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What is the difference between shi'ite views of imam and sunni views of caliph?
Shia Muslims believe in Iammat as one of five pillars of Islam. Imamat means only God has the right to choose the Caliph (Imam).
What was caliph Harun al-Rashid known and respected for?
In Shia Islam he is not know as a good man because killing shia Imams.
Who did Caliph Umar rule?
he was ruler of Muslims. but Shia Muslims did not recognize him as a legitimate ruler.
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.
When did sunni and shiite religion split?
a couple of years after Prophet Muhammad died. This is when the first caliph was chosen, abu-bakr. Shia's believed that Imam Ali should have been the caliph
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 is the Significance of Caliph Umar?
He is the second Caliph (ruler) of Muslims according to Sunni Muslims and is an illegitimate ruler who got power according to Shia Muslims. according to Shia Muslims only God has the right to select a Caliph. one of his actions was attacking to Iran. according to Shia Muslims this action of him was not an Islamic action because many of Iranians had been converted to Islam before this attack specially by the Persian companions of Messenger of God Muhammad SAWW like Salman the Persian and other companions and there was no need for this war.
What line did the Shia believe the caliphate should follow?
Just like the sunni's believe in Muhammad (S.A.W.) as their prophet, the Shia believe Ali (Radhiyallahu-anh) as their prophet. *But the truth is what the sunni's believe.
What is the sunni and shia split about?
nothing maby just how the shia's believe that the first kalifeh was abu baker/omar and shia's belive that its ali.
Who does shia lebuf go out with?
nobody i believe
Does Shia LaBeouf believe in God?
Shia stated he was Christian in an October 2014 issue of Interview Magazine.
Why was sunni ali important?
because the caliph were muhammads successors when muhammad died there was turmoil between who had the right to succeed him this started the sunni and shia split
