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There are more Sunni Muslims than Shiite Muslims. Shiite Muslims represent about 15% of the global Islamic community whereas Sunni Muslims represent 85%. The numbers of the other sects are negligible.
Between 70% to 80% of Muslims in Kuwait belong to the Sunni and 20-30% are Shi'as.
Sunnis
The Ottomans were Sunni Muslims, and the Safavids were Shiite Muslims.
Extremists come from both the Sunni and Shiite camp, but compose a minority in each.
The disagreement between the two groups was over the choice of caliph.
The people of Lebnon have different religions like CHristian, Islam,.. and Muslims there are both shia and sunni. but Hezbollah in Lebanon are shiite Muslims.
No. They are almost all Sunni Muslims.
Shi'ite Muslims worship in Mosques as do Sunni Muslims.
They are not enemies. Refer to question below.
The Qur'an. The distinction between Sunni and Shiite does not change what the holy book of Islam is.
Sunni and Shiite are two main branches of Islam that differ primarily in their beliefs about the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad. The split originated from a historical disagreement over leadership, and the two groups have since developed distinct theological and legal traditions. Despite these differences, both Sunni and Shiite Muslims share core beliefs in the Quran and the five pillars of Islam.