If Islam is so perfect then why the division between Shiite and Sunni?

Answer 1

Ahem. And exactly how many Christian sects are there? At last count I heard that there were over 30,000 different sects.

Answer 2

You have a good answer in williegood. They differ in their acceptance of who was the rightful heir to Mohammed. It is like the Catholics and the Eastern Orthodox disagreeing over who the premier Bishop of Christianity should be. Others pointed out the fighting in Ireland between Catholic and Protestants. Here in America, all sects fought against the Mormons for no good reason.
The point is that when faiths are based on the philosophies of men and not on the revelations of God both past and present, then the emotions of men seem to govern how they behave toward each other - decidedly ungodly. That is why Jeremiah says that where there is no vision, the people perish. In other words, without continuing revelation, men don't know what is right and so make it up as they go along until the truths are lost and contention becomes the attitude of the day and thus the people perish in a spiritual sense, being lost as to the ways of God.
So the question becomes, how do we find the truth and where do we find it?
If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God who giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing doubting. So spoke James in the New Testament. You will eventually be guided to the truth.
P.S. the living prophet for our day is Gordon B. Hinckley, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Answer 3

The Prophet, Peace Be Upon Him, asked God to unite all Muslims at all times but Allah told him that his wish will not be granted. It is God's will. God, perhaps, wanted it this way to test us and see if we will eventually knock down this invisible wall that we built between us or not. I am Sunni, but I hardly care about what makes me different to a Shiite, at the end of the day we all believe in ONE God, and Mohamed as a prohpet of God
The rest is not important
There might be some slight differences between the ways each group practices Islam, but that again, as I think, is a test as well (and God knows best). It is known among the Muslims that there might be slight misconceptions in the sayings of Mohamed (PBUH) and slight misunderstanding of the Quran (not the words of the Quran, I 100% believe the Quran remained intact all this time), however, right now we have highly developed minds which we should exercise by weighing those elements that are disagreed upon and coming up with the best resolutions.
As Mohamed, PBUH, said "Ikhtilaf Umaty Rahma" (Disagreement between my followers is Mercy)
So Islam is perfect, no matter how many sub-groups form, because God chose to form those sub-groups, and God is All Merciful and Knows Best

Answer 4

Christianity is perfect also. The difference between Shiite and Sunni is about the same as Prodistants and Catholics.

As previously stated there are no religions that are perfect. Because of the lack of wars due the belief that there are differences in God, I tend to believe that the Native Americans were closer to the truth in theology.

Hope that helps

Answer 5

1. No religion is perfect. not Islam, Christianity, Judaism....

2. Not to criticize, but what about Christianity? There are Catholics, Christians, Lutherans...

3. There is no division its just that Sunnis think one prophet is more important, and Shiites think a different prophet is more important. No big deal.

Answer 6

the Shia-Sunni branches were created after the shortcoming of existence of Mohammad. Sunni and Shia at the on the spot are not about Mohammad, they're about Ali (the prophet's cousin). Sunnis trust that Ali is the fourth and intensely last of the Rashidun. even as Shias trust that Ali is the first Imam and evaluate him and his descendants the rightful successors to Muhammad. In different words, Shias trust that all and dissimilar the different companions were hypocrites and traitors to the prophet because they desirous to do Shura (very nearly like democracy) to substantiate who may be the subsequent Imam of the Muslims. they trust that Ali became assume to develop into the imam after Mohammad with out negotiations.

Answer 7

if Christianity is so perfect why there is division between catholic, Protestant, Airmen, Orthodox??!!
sunni and shiite divsion suppose to be a political division (about who will lead muslis after Muhammed died) but both of them fast during the month Ramadan and pray five times a day.

Answer 8

The Sunni are the largest group in Islam. Shi'a Muslims, the second-largest branch, differ from the Sunni in rejecting the authority of the first three caliphs. They honor different accounts of Muhammad and have their own legal traditions.

They have been fighting over this for 2000 years so why do we think they'll stop now.

Answer 9

Couldn't this same question be asked of any religion - each one, to a greater or lessor degree, seems to confess that they are THE religion. Yet all religions are divided within. Some much moreso than others - take Christianity for example, with over 34,000 different denominations.

Answer 10

If Christianity is so perfect, then why the division between Catholic and Protestant?

Answer 11

You've obviously never heard of the divide between protestants and catholics in Northern Ireland at the moment then.