According to Muslim tradition, Muhammad’s prophetic status was well-established among his followers before his death. However, a disagreement emerged soon afterward about the prophet’s death regarding ...

The conflicts between Shia and Sunni Muslims go back to the seventh century ... been shone recently on the differences between the two branches of the religion as the number of clashes between ...

Ghafouri, an activist of a branch of Shia Islam that rejects the Islamic Republic, has since been arrested, AFP reported citing several Iranian news outlets. The activist does not appear to have ...