After the Prophet

The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam

by Lesley Hazleton

2010 256 pages ★ 3.3 (3 ratings)

Narrative history at its most compelling, After the Prophet relates the dramatic tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between Shia and Sunni Islam.Even as Muhammad lay dying, the battle over his successor had begun. Pitting the family of his favorite wife, the controversial Aisha, agains…