An interesting theory about Prince Agha Khan by Ismail Sloan (Part-I)

An interesting theory about Prince Agha Khan by Ismail Sloan (Part-I)

When the Prophet Muhammed, May Peace Be upon Him, died in 632 A.D., there were two groups. One group believed that he was dead and that his teachings should be studied and followed. They became the Sunni Muslims. The Sunnis do not believe in a religious
ruler. They follow secular political rulers.

The other group believed that the descendants of Muhammed had inherited his spiritual authority and his right to rule over the Kingdom of Islam. They became the Shiites. Although Mohammed had been married 11 times, only one of his children produced a line
of descendants. Her name was Fatima. She was married to her cousin, Ali.

According to the Shiites, Ali should have become the Imam, or ruler of the Muslims, upon the death of Muhammad. However, Ali was still young and, by majority rule, Abu Bakr was elected as the first ruler who followed Muhammed. However, Abu Bakr only lived
two more years, so, when he died, another election was held. This time, Ali again was passed over and Umar became the Imam. Umar became one of the great men of history. It was the armies of Umar which swept across North Africa and eventually conquered Spain,
although Spain was not conquered until after Umar had died.

When Umar died, Ali was once again passed over and Uthman became the ruler. He was not very successful and died under a cloud. When Uthman died, Ali finally got his chance. He was elected. However, many Muslims still did not want Ali. They followed a mere
woman, Ayesha, who was the daughter of Abu Bakr, had been married to Muhammed when she was only nine years old. She was an extremely competent and capable woman, who wrote most of the history of the life of Muhammed which has come down to us today.

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