Islamic Sects.

... Islamic Sects Until the advent of the Prophet Muhammad, founder of Islam during the years between 622-632, tribal jealousies and divisions between clan and clan had prevented the growth of the Arabs into a nation. (1). Through Islam and its intentions of being a religion of humanity, universal brotherhood, and a faith that was shaped by the belief in the oneness of God which would therefore bring about the oneness of its people these were changed. Arabs finally attained a type of uniformity. Their beliefs took on a more cohesive shape, and through these they gained more power than they had ever had. (2). Following the death of the Prophet in 632, these were however lost and torn to pieces by angry passions and the lust for power. (3). Internecine, strife and discord, again came to dominate and served to generate divisions and frustration which later became causal factors generating

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