Ok, so I'm supposed to find out why the Shiites and Sunnis are fighting now. I know that they are fighting about who should've followed after Mohommad, but I need to know more than that for my report. I need to know what the causes are for their modern day fighting.
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2006-09-01 04:10:05 · 6 answers · asked by TiNkErBeLl 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Ok, well, I know a lot about what they fought over a while back about the succesors of Mohommad, but I want to know more about what their fighting about now. Like, ya know, modern times. Thanks so much!
2006-09-01 04:37:19 · update #1
You'll have to do a few readings for that. Here are some links:
http://glimpseofiraq.blogspot.com/2005/02/sunni-shiite-iraq.html
http://freedomfromterrorforall.typepad.com/freedom_from_terror/shiite_sunni_conflict/index.html
http://www.rim.org/muslim/shiite.htm
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/features/archive/news/2005/08/20050831p2g00m0fe042000c.html
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?l=1&id=2969
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-op-nasr27aug27,0,1526858.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail
http://courses.washington.edu/com361/Iraq/ethnic_differences/differences.htm
http://www.juancole.com/2006/08/sunni-shiite-conflict-takes-new-turn.html
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/aug/23/sunnishiite_conflict_drives_mideast_future/?opinion
http://wpherald.com/articles/186/1/Iraqs-growing-ShiiteSunni-divide/A-shift-in-the-balance-of-power.html
http://www.religion-cults.com/Islam/islam5.html
Where you find a PDF file, download it (you'll need an Acrobat Reader) as it is a terminal document (cannot be altered at will) and is a worthy reference.
Please don't fail to cite your references.
2006-09-01 04:42:33 · answer #1 · answered by Bummerang 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Since you said you don't know much about this. What you have to do is find out about Shiiites and Sunnis? and know the difference between the two for a start.
The Islam religion was founded by Mohammed in the seventh century. In 622 he founded the first Islamic state, a theocracy in Medina, a city in western Saudi Arabia located north of Mecca. There are two branches of the religion he founded.
The Sunni branch believes that the first four caliphs--Mohammed's successors--rightfully took his place as the leaders of Muslims. They recognize the heirs of the four caliphs as legitimate religious leaders. These heirs ruled continuously in the Arab world until the break-up of the Ottoman Empire following the end of the First World War.
Shiites, in contrast, believe that only the heirs of the fourth caliph, Ali, are the legitimate successors of Mohammed. In 931 the Twelfth Imam disappeared. This was a seminal event in the history of Shiite Muslims. According to R. Scott Appleby, a professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, "Shiite Muslims, who are concentrated in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon, [believe they] had suffered the loss of divinely guided political leadership" at the time of the Imam's disappearance. Not "until the ascendancy of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1978" did they believe that they had once again begun to live under the authority of a legitimate religious figure
It is true that the Shiites do not recognize the Sunni reference books on the Prophetic hadiths, such as Al-Muwatta' by Imam Malik, Imam Ahmad's Musnad,Sahih Al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunnan Abu Dawud , Sunan Ibn Majah,Sunnan Ad-Daramy. However, most of the authentic hadiths referred to in these books were also regarded as authentic by the Shiites through one of two ways: regarding them as Prophetic hadiths reported by other chains of reporters agreed upon among them as trustworthy, or regarding them as points of view (not Prophetic hadiths) peculiar to their Shiite imams
Hope this helps
2006-09-01 11:21:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/features/archive/news/2005/08/20050831p2g00m0fe042000c.html
This site has some info hope it helps. According to it the reason is something like they had chose to follow different leaders.
2006-09-01 11:20:36 · answer #3 · answered by 8 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All I know is that they are different types of Muslims.
I don't think that is any help though sorry.
Good Luck.
2006-09-01 11:13:25 · answer #4 · answered by -x-STEPHiE-x- 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
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2006-09-01 11:22:09 · answer #5 · answered by PolytechnicStudent :] 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
something with the anfal campaign i think? and kurds had soemthing to do with it i think.
2006-09-01 11:17:39 · answer #6 · answered by Michelle 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋