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The Islamic Religion was founded by in the seventh century.The Islamic Religion have different type of Muslims called Shia Islam and Sunni Islam.The Majority of Muslims are Sunni Islam and it is referred as the orthodox version of the religion. Shia Islam is based on the teaching of the Quran and the message of the Islamic Prophet Muhammed. The division between Shia and Sunni goes back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad and the question of who was to take over the leadership of the Muslim nation. Shia muslims believe that after Prophet Muhammeds death leadership should get passed down to his cousin/son in law Ali Bin Abu Talib. This is the holy book of Islam. The difference between Shia and Sunni goes back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad, and the question of who was to take over the leadership of the Muslim nation. Sunni Muslims agree with the position taken by many of the Prophet's companions, that the new leader should be elected. What happened was that the Prophet Muhammad's close friend and advisor, Abu Bakr, became the first Caliph of the Islamic nation. The word "Sunni" in Arabic comes from a word meaning "one who follows the traditions of the Prophet."  On the other hand, some Muslims share the belief that leadership should have stayed within the Prophet's own family, among those specifically appointed by him, or among Imams appointed by God Himself.

 Shia Muslims believe that the Imam is sinless by nature, and that his authority is as it comes directly from God. Then, Shia Muslims often venerate the Imams as saints and perform pilgrimages to their tombs and shrines in the hopes of divine intercession.  Sunni Muslims counter that there is no basis in Islam for a hereditary privileged class of spiritual leaders, and certainly no basis for the veneration or intercession of saints. Sunni Muslims contend that leadership of the community is not a birthright, but a trust that is earned and which may be given or taken away by the people themselves. 