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What caused the split was Muhammad's death in 632.
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What date did sunnis and shiites split?
661AD
Did Sunnis split from Shiites over the battle of Karbala?
Answer 1Yes. However, there was no real split between Shiites and Sunnis. It is just some different views over some side issues that are not critical.Answer 2No. The split between Sunnis and Shiites occurred nearly 30 years earlier when Abu Bakr was elected by the Shoura Council to the position of Caliph against the will of Ali's supporters. Those supporters rejected the decision of the Shoura Council and became the Shiites. The Battle of Karbala crystallized this division since Ali had, by then, been assassinated, and his son Hussein (who was the next candidate supported by the Shiites) was butchered by the Caliph Yazid I without Sunnis rejecting Yazid's right to the Caliphate.
Why is the split between Sunnis and Shiites important in world events today?
this split and separation nowadays is a vehicle which those who misuse of this separation in direction of his aims, already intensify these kind of Challenges. in other word this kind of separation both from political issues and religious subjects is very vital.
Why did Muslims split in two groups?
The death of Muhammad split the Muslims over their belief about who should take over as their leader. The Sunnis believed that the person should be elected and the Shiites believed that the person should be a descendant of Muhammad.
Which branch of Islam is the largest in Iran and Lebanon?
Shiite Islam dominates in Iran. Lebanon is split evenly (27%-27%) between Shiites and Sunnis (including Alawites under the term "Shiite"). The remainder of the Lebanese population is Christian, Druze, or religions that are less than 1% of the Lebanese population.
How does the Sunni Shiite split factor into Islamic protests about things like the Jyllands-Posten cartoons or the Innocence of Muslims film?
Answer 1Generally, it is the Sunnis who get so exercised about depictions of the Prophet Mohammed; Shiites tend to be a little more tolerant, going so far as to paint him themselves into small works of art.However, rioting about "insults" is not really a Sunni-Shiite distinction. While the rioters may be largely Sunni (there simply ARE more Sunnis), Shiites of a particularly violent persuasion can join in. Like lynch mobs and soccer hoodlums and Red Guards and Hutus amuck, Muslims who join "Mohammed riots" are really just people who like to cause trouble.Answer 2The Sunni-Shiite Divide is irrelevant as concerns this particular issue.
Who does Shia support?
The split between the Shias and the Sunnis is based on one thing: who they believe should be the next caliph. Other than that, they are pretty much the same. Remember that this split occured years ago. The Shias believed that the next caliph should be a blood relative of Prophet Muhammad(sw). The Sunnis believed that the next caliph should be selected my leaders of the Muslim community.
What caused the split in the Muslim empire into shiites and Sunnis.?
After the death of Hazrat Muhammad(SAW) Muslims began to argue about who should be the next leader of Muslims, some of those who favored hazrat ali were called shias and those who favored hazrat abu bakar and hazrat umer were called sunnis vut all three of them became khalifa one by one in the end. The unfortunate incident of the merciless martyrdom of the grandson of the holy Prophet (MPBUH) along with the members of his family at Karbala caused the split in the Muslims - Shiites and Sunnies, though the incident was equally condemnable for all the Muslim Ummah. It is equally regarded shameful and hateful by the Sunnies. No Muslim justifies it. They have the same regard and love for the Ahli-Bait as anybody else may claim.
What happened to Sunnis and Shiites to separate them?
Originally, the two sects split over political disagreements over Succession after Mohammed's death. The Muslim community was united while Mohammed was the leader of this community. Most Muslims hold, however, that he never specifically chose a successor to his leadership. There was a minority in the community that supported the candidacy of 'Ali, the Prophet's son-in-law, this political faction became known as the "Supporters of 'Ali" which in Arabic is Shiat 'Ali (where the modern term "Shiite" comes from). They derived their support from specific hadiths and events that they claimed showed that God had revealed to Mohammed that 'Ali would succeed him. The majority of Muslims held that these hadiths and events showed nothing more than that 'Ali was very pious, something they did not deny. Therefore they gave power to the man who was Mohammed's second-in-command and father-in-law Abu Bakr. This majority were called the People of the Customs [of the Prophet] which in Arabic is Ahl Sunna (from where the modern term "Sunni" comes from. Since this point, the religious separation of Sunnis and Shiites has resulted in additional religious differences. However, far more important than the theological differences, which are relatively minor, are the ethno-religious identities that have become attached to those labels. Religious discrimination of Sunnis against Shiites and religious discrimination of Shiites against Sunnis has been a staple of Sunni-Shiite relations.
What caused the Muslims empire to split?
It's because Shiites beleive that Muhammad's son in law and follower Ali, shud have been The Prophet's successor rather than his closest companion (Best Friend).
What two sects of Islam split in the mid-600's?
Sunnis and Shiites. Here's the deal: Mohammed died suddenly without naming a successor. Most Muslims favored Abu Bakr, his father-in-law and a great financial support during earlier hard times, but some liked his son-in-law, Ali. The former group were the "Path" or traditionalists, the latter Ali's "partisans." Ali did eventually become the Deputy, or Caliph, but he was killed shortly thereafter (he was the Fourth Caliph; numbers Two and Three had also been murdered) and the split was never healed. Severe members of both sects consider their opposite numbers "nonmuslims."
What group divided the Muslim community group into two groups?
Answer 1Nothing. As long they believe that there is no one worth worshiping but Allah, that Mohammed is his messenger, and believe that the Qur'an is the book they should all follow, then they all follow the same instructions in this book which means they all follow the same basics that is really matter any thing else does not really matter.Answer 2No group actively split the Sunnis and Shiites. They naturally split over differences in who should lead the Islamic Community.
