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How would the world have developed if Mohammed promulgated a succession plan for Islam, based on what was typical for royalty at the time? Specifically, the eldest son becomes the spiritual heir of Islam if one exists and so forth. Would this prevent the Sunni-Shiite split and lead to a Muslim Pope or something like that?

I apologize if this is what he did and it didn't work -- I don't know :)
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