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The two main branches
of Islam are Sunni and Shia. A disagreement between them began
after Muhammad's death. The Sunni Muslims wanted to elect the best-qualified man to be their
caliph, or religious leader. He would be similar to
Christianity's Pope. The Shia disagreed, however. They wanted a
caliph descended directly from Muhammad. The Shia believe Allah
chose Muhammad's family to lead Islam.
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The Sunni make more
than 80% of the Muslim population, while the Shia take up about
20%. Both of these branches are not completely different, however.
They both believe that Allah is their god, that the Koran is the
message of Allah, Muhammad is the messanger of Allah, and that they
shall always be faithful to Islam.
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