The differences between Shi’ites and Sunnis did not involve
A) the belief that Muhammad was a prophet.
B) the successors to Muhammad.
C) the standards of the ulama.
D) which group lived up to the good practices of Muhammad.
E) the legitimacy of the Umayyad and Abbasid line of ascendancy.
Ans: A
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