Question

Sunni Muslims make up the majority of modern Muslims. What do they believe about how leadership is handed down? God chooses each new Muslim leader. The Muslim people should elect new leaders. Descendants of Muhammad become Muslim leaders. New leaders are determined through war and conflict.

Answer 1

Sunni Muslims make up the majority of modern Muslims. They believe that descendants of Muhammad become Muslim leaders.

The Sunnis, who represent 85% of Muslims, consider that the succession of Muhammad corresponds to an Arab member of the tribe of Quraish, from which Muhammad came.

Sunnis worship all the prophets mentioned in the Quran, but particularly Muhammad, who is considered the ultimate prophet, and the subsequent Muslim leaders are seen as temporary figures.