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shia and sunni have mostly same beliefs and both believe in fundamental beliefs of Islam. today there is up to 260 sect in Islam that are in two category of shia and sunni.
shia believes in Allah, prophet and all fundamentals of Islam.
shia pray 5 times a day but usually do the 2,3 and 4,5 pray together and so may seem they do 3 pray a day. there is some differences in details of pray like how to hold hands in pray and on what do the genuflect (for shia should be on a stone or part of earth and for sunni on carpet or floor ).
shia believe after death of prophet God selects the successive for prophet who is the leader of Muslim community and people can not select it.
shia believe the Caliph (Representative of God in earth after prophet) is appointed only by God and can not be selected by people because God said in Koran: "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." (Quran 2:30)
this means only God can select an Islamic leader.
in shia they are only fourteen infallible (12 Imams and prophet and his daughter Fatimah Zahra (sa))
and all of them are the same and have no mistake and have the knowledge of everything (this knowledge is from God and by permission of God and is not absolute knowledge. absolute knowledge is only for God and they still do not know many things. but they know anything human may need to know.) and they never die and they hear all sayings and even thinks of all humans after their death by permission of God and they are intermediates between God and human.
and shia Muslims always support them and forgive their lives for them.
shia Muslims do not consider selection of Abubakr as Caliph valid because God did not select him. they believe God ordered prophet to declare Ali is selected as successor of prophet (Quran 5:3) and prophet did this mission in Ghadir event that was in last Hajj of prophet in his life and prophet did a speech for 120,000 Muslims participating that Hajj with prophet. the famous shia book Al-Ghadir is a collection of evidences and proofs for Ghadir Hadith from 100,000 sunni references and read all of 10,000 sunny books. one sunni scholar said if we want to reply Al-Ghadir book (by Allameh Amini) we should first destroy all our books.
Shia doctorin has root in Karbala. when tragedy of Karbala happened most of iranians became shia.
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Sunnis and Shiites. They are just to Islamic schools that differ in minor issues.The outsiders are trying to feed up assumed differences and conflicts between Muslim groups to gain control on Muslim countries and on their resources. The two main groups are Sunnis and Shiites. Both groups agree upon basic Islam pillars, believe in same and only version of Quran, believe and follow the sunnah of same prophet (PBUH), pray to same direction (facing Kaba in Makkah or Mecca in Saudi Arabia, go to same places on pilgrimage (or Hajj), and adhere to same Islam morals and ritual worships. They only differ on some side issues that are not critical.
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How do shiites worship?
same as Sunni Muslims except minor differences that do not count. Refer to question below.
Is Hezbollah Sunni?
No They are not Sunnis. They are Shiites.
Why do sunni's dislike shiite's?
Theological differences. The Shiites believe Muhammed's son-in-law and cousin Ali was the successor to the Caliphate, whereas the Sunni denomination tends to be considerably more orthodox.
Who is more peaceful the sunni or the shiites?
The Sunni (or ahlus sunna wal jam'ah).
What are some differences between Sunni and Shiite mosques?
most of the mosques in shiites and sunni are like and same.some differences between them refer to architect subject.for example it is seen that some shiite mosques have two tower(manarah) but sunni mosques has one manarah.but this is not difference because in most cases sunnis also had two manarah mosques and shiite also had one manarah mosques.therfore it can be said that mosques both of shiite and sunni are the same in terms of architect and something like this.
Are there more Sunni's or Shiites in the world percentage?
the Sunnis are the majority and the shiites are the minority.therefore the numbers of Sunnis are more than shiites populations.
Are most Iraqis Sunni or Shiite?
Iraq is majority Shiite, but has a significant Sunni minority.
Did Shiites reject aspects of Islam?
No. Shiite Islam is another sect with as much legitimacy as Sunni Islam. There just happen to be fewer Shiite Muslims. The initial separation was over political successorship to Mohammed, but over time smaller differences developed as the two theological communities remained separate. However, these differences do not compromise the core teachings of Islam that Sunnis, Shiites, Ibadis, and Kharijites share. Addtionally, please see the Related Link below.
Who is more true to the teachings of Mohammed Sunni or shiite?
They are both correct according to what you believe in, this is the best answer I can give! ________________________________________________________________ Both Islam schools; Shia and Sunni; are true. Both Shiites and Sunnis believe in the Same God, same God holy books, same God prophets, and same Islam main teachings ans rules. They differ on minor issues that are not critical. Refer to question below.
What are the three major groups in Iraq?
Kurds, Sunni, and Shiites.
Are Nigerian Muslims sunnis or shiites?
Both The majority of the Nigerians are the Sunni Muslims, yet a small minority is Shiites.
If a Sunni girl want to marry a Shia boy but parents of girl not agree and they say they are not called a Muslim?
Both Shiites and Sunnis are Muslims. They both believe in Allah and prophet Muhammad (PBUH) but have some political differences about political leadership of prophet after his death. such differences not affect the religious laws of Islam like marriage. Refer to related question below.Answer:There are TONS of very important differences between the Shiah and Sunni.
