Holy Qur'an and what Shia's says

Holy Qur'an and what Shia's says

All praise be to Allah, and His blessings and peace be to Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w.), his family, and all those who follow their footsteps. The differences between Shia and non-Shia Muslims have a very long history. They started many centuries ago; in fact immediately after the death of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.w.). But even then, during the period of the first two Caliphs (Abu Bakar and ‘Umar) these differences did not cause as much controversy and ill feelings as they did during the last two Caliphs (‘Uthman and ‘Ali). The reasons as to why it was so are outside our current topic; I therefore do not intend to deal with them here.