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How are the Sunni and Shiite Muslims alike?
the five principles of religion ( Usul Al-Din) as stated by Shiism include: Tawhid or belief in divine unity , Nubuwwah or prophecy, Maaad or resurrection , Imamah or the Imamate, belief in the Imams as successors of the prophet and Adl or Divine Justice. in the Three Basic principles -Unity, prophecy and resurrection- Sunism and Shiism agree.
Briefly explain why there was a split in Islam that resulted in the creation of the two different sects?
This is not real split into two different sects as; for example the split of Christians into Orthodox and Catholics. Both Islamic schools or groups (called Sunnis and Shiites)agree upon basic Islam pillars and fundamentals. they differ on minor Islam and historical issues. These differences appeared only after prophet Muhammad death (not murder). Some people (who are called later Shiites) called for Muslim ruling to be within Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) family and descendants and accordingly Ali Ibn Abou Taleb should by the first Muslim ruler after prophet Muhammad (PBUH) death. While the majority (who are called later the Sunnis) elected Abou Bakr (Prophet Muhammad closer companion and the first man entered into Islam faith) as the first ruler. However, the Shiites were having very sound understanding and accepted the majority decision; even Ali (All be pleased with him) supported also Abou Bakr as a ruler and supported the following rulers (or Caliphs) Omar and Othman. Then Ali became the fourth Caliph or ruler. Refer to question below for more related information. Answer: I would politely disagree with my Egyptian brother Elosery. I believe that the differences between the Sunni and Shiah are significant. The Shiah (the "party" of Ali) broke away from Islam in order to form a variation of it. This was perpetrated by a man who pretended to be a Muslim, but was out to make trouble. At first, the disagreement was only about whether Ali, the nefew of Muhammad should have been the first to be head of the Islamic nation after the death of the Prophet. But after a time, the disagreements with original Islamic doctrines increased in number and in importance. The Shiah believe that their religious leaders are "infallible". Disagreeing with them means you have left Islam. The rest of us (who are the vast majority - 85% of the Muslim World) do not consider any human being to be "infallible". We are free to follow the ruling of a religious authority or not. The Shiah pray to dead "saints" as intercessors. The rest of us do not. We pray directly to God. That is such a fundamental thing - praying ONLY to God - that I personallly consider anyone who prays to Ali, or Hussein, or Fatimah, or WHOEVER to have left Islam completely.
Who r the shiites?
shiah literally means partisans or follower, refers to those who consider the succession to the Prophet-upon whom be blessings and peace-to be the special right of the family of the Prophet and who in the field of the Islamic sciences and culture follow the school of the Household of The Prophet. A group of Zaydis who accept two caliphs before Ali and in jurisprudence follow Abu-Haifah are also called shiite because in contrast to the Umayyads and Abbasids, they consider the later caliphate as belonging solely to Ali and his descendants. the friends and followers of Ali believed that after the death of prophet, the caliphate and religious authority belonged to ALI. this belief came from consideration of Ali's position and station in relation to the prophet , his relation to the chosen among the companions , as well as his relation to muslim as general. it was only the events that occurred during the few days of the prophet final illness that indicated that there was opposition to their view, contrary expectation, at the very moment when the prophet died and his body lay still unburied while his household and a few companion occupied with for his burial and funeral services , the friend and followers of Ali received news of the activity of another group who had gone to the mosque where community where gathered faced with this sudden loss of its leader. this group ,Which was later ti form the majority , set forth in great haste to select a caliph for the muslim with the aims of the ensuring the welfare of the community and solving its immediate problems. they did this without consulting the household of the prophet , his relatives or many of his friends who were busy with funeral and without providing them with the least information. thus Ali and his companions were presented with a fait accompli . Ali and his friends such as Abbas , Zubayr , Salman . Abu Dharr , Meghdad and Ammar, after finishing with the burial of the body of the prophet became aware of the proceedings by which the caliph had been selected . they proteted against the act of choosing the caliph by consultation or election , and also against those who were responsible for carrying it out. they even presented their own proofs and arguments but the answer they received was that the welfare of the Muslims was at sake and the solution lay in what had been done.it was this protest and criticism which separated from the majority the minority that were following Ali and made his followers known to society as the partisans or shiah of Ali . the caliphate of the time was anxious to guard against this appellation being given to the Shiite minority and thus to have Muslim society divided into sections comprised of a majority and a minority . THE supporters of the caliph considered the caliphate to be a matter of the consensus of the community , and called those who objected the opponents of allegiance . they claimed that the shiiah stood, therefore opposed to muslim society .sometimes the shiiah were given other pejorative and degrading names. shiism was condemn from the first moment because of the political situation of the time and thus it could not accomplish anything through mere political protest. Ali in order to safeguard the well-being of Islam and the Muslims and also because of lack of sufficient political and military power did not endeavor to begin an uprising against the existing political order which would have been of a bloody nature . yet those who protested against the established caliphate refused to surrender to the majority in certain questions of faith and continued to hold that the succession to the prophet and the religious authority belonged by right to Ali. they believed all spiritual and religious matters should be refered to him and invited people to becime his followersIslam is Sunni and it did not split.It passed down from the time of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of god be upon him).Shias are a sect which changed alot of the teachings of the Prophet.Most of the Muslims regard them as non Muslim
Why are Shiites different from Sunnis?
all in all we can categorize these difference into two levels:one level lies in principles and other in interpreting of Quran . first level:the five principles of religion as stated by shiism include:tawhid or belief in divine unity,nubuwwah or prophecy,maad or ressurrection,imamah or the immamate:belief in the imams as successors of the prophet and Adl or Divine justice.in the Three bsic principles -unity, prophecy and resurrection-Suunnism and shiism agree.it ts only in the other two that they differ. in the question of the imamate it is the insistence on the esoteric function of of the imam that distingushes the shiites perspective from the Sunni.in the question of Justice it is the emphasis placed upon this attribute as an intrinsic quality of the divine nature that is particular to shiism.we might say that in the esotericformulation of Sunni theology,especially as contained in Asharism there is an emphasis upon the will of god .whatever god will is just precisely because it is willed by God.and intelligence is in a sense subordinate to this will and to the voluntarism which characterizes this form of theology.in shiism however , the quality of justice is considered as innate to the Divine Nature..God can not act in n unjust manner because it is His nature to be just.Fa,him to be unjust would violate His own nature,which is impossible.intelligence can judge the justness and injustness of an act and this judgment is not completely suspended in favor of a pure voluntarism on the part of God. second level:shiism also different in its consideration of the means whereby the original message of Quranic revelation reached the islamic community and thereby in certain aspects of the sacred history of islam.there is no disagreement on the Quran and the prophet.that is,on what constitutes the origin of the islamic religion.the difference in view begins with the period immediately following the death of the prophet.one might say that the personality of the prophet contained two dimensions which were later to become crystallized into Suunism and Shiism.each of this two schools was later to reflect bck upon the life and personality of the prophet solely from its own point of view,thus leaving aside and forgetting or miscinstruing the other ddimension excluded from its own perspective.for shiism the dry (in the alchemical sense) and austere aspect of the pesonality as reflected in his successors in the Sunni world was equated with worliness.while his warm and compassionate dimevsion was emphasized as his whole personality and as the essence of the nature of the imams,who were considered to be a continuation.
How have the Sunnis and Shiites historically related to one another?
the relation and the cause of separation of shiite from sunni come back to first days of Islam and an event which is popularized as Saqifah event. the friends and followers of Ali believed that after the death of prophet, the caliphate and religious authority belonged to ALI. this belief came from consideration of Ali's position and station in relation to the prophet , his relation to the chosen among the companions , as well as his relation to muslim as general. it was only the events that occurred during the few days of the prophet final illness that indicated that there was opposition to their view, contrary expectation, at the very moment when the prophet died and his body lay still unburied while his household and a few companion occupied with for his burial and funeral services , the friend and followers of Ali received news of the activity of another group who had gone to the mosque where community where gathered faced with this sudden loss of its leader. this group ,Which was later ti form the majority , set forth in great haste to select a caliph for the muslim with the aims of the ensuring the welfare of the community and solving its immediate problems. they did this without consulting the household of the prophet , his relatives or many of his friends who were busy with funeral and without providing them with the least information. thus Ali and his companions were presented with a fait accompli . Ali and his friends such as Abbas , Zubayr , Salman . Abu Dharr , Meghdad and Ammar, after finishing with the burial of the body of the prophet became aware of the proceedings by which the caliph had been selected . they proteted against the act of choosing the caliph by consultation or election , and also against those who were responsible for carrying it out. they even presented their own proofs and arguments but the answer they received was that the welare of the muslims was at sake and the solution lay in what had been done.it was this protest and criticism which separated from the majority the minority that were following Ali and made his followers known to society as the partisans or shiah of Ali . the caliphate of the time was anxious to guard against this appellation being given to the Shiite minority and thus to have muslim society divided into sections comprised of a majority and a minority . THE supporters of the caliph considered the caliphate to be a matter of the consensus of the community , and called those who objected the opponents of allegiance . they claimed that the shiiah stood, therefore opposed to muslim society .sometimes the shiiah were given other pejorative and degrading names. shiism was condemn from the first moment because of the political situation of the time and thus it couild not accomplish anything through mere political protest. Ali in order to safeguard the well-being of islam and the muslims and also because of lack of sufficient political and military power did not endeavor to begin an uprising aganst the existing political order which would have been of a bloody nature . yet those who proteted against the established caliphate refused to surrender to the majority in certain questions of faith and continued to hold that the succession to the prophet and the religious authority belonged by right to Ali. they believed all spiritual and religious matters should be refered to him and invited people to becime his followers.
What best reflects the Safavid's influence on Iranian culture?
Shiah faith and miniature paintings. (apex answer)
What religion do the Sunnis and Shiites follow?
shiah as minority and sunni as majority are two main sects of islam.
Sunnis and shiites are followers of what religion?
they are two main great sects if Islam religion. Sunni as majority and Shiah as minority comprise two great sects in Islam religion.
How did the religion Muslim begin?
a prophet called Mohammed was born and there are loads of stories about his childhood i am a Muslim from the shiah sources i speak Arabic
What has the author Shiah T Director written?
Shiah T. Director has written: 'TIKUN SHABAT'
Are Sunni pigs according to Shiite?
NO AT all. this abuses designed to challenge between Shiah and Sunni. they are religious brothers both Shiah and Sunni .
Shi'ites believe that they are partisans of?
they are partisans or shiah of Ali .
What are the major Islamic divisions in the world?
sunni and shiah
Who is damian Marley's bass player?
shiah coore
Which Muslim sect is larger today the shiah or the sunni?
Sunni
What was the extent and impact of the safavid empire?
Safavid's InfluencesInfluences of the Safavids on Iranian culture include: silk carpets, Farsi language, Shiah faith and miniature paintings,
What has the author Bezalel ben Abraham Ashkenazi written?
Bezalel ben Abraham Ashkenazi has written: 'Sefer Shiah mekubetset' -- subject(s): Talmud, Commentaries
