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Sunnis and Shiites. Here's the deal: Mohammed died suddenly without naming a successor. Most Muslims favored Abu Bakr, his father-in-law and a great financial support during earlier hard times, but some liked his son-in-law, Ali. The former group were the "Path" or traditionalists, the latter Ali's "partisans."
Ali did eventually become the Deputy, or Caliph, but he was killed shortly thereafter (he was the Fourth Caliph; numbers Two and Three had also been murdered) and the split was never healed. Severe members of both sects consider their opposite numbers "nonmuslims."
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What what are the two sects of Islam and which do the majority belong to?
The two sects are Sunni and Shia, the majority belong to the Sunni.
What are the two branches of the Islam?
it is more accurate in religious sciences if we apply sect instead of branches.therefore we have to say in Islam religion we have two sects,shiite as minority and Sunni as majority.Sunni and shiism are two main sects of islam religion.
What are the two major sects of the Islamic religion?
Sunni Islam and Shia Islam
What are the two predominant sects of Islam?
The Sunnies and the Shias.
What versions of Islam exists?
There is only one version of Islam . If you means sects , than there are many sects but basic two are Sunni and Shia .
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.
What religion is sunni and shiite are the two major sects?
Islam
What are main sects of Islam?
The two main sects are Sunnis and Shiites. refer to question below for more information.
The two factions of Sunni and Shiite are from which religion - Christianity Judaism Islam or Hinduism?
the Sunni and Shiite Are two sects of Islam religion.
Shiite and Sunni were two factions of what religions?
they are two sect or fraction of Islam religion. Sunnism as Majority and Shiite as minority are two main sects in Islam religion.
What are the two major sects of Islam and why did they develop?
There may be more than 70 sects among the Muslims. However, the basic belief of all the sects are the same. There may be difference in interpretation.
When did Islam split into two groups?
In the mid 600
