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Those who rejected the Leadership of Imam Ali a.s. as the first Caliph after death of prophet Muhammad SAWW.
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What is the largest and oldest division in the history of Islam?
The division between Sunnis and Shiits is the largest and oldest in the history of Islam.
The Shiites or Sunnis which has bigger population?
The Sunnis are of bigger population. Of world Muslims, 85% are Sunnis.
Do Sunnis outnumber Shiites in Iraq?
No, Shiites outnumber Sunnis in Iraq. However, Sunnis over the world outnumber Shiites. World statistics is that Sunnis Muslim world percentage is 85% of total world Muslims. While Shiites are less than 15%. Refer to question below for more information.
What branch of Islam was the Mughal Empire?
The Mughals were Sunnis as was their empire.
What are the names of the two sects of the Islamic faith?
It is mainly not called two sections. Shia and Sunnis are both Muslims, but they have a slight difference in their way of Islam. A Shia Muslim can't let a Sunni Muslim enter their mosque because he is a Sunni. It goes the same for Sunnis as well.
What is the largest and oldest division in the history of Islam?
The division between Sunnis and Shiits is the largest and oldest in the history of Islam.
Which religion started first Sunnis or Shiites?
Both Sunnis and Shiites claim direct connection to the original Umma or Islamic Nation and each has a narrative that holds that it is only they who have been loyal to tenets and history of Islam.
Are sunnis good or bad?
Sunnis are Good
The Shiites or Sunnis which has bigger population?
The Sunnis are of bigger population. Of world Muslims, 85% are Sunnis.
Have Sunnis always put loyalty to the community of Islam above all else?
Answer 1Yes, the Sunnis have always put the loyalty to the community of Islam above any other thing.Answer 2No. Sunnis have often gone to war with one another throughout Islamic history. The Taifas in Spain, the wars between the Almoravids, Wattassids, and Almohads in Morocco, etc. are Sunni-Sunni conflicts.
How are the Shiite and Sunnis different?
What needs to be understood that as far as the religion is concerned they have almost everything in common (upto 90%). However the major difference arises out of their understanding of history . They both interpret it differently. For the sunnis the history is a 'golden period' and for the Shiites the 'golden period' ended with the departure of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). The shiites believe that The Prophet's son-in-law Ali was his rightful successor whereas the sunnis believe that the Prophet's successors were the four rightful caliphs Abu Bakar , Umar , Uthman and Ali.
What is the ratio of shiites to sunnis?
The global Muslim population is approximately 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia. The exact ratio may vary by region.
Are hamas sunnis?
Mostly Sunnis But many of them are converting to shia because of seeing successes of Shia Hezbollah.
Do Sunnis outnumber Shiites in Iraq?
No, Shiites outnumber Sunnis in Iraq. However, Sunnis over the world outnumber Shiites. World statistics is that Sunnis Muslim world percentage is 85% of total world Muslims. While Shiites are less than 15%. Refer to question below for more information.
Why are Sunnis rebelling in Syria?
Currently, the government in Syria makes the majority Sunnis second-class citizens in their own country.
Where are the sunnis?
Most Parts of the world.
Is Hezbollah Sunni?
No They are not Sunnis. They are Shiites.
