The Heirs of MuhammadIslam's First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-Shia Spl: Islam's First Century and the Origins of the Sunni-Shia Split

A companion volume to The Prophet Muhammad: A Biography continues the history of Islam in the century following the death of Muhammad, recounting the lives of his followers, their efforts to establish the Islamic religion, their influence on the tenets of the faith, and the evolution of the split between Sunni and Shia factions. Reprint.