The key events revolved around Muhammad's successor. One faction wanted Muhammad's successor to be someone from his family, while another faction wanted the successor to be chosen by the people. That is why the split occurred and why the Islamic world is split into Shi'a and Sunni Muslims.
This question was asked like forever ago, but for people in the future, this is the sample answer you are given after you actually answer the question:
"Muhammad failed to identify a successor, so after his death, disagreements developed among Muslims about who would follow him as caliph. Some, who would be called Sunni, believed that anyone can lead the Muslim community. Others, who became the Shi'a, opposed the Umayyad Dynasty and felt that only those very close to Muhammad should lead Islam. This dispute helped lead to the Sunni-Shi'a split."
The three religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam readily fit the definition of monotheism, which is to worship one god while denying the existence of other gods.
Answer: Because of widespread fear of a strong central government at the time they were written and strong loyalties among Americans to their own state as opposed to any national government during the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation purposely kept the national government as weak as possible
