They chose sides following the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in AD 632
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
nothing maby just how the shia's believe that the first kalifeh was abu baker/omar and shia's belive that its ali.
Sunni
at prophet died. they had conflict about who is the right leader of Islam world after prophet.
The Sunni and the Shia Islam. Shia Islam was made Persia's state religion; Sunni clerics were either killed or exiled from Persia.
Fawad Khan is Shia
yes, it is confirmed, he is shia
Sunni
there were sunni and extremely anti shia and killed shia Imams.
I would assume there are more Sunni Muslims in Austria than Shia Muslims as in general the split is around 90% Sunni and 10% Shia worldwide. Shia's are mostly found in countries like Iran, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan. So they are a minority sect unlike the Sunni's who are mainstream and represent orthodox Islam.
During their rule, the Ottomans, who were Sunni Muslims, generally supported and promoted Sunni Islam. This contributed to the historical divide between Sunni and Shia Muslims, as the Ottomans often favored Sunni practices and institutions over Shia ones.