Until the advent of the Prophet Muhammad, founder of Islam during the years between 622-632, tribal jealousies and divisions between clan and clan had prevented the growth of the Arabs into a nation. (1). Through Islam and its intentions of being a religion of humanity, universal brotherhood, and a faith that was shaped by the belief in the oneness of God which would therefore bring about the oneness of its people these were changed. Arabs finally …
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…feelings of frustration following their repeated rejection, the Shiites were led to also develop differing practices and differing beliefs especially in regards to Ali and as to the function and role of their imams. These also paved the way for extremist beliefs and therefore schisms amongst their creed which concluded in the development of differing Shiite sects whose beliefs not only eventuated in differing to that of Sunnites but also to that of Shiites themselves.