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After the death of uthman in 656 which two groups caused a split in the followers of islam

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The correct answer is the Sunnis and the Shiites. It didn't happen after his death but after Muhammad's death, but it was after Uthman's death that the conflict escalated and a full civil war began and the two sides have been separated eve since.
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