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Q: What led to the creation of the Shiite and Sunni sections of Islam?
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The two factions of Sunni and Shiite are from which religion - Christianity Judaism Islam or Hinduism?

the Sunni and Shiite Are two sects of Islam religion.


What religion are Sunni and Shiite are two factions of?

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Sunni and shiite are two branches of?

Islam.


Are there different forms of Islam?

yes, there are Sunni & Shiite.


What religion are the sunni and shiite from?

the Sunni and Shiite are two main sects in Islam religion first as majority and latter as minority.


What religion is sunni and shiite are the two major sects?

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What are the two factions of Sunni and Shiite?

in religious sciences we apply sect in place of faction.hence it is better to say that we have two sects in islam religion shiite as minority and sunni as majority.


Are the Sunni and the shiite main branches islam?

the sunni and the shiite are two main sects of islam religion.the are agree in three principles like divine unity,belief in ressurrection and prophecy.shiite,in spite of that,shiite belief in justice and imamate.


Is the official religion of Iran Sunni Islam or Shia Islam?

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Was shiite or sunni the official religion of the safavid empire?

shia Islam.


Is Lebanon sunni or shiite?

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.


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