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ings of the division he belongs to.
This situation would lead to the provocation of fanati-
cism especially when those "sectarians"resort to address the
collective mind by igniting "sectarian"fanaticism whether
these fanaticisms emerged from personal purposes or un-
der titles beyond local nature and often ocean-going fueled
by colonial ambitions which were for centuries behind the
disputes and bloody wars that weakened the muslims after
their fight became among themselves and their wealth be-
came an easy prey in the hand of colonial powers.
This dispute, that almost became a prelude for wars and
fights among the muslims themselves after it resulted in
disagreement and divergence, constituted a complicated
problem, difficult to resolve whilst dispute is nothing but
difference in viewpoints which was capable of enriching
intellectual life and alerting the minds of the muslims to at-
tain more development and advancement. Nonetheless, the
negative exploitation of this diversity in viewpoints made
the situation more complicated, thus it formed a reversal
in the progress of the muslim world so as it could say that
the call for sectarianism is nothing but a deviation from the
bond of Islam and falling into poverty. Furthermore, the
clear evidence on the previously stated is the words of the
prophet (PBUH) in the farewell sermon when he said: