The reason there has been a split into different branches is due to differences in belief about who was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad ... believed that Abu-Bakr, the Prophet ...

Sunni close SunniMuslims who believe in the successorship of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali as leaders of the Muslim community after the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims only combine the five daily ...

However, a disagreement emerged soon afterward about the prophet’s death regarding ... against the new leader of the ummah, Muhammad’s companion Abu Bakr, choosing instead to follow others ...