I also hear them say the sunni and the shiite, and then I hear the sunni and the shia,are there three different tribes or two?
2007-03-10 15:35:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Shia is the sect, a person of the shia faith is known as a shiite. Sunni is another sect. A person of the sunni faith is known as a sunni.
2007-03-10 15:41:59 · answer #1 · answered by geezerrex 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sunni and Shiite. Sunni are more fundamentalists while the shiites are a little looser in policy. I don't know how much information you want but if you go to www.religioustolerance.org you can find some really good info.
2007-03-10 23:39:03 · answer #2 · answered by GiggleBoxMcGee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunni Muslims, or Sunnis, follow the Sunna, the religious traditions practiced by Muhammed in addition to the Quran. They also accept the elected successors of the Prophet rather than the family line of succession.
The Shi‘a or Shi‘ite Muslims accept the familial order of succession. Shi'a literally means "followers of Ali", who was the son-in-law of Muhammed.
Both of these groups have sub-branches but they are the main "denominations" of Islam. Another branch is Sufi, which is more mystical than mainstream Islam (sort of the "Zen" version).
Kurds are nominally Muslims, although no outsiders know what they actually believe and practice.
2007-03-10 23:53:21 · answer #3 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sunni and the shiite are two sects. They are fighting over one stupid difference.
2007-03-10 23:40:28 · answer #4 · answered by C.L.U.S.A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Names of the sects---Sunny & Shia
Names of the groups of followers-- Sunnys, Shi'ites
OK ?
2007-03-10 23:40:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
sunni, shiite and kurd
perhaps shia is plural for shiite
2007-03-10 23:38:38 · answer #6 · answered by akablueeye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you no what lowering the capstone of the all seeing eye means?
Forceing and seduceing people to play occult games or practice occult practices, thus enableing a spirit of Satan to enter that person and place them into bondage to witchcraft/Demonic forces. The mark of the Beast is then aquired by being forced to go threw a Trancendental Meditation Ceremony with the aid of witchcraft. When a Christian recieves the Holy Spirit it's called Baptised, when a soul receives the spirit of the Antichrist it's called Possesed
2007-03-10 23:37:47 · answer #7 · answered by chucky 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋