The Shias support the hereditary claim of…

532 CE to 675 CE

The Shias support the hereditary claim of Ali and his direct descendants, whereas the Sunnis favor the principle of consensual election of the fittest from the ranks of the ashrqf (or shurfa — nobles; sing., sharif).

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Ali View →

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Semites View → Arab people View → Persian Empire, Sassanid, or Sasanid View → Syria Prima (Roman province) View → Syria Secunda (Roman province) View → Christians, Miaphysite (Oriental Orthodox) View → Ghassan, Kingdom of View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Justinian dynasty View → Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines) View → Islam View → Rashidun Caliphate View → Muslims, Sunni View → Muslims, Shi'a View →

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Byzantine-Muslim War of 633-42 View →

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Commerce View → Faith View → Government View →

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