The Sunni and Shia

  • Muhammad Born
    570

    Muhammad Born

    Muhammad the prophet is born
  • Ali Born
    590

    Ali Born

    Ali is born
  • Islam preaching
    Sep 16, 613

    Islam preaching

    The preaching of Islam begins, and its public.
  • Conquering Mecca
    Sep 16, 630

    Conquering Mecca

    Muhammad led the Muslims into conquering Mecca
  • Death
    Sep 16, 632

    Death

    Muhammad dies
  • Assasanation
    Sep 16, 661

    Assasanation

    Ali is assassinated due to a lot of violence
  • The Split
    Sep 16, 680

    The Split

    The Sunnis and Shias split because the Shias thought of Ali as the first imam and Hussein the third.
  • Who's Ruling?
    Sep 16, 873

    Who's Ruling?

    The Shias 11th man dies, so a group rules them for a while, but then they went without a ruler for a while.
  • The Revolt

    The Revolt

    The Shias and Sunnis revolt against the British controlling Iraq. (It wasn't successful)
  • Representatives

    Representatives

    A Shia representative is the prime minister of Iraq, and a Sunni representative is named president of Iraq.
  • Nice Balance

    Nice Balance

    Shias and Sunnis establish a balance in the government