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The Sunni's believe after Muhammad's death, he left his followers with his book Quran and the culture. They also had 3 ''khalifahs'' after Muhammad's death. The Shiites believe after Muhammad's death, he left his followers with his book Quran and another follower that gave guidance, Imam Ali.
That was later on that the shiites formed the doctrine of Imamat. Hazrat Ali (RAU) expressed his pact of obedience (BA"AT) to the three Rightful Caliphs and acted as an active counsel/advisor to them. He was the Fourth Rightful Caliph. He never claimed that the first three were not Rightful Caliphs. He was not a coward to keep this in his heart and serve the first three rightful Caliphs.
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How did the Shiite and Sunni Muslims break apart from each other?
the issue that divied them was they developed differences
Where are the Sunnis and Shiites located?
The largest Shiite communities are in Iran, Azerbaijan, southern Iraq, Bahrain, and northern Yemen. The Sunni communities are spread throughout the Middle East, North Africa, Southeast Europe, South Asia, and Indonesia. There are, of course, minorities of Sunni and Shiite Muslims throughout the world.
Who is the taliban sunni or shiite?
they are Wahhabi that is a sunni sect.
The Ottomans were what type of Muslims?
Most of them were Sunni Hanafis.
What type of Islam do the people on the Arabian peninsula practice?
Most Arabians practice Sunni Islam, but there are significant minorities of Ibadi Muslims (in Oman -- where they are the majority) and Zaydi Shiite Muslims (in Yemen). Most of the Arabs in Saudi Arabia identify strongly with the Wahhabist Strain of Sunni Islam.
Are there more Sunni Muslims or Shiite Muslims?
There are more Sunni Muslims than Shiite Muslims. Shiite Muslims represent about 15% of the global Islamic community whereas Sunni Muslims represent 85%. The numbers of the other sects are negligible.
Is ISIS sunni or shiite Muslims?
Sunnis
Who are extreme muslims sunni or shiite?
Extremists come from both the Sunni and Shiite camp, but compose a minority in each.
Are the majority of Pashtuns Shiite Muslims?
No. They are almost all Sunni Muslims.
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.
Where do Shiite Islams worship?
Shi'ite Muslims worship in Mosques as do Sunni Muslims.
Why are Sunni and Shiite Muslims enemies?
They are not enemies. Refer to question below.
Is Kuwait Shiite or Sunni?
Between 70% to 80% of Muslims in Kuwait belong to the Sunni and 20-30% are Shi'as.
Which of the following best describes the differences between the Ottomans and the Safavids?
The Ottomans were Sunni Muslims, and the Safavids were Shiite Muslims.
Is Iraq predominantly shiite Muslim?
Yes the Muslims there are 70% shia and 30% sunni
What are the groupings of Islam?
Sunni and Shiite, with Sunnis being the majority of 85% of all Muslims.
Who are the Sunnis and the Shiite?
Sunni Muslims are Muslims who do not believe in Imamat as one of five pillars of Islam. and Shia Muslims are Muslims who believe in Imamat as one of five pillars of Islam. and Kurds are an ethnic living in Kurdistan and are mostly Sunni Muslims.
