Explain what led to the conflict within the Muslim community. What was the final result of this dissension?

The conflict that appeared in the Muslim community was based on the way the religion was preached and practiced. Some of the Muslims were on the opinion that the religion has moved away from its course, and that the religious authorities have became corrupt and changed the religion in the manner that they want it to be. This was not well accepted by the religious authorities of course, so soon a dispute emerged. The end result of the religious dispute was separation of the Islam in two branches, the Sunni Islam and the Shiite Islam, with the Shiite Islam being the one that was the new on the scene, or rather was trying to return to the roots of the religion.