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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 sects in Islam that are in two main categories of shia and sunni.
the conflict of shia and sunni has been always amplified by world Imperialism to prevent Islam from gaining power.
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 only 3 pray a day. there is some differences in details of pray like 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 selected the successive for prophet who is the political leader of Muslim community and people can not and does not the right to selected it.
Shia believes the Caliph (Representative of God in earth) is selected 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) or "O David! We did indeed make thee a vicegerent on earth" (Quran 38:26) also other verses.
Shia believes such verses means only God can select an Islamic political leader (Caliph).
In Shia Islam Caliphs after prophet are 12 Imams and all of them are the same and have no mistake and have the knowledge of everything (not absolute knowledge like knowledge of God) and they hear all sayings and even thinks of all humans after even after their death by permission of God and they are intermediates between God and human Shia Muslims always support them and forgive their lives for them.
Shia Muslims do not consider selection of Abubakr as Caliph by people valid because God did not select him. They believe God ordered prophet to declare people that Ali is selected as successor of prophet and prophet did this mission many times during his prophet-hood and mainly in Ghadir event after last Hajj of his life at a 3-4 hour speech in front of 120,000 Muslims at Ghadir in hot desert after 2 days stop of long caravan for gathering and 3 days after speech for congratulations and homage of Muslims to Ali. Islam at that time had high power in world and Some companions had high interest in leadership position after prophet. Muslims knew that it is the final Hajj of prophet (predicted by prophet) and were going along with prophet to hear what prophet says at end of his life. Shia believes Ghadir event is the most important event of Islam and is mentioned in Koran in many verses like "Today" (اليوم) in verse 5:3 of Quran is the day of Ghadir. Or Verse 5:67 (O Messenger! proclaim the (message) which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission. And Allah will defend thee from men (who mean mischief). For Allah guideth not those who reject Faith) is revealed at Ghadir day and is about declaring political leadership of Ali after prophet.
Both Sunni and Shia Muslims accept happening of Ghadir event But different interpret. Some Sunni writers tried to reject the event of Ghadir as declare of leadership of Ali and said at Ghadir prophet only wanted to say Ali is my friend and no one should bother him. Ali had 3 different missions to Yemen by prophet during 10 years and in 2 of them some companions of prophet had some conflicts with Ali and and prophet said some sayings about Ali to solve conflicts and some sunni writers have mixed stories of missions of Ali to Yemen with story of Ghadir to prove Ghadir event is not about Leadership of Ali and is not important.
Shia scholars believe some Sunni writers have changed and deviated historical evidences about political leadership of Ali in old historical books and republished them to destroy evidences of leadership of Ali from old Sunni books.
The famous Shia book Al-Ghadir (الغدير) by Allameh Amini is a collection of evidences and proofs for Ghadir Events written after referring to 100,000 Sunni books and full reading of 10,000 sunny books. Allameh Amini is a famous Shia scholar and spent 40 years of his life in travelling to access original old Sunni books in libraries in different countries to write this 20 volume book only from Sunni books and not using any Shia book. Some Sunni scholars tried to reply this book but then said if we want to reply this book we should first destroy all books of ourselves.
Shia doctrine have root in Karbala tragedy. When tragedy of Karbala happened most of Iranians understood there is two different kinds of Islam and after happening of Karbala tragedy most of Iranians became followers of "Ahl al-Bayt" and forgive their lives for them like what they did in Iranian Revolution and Iran-Iraq War. Shia Muslims have at least 120,000 Hadith (saying) from The Fourteen Infallibles that is the base of Shia Islam along with Quran. Shia believes according to " Hadith of the two weighty things" The Fourteen Infallibles are the only valid interpreters of Quran and sayings of them are from God because they are Representative of God in earth and they do not say anything from themselves. Shia believes 12th of them (Mahdi) is alive and because people have killed all 11 Imams before him, he is in hide like Jesus and will come out of hide toghether with Jesus when people become ready and want to accept his leadership. All 11 Imams have been killed and during their life thy all have been in prison or under hard control of government to not have any political action. They never had enough serious followers to can get political power. Among them only the sixth Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq was relatively free in his life to have only scientific activities (but banned from any political action) and so only he is known in west because he established university and had students from all over the world. Westerns know him as a polymath: an astronomer, alchemist, Imam, Islamic scholar, Islamic theologian, writer, philosopher, physician, physicist and scientist. He was also the teacher of the famous chemist, Jābir ibn Hayyān (Geber), and of Abū Ḥanīfa, the founder of the Hanafi school of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence. He never wanted be a famous man and only shared his knowledge with who wanted to learn. Some researchers consider his teachings the root cause of renaissance.
Sunni Muslims also accept Mahdi and his worldwide leadership as Caliph of God in earth at end of world. There is a famous Hadith from prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that Mahdi at hide is like sun behind cloud, he is hidden from people but people receive his benefits. Shia Muslims say some faithful believers have connection with Mahdi and use his knowledge. Shia Muslims believe that it is proved at least 1000 persons have had connection and talk with Mahdi during his hide period but Any one having relation with Mahdi keep it and does not declare it in public until is alive.
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What are the two main branches within Islam?
Islam is split into two large factions. The Sunni follow Mohammed alone as the prophet of Allah, while Shiites also accept the validity of the Caliph Ali (and to some extent several other lesser prophets). The Sunni are hence approximately equivalent to Protestant Christians, while the Shiites are more like Roman Catholics. The Sunni are by far the larger grouping, and sometimes differences between the sects can be quite marked. Relatively few Sunni, for example, practise female circumcision - but the practice is in theory acceptable to the faith. In Shiite Islam female circumcision is haram (blasphemous).
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.
Whose death led to the Sunni-Shiite split?
the death of holy prophet Muhammad peace be upon him led to split between shia and Sunni. of course according to Shiite, the holy prophet before his death in different places and position like "the pool" or Qadir Khom announced that Imam Ali is one who selected as his right successor.
Are there other Muslims beside sunni and shi'ite?
Yes. The Ibadi are recognized as a third legitimate sect by most Sunnis and Shiites. Additionally, there are sects like the Ahmadiyya which consider themselves to be Muslim, but this contention is challenged by both Sunni and Shiite Muslims do to the Ahmadiyya reverence for Ahmed Mirza Ghulam.
Is the King of Morocco a Shiite?
NO. King Mohamed VI of Morocco is a Sunni Muslim of the Maliki School, just like all Alaouite kings before him. He even leads national prayer on Fridays. The Shiites have not ruled Morocco since the Idrisid Dyansty which was over 1000 years ago.
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 shi'ite Muslims or sunni Muslims in Austria?
I would assume there are more Sunni Muslims in Austria than Shia Muslims as in general the split is around 90% Sunni and 10% Shia worldwide. Shia's are mostly found in countries like Iran, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan. So they are a minority sect unlike the Sunni's who are mainstream and represent orthodox Islam.
What does a Sunni want from a Shi'a?
They both want from each other to understand that they are both Muslims who are:believing in one and same Godbelieving and following same prophet, Muhammad (PBUH)reciting and memorizing the same holy book, Quranpraying facing same direction (Kibla), KabaPerforming pilgrimage (Hajj) to same place and same ritual worshipfasting same month, Ramadanbelieving in the Day of Judgmentbelieving that they differ only on minor Islam issues but never on basic Islam principles and teachings.believing that they should cooperate for the benefit of their families, countries, religion, and humankind.Refer to related question below for more information.
What sect of Muslims live in Syria Sunnis or Shiites?
Syria is roughly 80% Sunni. There are some Shiites, primarily Ismailis, but most of the remaining 20% is made of other religious groups like the ruling Alawites, Druze, and Christians. (Alawites and Druze are sometimes considered to be forms of Shiite Islam and sometimes -- properly -- considered to be Post-Islamic Religions that jumped off from Shiite Islam.)
Are sunni Muslims considered radical Muslims?
"Radical-ness" operates entirely separately from the Sunni-Shiite divide. There are radical Sunnis, like Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Jubhat an-Nusra, Salafists, the Saudi Government and Hamas. There are radical Shiites, like the Iranian government, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Jaysh al-Mahdi, and Asa'ib al-Haqq. Conversely, there are Liberal Muslims and Conservative-but-Gentle Muslims coming from both traditions. This is because the divide between Sunnis and Shiites concerns who has the right to lead the Islamic World more than some doctrinal difference in behavior.
Who is more radical sunnis or shiites?
"Radical-ness" operates entirely separately from the Sunni-Shiite divide. There are radical Sunnis, like Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Jubhat an-Nusra, Salafists, the Saudi Government and Hamas. There are radical Shiites, like the Iranian government, Hezbollah, the Houthis, Jaysh al-Mahdi, and Asa'ib al-Haqq. Conversely, there are Liberal Muslims and Conservative-but-Gentle Muslims coming from both traditions. This is because the divide between Sunnis and Shiites concerns who has the right to lead the Islamic World more than some doctrinal difference in behavior.
Is sami yusuf a sunni?
He often says 'Ya Rasulallah' in his Nasheeds, which is a righteous habit of Sunni Muslims. www.baharemadinah.com
