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Who did Shias think should succeed Muhammad?

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a relative of Muhammad


one of the "rightly guided caliphs"


a member of the Umayyad dynasty


someone who had won many battles

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a relative of Muhammad

Shias held that leadership (the Imamate) should pass to Muhammad’s family—most importantly Ali, his cousin and son-in-law—rather than to others chosen by the community.