Muslims: How do you explain the conflicts between Shi'ites & Sunnis?

Question

And what of the other, less well-populated versions of Islam?

Answer 1

FITNA is the word used to describe the temptation or trial. The chaos and dis-unity that tore the Muslim community apart within fifty years of the profits death. This resulted in the Shia – Sunni split. The Caliph appealed to Muslim unity. Those that followed became Sunni those that rebelled became Shia.

Both Sunni and Shia are being coerced and misled by extremists. The figures for the dead in Iraq are very misleading as most take them as those killed by the Americans. Sadly the vast majority of the deaths are those of Muslim killing Muslim!

Answer 2

It is Prohibited to make sects and divisions in Islam The Glorious Qur’an says:

“As for those who divide Their religion and break up into sects, thou hast no part in them in the least: Their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did.”
[Al-Qur’an 6:159]

In this verse Allah (swt) says that one should disassociate oneself from those who divide their religion and break it up into sects.

But when one asks a Muslim, “who are you?”, the common answer is either ‘I am a Sunni, or ‘I am Shia’. Some call themselves Hanafi, or Shafi or Maliki or Humbali. Some say ‘I am a Deobandi’, while some others say ‘I am a Barelvi’.

One may ask such Muslims, “Who was our beloved prophet (pbuh)? Was he a Hanafi or a Shafi, or a Humbali or a Maliki?” No! He was a Muslim, like all the other prophets and messengers of Allah before him.

It is mentioned in chapter 3 verse 52 of Al-Qur’an that Jesus (pbuh) was a Muslim.

Further, in chapter 3 verse 67, Al-Qur’an says that Ibrahim (pbuh) was not a Jew or a Christian but was a Muslim.


If anyone poses a Muslim the question who are you, he should say “I am a MUSLIM, not a Hanafi or a Shafi”.

Surah Fussilat chapter 41 verse 33 says
“Who is better in speech than one who calls (men) to Allah, works
righteousness, and says, ‘I am of those Who bow in Islam (Muslim)?’ ”
[Al-Qur’an 41:33]

The Qur’an says “Say I am of those who bow in Islam”. In other words, say, “I am a Muslim”.

The Prophet (pbuh) dictated letters to non-Muslim kings and rulers inviting them to accept Islam. In these letters he mentioned the verse of the Qur’an from Surah Ali Imran chapter 3 verse 64:
Say ye: “Bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah’s Will).”
[Al-Qur’an 3:64]

Answer 3

Its Civil War, many nations engage in it, it is not a religious thing, but is Always what happens when a nation is in Anarchy when aone power is at risk of losing its Authority. It has nothing to do with religion, again, this has happened throughout World history.
Remember when teh Christians in the North were fighting Christians in the south.

Its a type of biotry to believe the same actions to be civilied (America's Civil War) with your people but to be barabaric with someone else

-Artist

Answer 4

I'm not Muslim but it's an Islamic version of the 30 years war in a different region...or the fighting in northern Ireland.

Answer 5

There are some extremist Sunnis and Shias that are making most of the trouble. I hope those responsible are brought to justice.

Answer 6

Simply,... politics.

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Answer 7

How do you explain between Protestant and Catholic?