In Muslims What is the difference among Shia, Sunni and Sufi ? Like that is there any thing else ?

Answer 1

theres actually many different sects of Muslims but Sunnis and Shias are the main two, rather like in Christianity where you have Catholicism and protestanticism. Im excluding Sufis because they are actually a sect in Sunnis - the only difference is that they attempt to eliminate materialism from their lives and restrict themselves and their lives to worshipping God. the danger in Sufism is that they have borrowed some of their thinking from perhaps the Hindu concept of Panthiesm and in extreme cases have thought that man and the Reality (God) can become one which contradicts the teachings of Islam. However, this has been done fairly recently, the olden Sufis, such as Rumi (quite well known to the West for his poetry) and Gelaini were not guilty of this.

But the two main Muslim sects: Shi'ism and Sunni'ism are not different in their doctrination [aside from the few extreme clerics]. Both sects use the Holy Quraan and follow prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). They both accept that there is only God etc. the segregation lies when the prophet (peace be upon him) died and many were divided on who was to lead the Muslims. The leader or Khalif in Arabic that was elected at the time was perhaps the most suitable for the job but he was not one of the prophet's descendants. The Shi'as (as we call them now)believed that the bloodline of the prophet was infallible to sin (though this is not true as no human is) and insisted that the leader to follow must be his Cousin, Ali. Shi'ism was not around at the time.. just these feelings of disagreement actually came later. Ali was actually the fourth Khalif but shi'as felt he should have been first. the descendants of Ali, were then their 'Imams'. Ali's son, Hussein died a terrible death and suffered. though sunnis too sympathise for this, Shi'as nowadays beat themselves attempting to suffer the way he did.

generally they lay more emphasis on the prophet's family line than anything else. i think that they miss the concept of Islam. The mainstream Islam is Sunni'ism. The difference evident nowadays lies in how they pray. [they also use pieces of the clay in the place where Hussein died and bake it into tablets and use it to pray]. they open their fast later than Sunnis, they join their prayers instead of praying five times a day, they pray three times. they believe in Mut'aah (temporary marriage... marriage thats supposed to last a period of time declared from day 1) while Sunn'is view this as Haram (forbidden). i hope that answered your question.

Answer 2

Sufism is practiced both in the Sunni (orthodox) and Shia traditions. Sufi practitioners attempt to experience God directly.

Those not affiliated with any Sufi 'school' attempt to do and not do what appears to be prescribed and proscribed in the Sunna (the Qur'an and what is known about Muhammad's life). Within Sunni Islam there are 5 major and several minor legal 'schools'. Within Shia Islam there are 1 or 2 major ones and several minor ones. The different schools differ in the way they interpret the Sunna which is the basis of Islam shariah law which includes religious practice.

The split between Shia and Sunni Islam was basically political and has become relatively tribal. The Shia believe the successors (Khalifat) to Muhammad as 'Imam' ought all to come from his family and ought to play both a religious and political leadership role whereas the Sunni (orthodox) practice of early Islam was to more or less 'elect' successors (caliphs in English).

There are also sects like the Druze (a bit like Mormonism to Christianity).

Answer 3

Shia Islam is a sect which believes in the doctrine of "Imamat" which teaches that the successors of the Prophet are the Imams from his lineage, hence the addition "Ali (the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law) is the friend of God (the same title given to Abraham peace be upon him)" after the original creed - "There is no god but God and Muhammad is His messenger"

Sunni Islam is the mainstream orthodox Islam which sticks to the original creed without any addition.

Sufism is a mystical school of Islam. They can be both Sunni or Shia.

All of them still worship the same ONE Eternal God The Creator, Allah and they are still followers of the Prophet (peace be upon him) - Different paths, same destination.

God knows best

Peace and Love.

Answer 4

Sunni Shiite And Sufi

Answer 5

Sufi is the mystical branch of Islam

Sunnis and shia is a division in Islam after the death of the Caliphate (Muhammed)

One group wanted a descendent of Muhammed to me the next caliphate, and the other group installed a different man as Caliphate, and the division has existed ever since.

There is a fourth group of Islam (Wahabi) this is the group that started in Saudi Arabia, and they are demanding the Q;uran be taken as the literal word of Allah, with no interpretation.

Wahabi Islam is the extreme literalists that are trying to hijack the religion of Islam into something Islam was never intended to be.

Answer 6

There is no difference really.

They are all astray and practise what they choose and defy the Quran with invalid Hadith to make themselves all-powerful over their blind followers and they mistranslate Quran with the use of fasle identities such as Jesus and Jews and Christians in their misunderstood teachings, and they misrepresent Islam.

They have made Islam into their own little Churches and pretend to be clerics when Islam is definiltely not a Church, but they copy Christianity to feather their own little nests while they unknowingly prepare themselves for the Fire.

ALLAHUAKBARR!

Answer 7

u have to know the deffirence first between who claims islam, and who is truly muslim and reflect his belief in all his doings.
sonni name means that all the muslims should follow the orders of allah passed to his messenger mohammed, without adding or removing things, because the best man ever worshipped allah is mohammed, and his way is the only way of worshipping.
some groups acually deviate from mohameds way, and start add, remove and reshaping SOME concepts which is way too wrong.

Answer 8

As far as I am concerned i am a sunni but i really don't care all three are muslims so it doesn't matter.

Answer 9

sufism is good because they reject the pedophile mohomed. sufism is more like mahayana buddhism

shia and sunnis are all murderous islamic cultists that follow that lunantic mohomed to the damn letter

Answer 10

WHO CARES, YOU WILL FIND NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THIS NONSENSE.