Linked from

The 27 pages that link to Succession to Muhammad, each with the reason it gives.

• MuhammadRelated: His death left political leadership unsettled and eventually contributed to divisions within Islam.

• Sunni IslamRelated: Different positions on succession contributed to the later Sunni–Shi'a division.

• Shia IslamRelated: Disagreement over who should lead the Muslim community gave rise to the Sunni–Shia division.

• Twelver Shi'ismNarrower topic: Twelver claims of rightful imamate emerged from this dispute.

• CaliphateRelated: The first caliphate emerged from this contested transfer of leadership.

• Ali ibn Abi TalibRelated: The disagreement over Ali’s claim became the defining political and religious question of his life.

• Ali ibn Abi TalibRelated: Disagreement over Ali’s claim shaped competing understandings of legitimate leadership.

• Imamate in Shia IslamNarrower topic: The doctrine developed amid disagreements about who should lead the community after Muhammad.

• Ahl al-BaytRelated: Disagreement over succession made Muhammad’s kinship religiously consequential.

• Ridda WarsRelated: The choice of Abu Bakr did not settle every tribe’s political allegiance.

• Hasan ibn AliNarrower topic: Hasan’s claim followed his father Ali’s contested succession to the caliphate.

• Battle of the CamelRelated: The battle intensified disputes over political authority that had followed Muhammad’s death.

• SaqifahNarrower topic: Saqifah was the decisive early episode in this broader dispute.

• Early Muslim communityRelated: Different answers to this question shaped lasting interpretations of authority.

• FatimaRelated: The succession dispute shaped the political setting of Fatima’s final years.

• Sunni–Shia relationsRelated: Competing views of legitimate leadership became the historical starting point for Sunni–Shia divisions.

• Uthman ibn AffanNarrower topic: Uthman’s caliphate emerged from this unresolved question of leadership.

• CaliphNarrower topic: The first caliph emerged from this unresolved question of succession.

• ImamateBroader topic: The dispute established the historical setting for divergent doctrines of leadership.

• Talha ibn Ubayd AllahRelated: Talha took part in elite consultations over leadership, including the council that selected Uthman.

• SahabaRelated: Different accounts of the Companions’ choices shape interpretations of legitimate succession.

• Abu Sufyan ibn HarbRelated: Abu Sufyan’s standing among Quraysh intersected with debates over the community’s leadership.

• Battle of al-YamamaNarrower topic: The crisis of succession formed the setting for disputes over allegiance across Arabia.

• Twelve ImamsRelated: The first Imam’s claim is rooted in this early dispute over leadership.

• Zubayr ibn al-AwwamRelated: Zubayr's allegiance shifted across the early caliphate and later succession disputes.

• History of Shia IslamRelated: The disagreement over leadership became the earliest division between supporters of Ali and other Muslims.

• Islamic schools and branchesRelated: Different positions on succession became foundational to Sunni and Shia identities.