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Sunnis; as all other Muslims; believe in God (Allah) as the one and only one God and prophet Muhammad is his prophet and Messenger. They believe in Quran as God revelation to prophet Muhammad (PBUH). They follow Quran and prophet Muhammad teachings. Refer to question below for more details.
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What is the political difference between the Sunni and the Shi'a?
The Shi'a and the Sunnis are living peacefully under the same political systems in many countries. Religiously, the Shi'as believe in the idea of Imamat but the Sunnis don't deem it necessary. They believe in Caliphate.
What are sunni's belivers called?
sunnis. a singular sunni believer is called a sunni. sunnis believe the next leader of islam should have been decided by is character and islam devotion. Shiites believe it should be decided by finding a descendant of mohammad
Did the Sunnis believe that all caliphs should be descendants of Muhammad son In law Ali?
yes
Who are the Islamic Sunni?
The Sunnis are a sect of Islam that believe that the caliph may be anyone who believes in the Islamic religion.
Are sunnis good or bad?
Sunnis are Good
The Shiites or Sunnis which has bigger population?
The Sunnis are of bigger population. Of world Muslims, 85% are Sunnis.
Did the Sunnis believe that all caliphs should be descendants of Muhammad's son in law Ali true or false?
TRUE
How can marriage be possible between Sunnis and Shiites if Shiites do not believe in the Caliphs while Sunnis do?
shia Ulama believe that if a shiite Woman wants to marriage with Sunni man then this marriage is execrable or Makrouh , of course most of them also says that this kind of marriage is forbidden. also a Siite man can marry with a Sunni women.
Are Shiites Sunnis or Muslims?
Shiites and Sunni are two main schools in Islam religion. Shiites are Muslims as Sunnis are Muslims too.Shiites and Sunnis are both Muslims and have different views in some minor and side issues.They are not different as the Catholics and orthodox for example.Both Shiites and Sunnis recite the same Qur'an, believe in same prophet, practice same ritual worships, and go to same places for hajj (or pilgrimage).Refer to related question below.
What are the sunny and the shia?
The sunni and the shia are two different branches of Islam. They had the same belief at one point, but then the beliefs changed. Some differencess are, sunnis believe everything in the ocean is halal (halal means clean for Muslims to eat) while shias eat no shelled fish (except for shrimp) or fish without scales. Sunnis cross their arms while praying, shias keep their arms at their sides. Sunnis believe abu bakar was the first caliph after prophet muhammud, shias believe imam ali ( they believe he's prophet muhammud's successor) was the first caliph.
How are the Shiite and Sunnis different?
What needs to be understood that as far as the religion is concerned they have almost everything in common (upto 90%). However the major difference arises out of their understanding of history . They both interpret it differently. For the sunnis the history is a 'golden period' and for the Shiites the 'golden period' ended with the departure of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). The shiites believe that The Prophet's son-in-law Ali was his rightful successor whereas the sunnis believe that the Prophet's successors were the four rightful caliphs Abu Bakar , Umar , Uthman and Ali.
Are hamas sunnis?
Mostly Sunnis But many of them are converting to shia because of seeing successes of Shia Hezbollah.
