According to Islam we beleive in ONE GOD & Quran, why are we splitted in to Shiyas & Sunnis?

Question

Islamic beleif is beleiving in ONE GOD & following the teachings of Quran & the livings of the Prophet.
But we are Splitted in 2 divisions : Shiyas & sunnis.
These shiyas differ on the Prayers & preachings, whom do they follow as principle, Since the basic principle of beleif of ONE GOD is also not available in Shiyas. For Eg: they also worship the leader of their group. Which is not allowed in Islam.
Because of this there is a queiry with non muslims that who is correct & what does Islam teaches?

Answer 1

since they try to discover alah/god outside,not within,they have forgotten god has created everybody in HIS own image and equal.

Answer 2

All religions seem to have more than one sect and Islam seems to be going through the same type of problem that Christianity did when the Protestant church broke away from the Roman one. The inquisition was the Roman church's answer to this and many were burned at the stake as a result. I suspect that the situation will continue with Islam until the same understanding is reached.

Answer 3

Its the same in Christianity as far as I can tell! Catholics worship God, Saints and the Pope (I think) whereas Protestants tend to only worship God and use the Saints as examples, we don't worship them or the Pope!

The split between the two branches of Christianity has caused its fair share of problems and bloodshed over the years but now the two can live side by side. Maybe there's a lesson to be learnt from all the blood shed by Christians over differences in religion here?

Answer 4

Asalamualeikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuho could Allah swt instruction manual and look after your iman. Ameen pricey brother, First of its "Ramadan" lmao Ramazzzzzzan grrrr like pakis/indians asserting NAMAZZZZ instead of Salaht ....grodyyyy. initially i'm no longer a Quranist.. in any case Quranists instruction manual themeselves via the reality that the Quran states "that's my basically hadith." in actual fact merely for no longer following books of Sahih Bukhari does no longer mean you're actually not a Muslim as long as you adhere to Quran. even however many pupils have wrongfully claimed otherwise.

Answer 5

Generally, sunnis were in control and are thought to be the pure muslims. However Shites mistreated prophet bilal, and had him killed thus one of there men could become leader, this is the fundamental differences. They starved prophet bilal's family and didn't give him water when hes asked, thus Allah sent down the abay zum zum water Holy water. Its basically over who should be the leader after prophet muhammad. the Prophet was a sunni.

Answer 6

It is similar to christianity, there are many sub divisions with differing reasoning of the words in the bible, even the two major ones, Protestant and Catholic each have many divisions, and different emphasies. Christianity, in the same way as Islam, believes in ONE GOD

Answer 7

Islam didn't teach them to split,but they did after About Baked death,about whom has to be the Khalefa>Shays think that Ali had to be the Khalefa>but they both believe in one god and 1 Koran

Answer 8

there is 73 sects. and jews have 72 and sumthign like that.

theres more than just shia and sunni.
but, only one sect will enter jannah. thats the one that believes in the quran and the sunnah. which is technically the sunnis but lets not fight over that. the prophet(saw) said that there would be 73 sects so there they are. all of em... a lot...

Answer 9

Shi'a Muslims believe that Muhammad's family (the Imams) were the best source of knowledge about the Qur'an, Islam, and Emulation (the best-qualified teachers of Islam after Muhammad), and the most trusted carriers and protectors of Muhammad's Sunnah (traditions) due to many emphasized sayings by him. Ali was Muhammad's cousin, son-in-law, father of his only descendants and the male head of the Ahlul Bayt (people of the house). After Muhammad's passing, Ali claimed succession in religious and political authority, supported by his family and followers. Shi`ahs believe that by Muhammad's direct order he appointed him successor on many occasions, that he was the rightful leader of the Muslims after Muhammad's passing, and that to follow Muhammad's true Sunnah one must support Ali's successorship.

Shi'as refuse to accept the rule of the initial three Sunni caliphs who proclaimed leadership after Muhammad's passing, believing them illegitimate and inferior to Muhammad's family in all respects. The caliphs are followed by Sunni Muslims, who believe Muhammad did not choose a successor, and that the caliphs were elected according to what they consider Muhammad's instruction of consultation (Shura). Thus they reject what they called dynastic rights to religious authority that Shi`ahs attribute to Muhammad's family. The first caliph, Abu Bakr was chosen after Muhammad's passing at a meeting he had at the saqifah with Umar, another companion of Muhammad. This claim to succession was disputed by `Ali, the Banu Hashim whom he headed, and many other supporters.

This difference between following the Ahlul Bayt (Muhammad's family) and Sahaba (Muhammad's companions) has shaped Shi`ah and Sunni views on some of the Qur'an, the hadith, personalities in Islamic history, and more. Hadith which the Shi'a accept have a high proportion of narrators from the Ahl al-Bayt whereas those accepted by the Sunnis have many narrators who were not of the Ahlul Bayt (eg. Abu Huraira).

Regardless of the dispute about the Caliphate, Shi'as regard highly the concept of Imamate, also called Khalifa Ilahi (divinely chosen successorship to Muhammad in terms of teaching the Qur'an, its meaning, the Shariah and the guides to the right practice of the Qur'anic faith).
While Shi'a and Sunni accept the same sacred text, the Qur'an (Some Shi'ah dispute the current version, i.e. translations, of the text), they differ somewhat in their approach to recorded oral tradition, or hadith. Shi`ah believe that the split between the Shi'a and Sunni began with Muhammad's death, when a small number of Muslims supported the successorship of Ali and the rest accepted Abu Bakr, then Umar and Uthman. They believe that the successorship was given to Ali at Ghadir Khum (a hadith accepted by both Sunni and Shi`ah scholars), and that the testimony that can be traced back to reliable sources is to be trusted, while traditions that cannot be fully verified are suspect. Sunni generally accept the hadith collections of Bukhari and Sahih Muslim as sahih (trustworthy), and only accept hadiths from these books if they are consistent with their own collections or that can be reliably verified through ijtihad (independent interpretation of legal sources).

Because Islamic law is based on the hadith, Shi'a rejection of some Sunni hadith and Sunni rejection of some Shia hadith means that the versions of the law differ somewhat. For example, while both Shi'a and Sunni pray Friday (Jum'a) prayers, the prayer times differ. Shi'a believe that there is no set time for Asr and Ishaa prayers (disputed amongst some Sunni schools of thought as well). Some Shi'a also practice temporary marriages, or mut'a which can be contracted for months or even days (Mut'a was practiced by Sunni until outlawed by Muhammad according to Sunni, while Shi'a believe it was outlawed in later time by Umar, the Second Caliph), and follow different inheritance laws.
Shi'a Muslims believe that the study of Islamic literature is a continual process, and is necessary for identifying all of God's laws. Unlike Sunni Muslims, Shi'a Muslims believe that they can interpret the Qur'an and the Shi`ah traditions with the same authority as their predecessors: that the door to ijtihad was never closed.

Answer 10

If Christians believe in one god and the Bible, then why are there Protestants and Catholics?