55190

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2025-04-18

Publish Date

2024-04-01

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1

Page End

7

Print ISSN

3062-5580

Online ISSN

3062-5599

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3,479

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Publication Title

International Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Civilization

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https://ijth.journals.ekb.eg/

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Sunnī-Shīʿī Schism: A Brief Overview of the Arabic Sunnī Literature

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27 Apr 2025