What is the differences between Sunni and Shiite Muslims?

Question

I know that Sunnis outnumber Shiite, and that most Arabs are Sunnis, while Persians (Iranians) are Shiite.

Answer 1

There is no difference in fundamental belief, all are Muslims.

The split occurred over a disagreement over the leadership of the Muslim people after the death of the prophet. Shia believe that Ali ibn abu Talib was selected to be the leader of the Muslims after the prophet. Sunnis believe that no successor was appointed by Mohammed (as) so one was selected by a council of some of the closest companions of the prophet.

The difference in opinion over leadership has led to some minor differences in traditions, such as the way the hands are held during prayer, and also specific laws regarding marriage and divorce are slightly different between the two groups.

Shia belief is only the majority belief in Iran and Iraq, but there are significant minorities in Lebanon and Pakistan, and scattered pockets of Shia communities everywhere that there are Muslims.

Most of the animosity that we see today is not religious, but politically motivated.

Answer 2

Hey Greg
As a Persian, yes, iran is pretty much the only country where more than 85% of the population is shiite. And yes the other things you stated are facts as well.. Sunnis are the more orthodox Muslims and more strictly follow the traditional rules and policies codified by the Quran. The religious structure of Shiite Muslims is very similar to the Catholic Church while the relgious structure of Sunis is similar to the Protestant Church(if this makese sense) However, both sects agree on the core fundamentals of Islam which are the Five Pillars.

Answer 3

They the two stay by skill of Islam, yet Iran is Shiite. the only way i can describe this they supposedly stay from the Qur'an (koran). yet they're sects, comparable too a number of our faith would be like the Baptist and Methodist, we would have confidence a splash distinctive yet under a similar God. They shiite and sunni Muslims are scuffling with for who're the splendid sect to rule Islam. Islam isn't a non violent faith that's chaotic and misery. In essences they kill one yet another, their own human beings, because of the fact certainly they're puzzled.

Answer 4

There is no major differences both are Muslims but Shiites believe that the role of Prophet Mohamed family members are greater than what sinni believe. Many Royal families in the Muslim world clam they are member of Mohamed family. Islam is for all the people.

Answer 5

Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam. They are also referred to as Ahlus Sunnah wal-Jamaa'h (Arabic: أهل السنة والجماعة) (people of the example (of Muhammad) and the community) which implies that they are the majority, or Ahl ul-Sunna (Arabic: أهل السنة; "The people of the example (of Muhammad)") for short. The word Sunni comes from the word sunna (Arabic : سنة ), which means the words and actions [1] or example of the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad. They represent the branch of Islam that accepted the caliphate of Abu Bakr because he was chosen by consensus. Most Sunni lawyers define themselves as those Muslims who are rooted in one of the four orthodox schools of Sunni law (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafii or Hanbali).



Shī‘a, also Shi'ah and Shi‘ite (Arabic شيعة šīʿa), is the second largest denomination of the Islamic faith after Sunni Islam. Shias adhere to the teachings of Muhammad and the religious guidance of his family (who are referred to as the Ahl al-Bayt) or his descendents known as Shi'a Imams. Muhammad's bloodline continues only through his daughter Fatima Zahra and her husband Ali ibn Abu Talib, who alongside the Muhammad's grandsons are among the Ahl al-Bayt ("people of the house [of Muhammad]"). Thus, Shi'as consider Muhammad's descendents as the true source of guidance while considering the first three ruling Sunni caliphs a historic occurrence and not something attached to faith. The singular/adjective form is šīʿī (شيعي.) and refers to a follower of the faction of Imam Ali according to the Shia ideology.




Shia Islam, like Sunni Islam, has at times been divided into many branches; however, only three of these currently have a significant number of followers. The best known and the one with most adherents is the Twelvers (اثنا عشرية iṯnāʿašariyya) which have a large percentage in Iran 90% and Iraq; the others are Ismaili, Sevener, and Zaidiyyah. Alawites and Druzes consider themselves Shias, although this is sometimes disputed by mainstream Shias[1]. The Sufi orders among the Shias are the Alevi, Bektashi, Kubrawiya, Noorbakhshi, Oveyssi, Qizilbashi, Hamadani and Fatimid orders and denominations. Twenty percent of Turkey's population is Alevi while Lebanon and Syria have a large presence of Druze and Alawites.

According to most sources, including the US Library of Congress, present estimates indicate that approximately 85% of the world's Muslims are Sunni and approximately 15% are Shi'a. Today there estimated to be between 130 and 190 million Shi'a Muslims[2] (including Twelvers, Ismailis, Zaydis) throughout the world, about three quarters of whom reside in Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan and India

Answer 6

www.shiaweb.org
www.rafed.net
www.feqh.al-islam.com

Answer 7

ITS THE SAME...ITS A RELIGION OF WAR, HATRED AND OIL RICH COUNTRIES....NAME IT...