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He was a secularist actually. He believed that the State was more important than Islam per se. However, he was considered to be a Sunni Muslim since he came from a Sunni family.
He was Sunni but he didn't care about religion, he believed about politics not religion.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe President of Iraq, Jalal Talabani is a Sunni Muslim Kurd.
However, in Iraq, the Prime Minister is the person with actual power and authority. Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki is a Shiite Muslim Arab.
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∙ 8y agoAnswer 1
Yes, Saddam came from a Sunni family but he was not a true Muslim. The Rulers hardly have any religion or Faith. Their Faith is Power. No Muslim (Sunni or Shia etc) is permitted by Allah Almighty to kill any Human being without a just cause. Killing an innocent human being (irrespective of his caste, creed, color, religion) is like killing the whole humanity. This is what Allah Almighty says in the Qur'an. Thus the Rulers kill for their Power, not religion.
We may label ourselves a Muslim, a Christian a Jew or any other Religion, at heart only a few people are religious in true spirit. Those who claim to be religious minded must serve all human beings, irrespective of their caste, creed or color. Hypocrisy rules people. Had the Christian Kings and Emperors been true followers of Hazrat Jesus Christ (May peace be upon him)?
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Yes, Saddam was Sunni Muslim. Although I don't agree on many actions of Saddam Hussein, but I should remind every Muslim that he/she has no right to accuse anyone that he/she is not true Muslim. This is judged by God only.
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∙ 14y agohe is a Shiite as the Iranian system allows no one but the Shiites to control such important positions in the state (http://www.iranfocus.com/en/special-wire/Iran-s-ahmadinejad-sharon-dead-and-others-to-follow-suit-05166.html ,will assure u that)
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∙ 11y agoAnswer 1
Shiite.
Muslims in world are near 80% Sunni and near 20% Shia. researchers have counted up to 260 sect for Islam that they all belong to categories Sunni and Shia. the main category of Shia is Twelver Shia and other sects of Shia are nearly extinct.
There are at least 300,000,000 Shia Muslims in world, but there is no clear statistic. Shias always have been controlled and killed during history and so usually they hide their beliefs. all 12 Imams of Shia have been killed or spent their life in prison by Omayyads and Abbasids.
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It's rather complex. Iraq's current government is not divided by religions in the same way as other Middle Eastern government. Although the Prime Minister of Iraq and the majority of Parliament are Shia, it is not a purely Shia government like Syria currently has. It is also not a religiously divided government like Lebanon has. The only requirement for government is that the President is Kurdish (and this usually means that he is a Sunni Muslim). The leading coalition is made up Shia who are religious to different degrees (and represent these differences in their political parties).
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∙ 14y agoNo. Sadaam Hussein was Sunni, which did not endear him to the Shiites in Iraq or to the Shiite leadership in Iran.
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∙ 16y agoSaddam Hussein was a Sunnah Muslim.
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∙ 10y agoSunni.
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Sunni
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Is Gadafi a Sunni or Shiite?
he was Sunni.
What are some Iraqi cultures?
There are numerous Iraqi cultures and ethnic groups ranging from the Sunni Arabs to the Shiite Arabs, to the Marsh Arabs, to the Kurds, the Yezidi, the Yarsan, the Turcomans, the Assyrians, the Chaldeans, etc.
Is Sunni of Shiite in Pakistanis government today?
Sunnis are currently in power in Pakistan, but most of Pakistan's recent rulers are Secularists and Pakistan has been relatively free of Sunni-Shiite battles.
Is Pakistan shiite or sunni?
The majority is Sunni.
Was sadam huusein shiite or sunni?
sunni
Are most Iraqis Sunni or Shiite?
Iraq is majority Shiite, but has a significant Sunni minority.
What is the US role in the Sunni and Shiite Conflict?
No. The Sunni-Shiite Divide occurred in the 600s C.E., over 800 years before Colombus even discovered America. There are Muslims that claim that the United States is taking activities designed to keep the Sunnis and Shiites from reconciling, but even if it were true, this would not make the United States in anyway responsible for the original split and the majority of Sunni-Shiite animosity and grievances. This is false, though, since Sunni and Shiite Muslims have actually been brought together politically by the United States both domestically and in Iraqi politics. The United States has never supported a country or an army because it is Sunni or Shiite and even its detractors have noted that the United States supported Shiite Iran (under the Shah), Sunni Iraq (under Saddam Hussein), Wahhabi Saudi Arabia, and Israel all for primarily strategic reasons.
Who are extreme muslims sunni or shiite?
Extremists come from both the Sunni and Shiite camp, but compose a minority in each.
Can a Kurd be a Sunni or Shiite?
Yes. There are Sunni Kurds (who form the majority) and Shiite Kurds (who form one of the Kurdish minorities).
Who is the taliban sunni or shiite?
they are Wahhabi that is a sunni sect.
Is Sunni a democracy?
No, thats a shiite
The two factions of Sunni and Shiite are from which religion - Christianity Judaism Islam or Hinduism?
the Sunni and Shiite Are two sects of Islam religion.
