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How is Islam sunni and shiite related to each other?
They are the two main branches of Islam. The split between Sunni and shiite Islam occurred very early in Islam's history, in the 7th century AD. It had very little to do with any differences in Muslim belief (although there are a few, mostly minor differences), but everything with the question whether the rightful successor to the prophet Muhammed was his father-in-law Abu Bakr or his son-in-law Ali. Sunni Muslims think is was Abu Bakr, Shia Muslims are followers of Ali ('shia' even means "followers"). In the past, Sunni and Shiite Muslims mostly managed to co-exist peacefully and even intermarried. Today the differences between these two Muslim branches have become intermingled with the struggle for political supremacy in the Middle East between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran.
Are people in Somalia ethinic or religious?
Somalia's religious history is varied but the predominant religion in the country is Islam with the majority of Muslims being Sunni. Other Islamic groups also exist in the country. Less than one percent are Christian.
What resulted from Sunni Islamic law forbidding human forms of art?
A direct result was that sculptures and paintings did not exist in the Islamic World, leading to the development of architecture and calligraphy as replacement art forms.
Why do groups continue to exist?
groups exist to assess people
Does Islamic jurisprudence exist in this era?
Islamic Jurisprudence is applicable every where every time.
How many adherents does shi'ite have?
It depends on the way the question is read.How many people believe that Shiites exist? -- Most of the world's population acknowledge that Shiites exist, because there is irrefutable evidence that there are individuals who follow Shiite Islam.How many Shiite Muslims are there? -- The Pew Report and other similar groups hold that there are between 154 million and 200 million Shiite Muslims in the world today. Other organizations run by Shiites like Liveform have estimated that there are over 400 million Shiites. Please see the Related Link below.
The two major Muslim groups of Islam?
Sunni and Shiite are the main sects. However, there are many other minor sects such as Quaniyoon, Ibadi, Ahmadiyya etc. Sufis are a group of Sunni Muslims who live a very unique and mystical lifestyle.
How many organizations are there in the world?
Answer 1Countless number of terrorist organizations of all God religions and faiths and of all nationalities.Answer 2Hundreds of terrorist groups exist all over the world. Some purport to belong to religious groups. (For example: Kach and Kahane Chai claims to be Jewish, the Irish Republican Army claims to be Catholic, Al-Qaeda claims to Sunni Muslim, Hezbollah claims to be Shiite Muslim, the Tamil Tigers claimed to be Hindu, etc.) Others are strictly non-religious. (For example: the Nepalese Maoists).For a list of the major terrorist organizations, please see the Related Link below.
Were the mogul's sunni or shiite?
The Mughals though they were of Persian lineage, had never been Shi'ite. They can thus be classified as Sunni. Many of the Mughals also subscribed to Sufistic views. And Akbar even tried his hand at amalgamating Hindus and Muslims into a new religion. It has to be granted that the Mughal courts were knowingly or unknowingly instrumental in some religious reawakening among scholars and thinkers, especially sufi saints of India.
What are Islams sects?
There are no sects in Islam the way sects exist in Christianity. This is because all Muslims believe in One God and His Prophets. All of them are referring to the same Holy Book called Qur'an. The fundamental theology of Muslim faith does not differ between any Muslim.However, there are different groups in Islam that differs in non fundamental issues. For example, Sunni and Shiite differ on how to revere the family of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his companions. And under these two main groups, exist many subgroups called Mazhab (school of thoughts). These school of thought differ only in trivial issues, which are allowed in Islam. As opposed to the concept 'sects', Muslims are allowed to change from one mazhab to another freely as none of the mazhabs consider the others as wrong, but equally right.
What groups exist throughout a domain?
Global
Who said there is a god?
Gods prophets, and God does exist there are any Islamic miracles to prove this.
