Why did so many Islamic sects (Alawites, Nusayris, Dhammites,

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>>1884173
>Prince Ali, holy is he
>Alahu ackbar
>infidels all go to hell
>send 'em there quick
Fucking seriously genie

>>1884173
Is there one monotheistic religion besides Judaism that didn't slide back into polytheism?

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>>1884196

Sunni Islam

>>1884173
>Why did so many Christian sects (Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants, etc.) end up worshiping Jesus as a literal God?

>>1884203
>Sunni
>Legitimate

>>1884173
Merely christian who islamized the Holy Trinity to pass as muslim.

>>1884203
Saudi's have never claimed the caliphate

>>1884173
Before the rise of the Sunni Ulema, religious leadership was still tied up in prophethood and its legitimacy over kingship. For the faction that supported Ali this extended beyond the nominal claim of the Caliph to be the elected successor to prophethood. After him things got a little crazy as the Shia became an anti-Umayyad movement that preached to various non-Arab non-Muslims throughout the Caliphate, and Ali became more and more important as a holy figure to the point where Muhammad was seen more like John the Baptist to Ali's Jesus at times.