'''Ali''' (599 - 661) an early [[Muslim]] leader; the last of the 'Rightly Guided Caliphs' [[Shiite]]. Muslims believe that Ali was the true successor to [[Mohammed]] whereas [[Sunnis]] do not. This caused the rift between the two branches that has continued to this day.
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'''Ali''' (599 - 661) was an early [[Muslim]] leader; the last of the 'Rightly Guided Caliphs'. [[Shiite]] [[Islam|Muslims]] believe that Ali was the true successor to [[Mohammed]] whereas [[Sunnis]] do not. This caused the rift between the two branches that has continued to this day.