Anyone that happens to get power.
The first Caliph Abu Bakr Assedik
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
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
ISIL has explained exactly what they want. They want to create a Salafist Sunni Islamic theocracy throughout the Middle East ruled by an absolute dictator (the Caliph) and repress all dissent, especially from Non-Muslims and Shiite Muslims.
The Sunnis are a sect of Islam that believe that the caliph may be anyone who believes in the Islamic religion.
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
yes the Sunni are the Sunni MuslimsSorry but did you mean Are Sunnies and Shites are the same?The basic beliefs of both the sects are the same. There is a little controversy over the interpretation. The Sunnis believe in democratically electing the Caliph whereas the Shias believe in the doctrine of Imamat.
Semab Umar is a Sunni Muslim. The Shias don't name their sons after the name of the second Rightful Caliph Hazrat Umar RAU.
SUNNI ISLAM believed that any Muslim could become Caliph if he was a good community leader; heredity was not terribly important.
The disagreement between the two groups was over the choice 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).