Chronicles and examines factors that have shaped the 1,400-year history of religious, theological, political, and military conflicts between the Shia and Sunni Muslims.
Examines the origins of the Shia-Sunni split in Islam, from its start in Arabia in 632 to its lasting influence on modern conflicts in the Middle East, explaining how the succession crisis following the death of Muhammad created a divide among the Muslim people that is still felt in the twenty-first century.
