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What is the primary difference between Sunni and Shia Islam regarding the succession of Muhammad?

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Sunnis believe Muhammad’s successor should be chosen by community consensus (leading to the caliphate starting with Abu Bakr), while Shia hold that leadership was divinely designated to Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law Ali and his descendants (the Imams).