According to a haḍít̲h̲ Muḥammad prophecied that His people would be divided into 73 sects, one being true. (There are, however, many more Muslim sects). The Children of Israel were also divided into 72 sects. Cf. 'Umar K̲h̲ayyám:
"The Grape that can with Logic absolute
The Two-and-Seventy jarring Sects confute...." |