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Is ISIS sunni or shiite Muslims?
Sunnis
Does Israel have Shiite Muslims?
As far as I am aware, there is no Shiite Islamic community in Israel. The Muslims in Israel are primarily Sunnis.
What are the groupings of Islam?
Sunni and Shiite, with Sunnis being the majority of 85% of all Muslims.
Are Arabs Sunnis or Shiites?
Most Arabs are Sunnis, but there is a large Shiite Arab minority, especially in Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
Sunni and Shiite belonged to which religion?
The Sunnis belong to Islam and Shiites are a false sect who claim to be part of Islam.
Is Sunni of Shiite in Pakistanis government today?
Sunnis are currently in power in Pakistan, but most of Pakistan's recent rulers are Secularists and Pakistan has been relatively free of Sunni-Shiite battles.
What were Islams major splits?
Shiites and Sunnis. However, they are not splits as for example in Chritianity different denominations. Sunnis and Shiites differe in minor Islam details. Refer to question below.
What Muslim group accepts only the descendants of the Umayyads as rightful rulers of Muslims?
There is no such group. The Umayyads were supported by the Sunnis because they had temporal power, but the Sunnis never had a requirement that the ruler need be a descendant of the Umayyads; their precondition for having the right to rule was having the power to effectively govern.Perhaps this question confuses the Shiite requirement that a rightful ruler be a descendant of Ali ibn AbuTalib. Ali and the Umayyads were enemies and are in-no-way related.
What date did sunnis and shia split?
The Sunni-Shiite split was at first a political one and began around 630 C.E. The actual Fitna al-Kubra (Sunni-Shiite War) began in the mid-650s C.E.
How did Ismail I's rule affect Islam?
Ismail I led the change in Iran from a majority Sunni to a majority Shiite region. Ismail I (the first Safavid) adopted Twelver Shiite Islam and began to persecute the Sunnis in Iran. This reduced their community to a small minority in the Persian heartland. He destroyed numerous Sunni mosques and grave sites as well as mandating curses against the first three Rightly-Guided Caliphs. He also imprisoned and killed large populations of Sunnis for their beliefs and compelled conversion to Shiite Islam through violence. The Safavids also spread this form of Sunni oppression through conquest Azerbaijan and of southern Iraq and imposing conversion to Shiite Islam there as well. He also fought several wars against neighboring Sunnis in Samarqand to the North and the Ottomans to the West. Among versions of Shiite Islam, Ismail I's choice of Twelver Shiite Islam over Zaydi (Fiver) or Ismaili (Sevener) Shiite Islam led to the supremacy of Twelver Shiite Islam as the dominant version and understanding of Shiite Islam. Additionally, as the largest Shiite majority country, Persia became the center of Shiite Islam, replacing Egypt which had been the former center of Shiite Islam.
Who dominates more in Israel Sunni or Shiite?
Israel is a predominantly Jewish country (>75%). However, of the Muslims who live in Israel, they are almost exclusively Sunnis.
Who will be right Sunnis or Shiites?
Both Shiites and Sunnis are right Muslims. They differ in minor issues that are not relevant to the basic Islam rules and instructions. Refer to related question below.
