2007-05-04 11:15:20 · 8 answers · asked by nancy s 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
This question has been asked in r/s many times.
I find no need to answer the question. The answer to this question can be found through any search engine.
The real question should be, can they find a way to exist in peace and harmony and finally mend their differences!
Muhammad (PBUH) would agree with this..............
2007-05-04 11:41:10 · answer #1 · answered by WillRogerswannabe 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In Islam all over the world They agree about the oneness of God They follow the same book - Quran(same words and letters all over the world). They follow the same prophet Muhammad . offer their prayers five time a day. fast in the month of Ramadan.Give charity (Zakat) which is the poor-due on the wealth of the rich go for hajj, pilgrimage to Mecca ...but they may have differnt opinions not on the basics
Those who follow some sayings and views of Ali (one of the early muslims leaders), as the rightful successor to Prophet Muhammad , are called Shia. Shia means a partisan (party of Ali) and it started more as a political party to help Ali in his conflict with his political adversaries.
About 90% of Muslims are Sunni, the word Sunni is based on the word Sunnah which is an Arabic word means the Prophet's Doctrine. Sunnis believe in (GOD) as the One Creator and Mohammad is His last and final Messenger.
but you have to know that the sects in islam not like the sects in other religions in other religions1- they can change in their books for example the Catholic Bible contain 73 books while the Protestant Bible has only 66 in Islam no one can change any thing There is not even one word of difference between two Arabic Qur'ans, anywhere in the world. There has been no disagreements in history among Muslims as to what should and should not be in the Qur'an
The Sunnah or Hadith consists of the teachings, sayings, and actions of Prophet Muhammad. This information was meticulously reported and collected by his Companions. It is essentially an elaboration of the Qur'anic verses that shows how they are to be implemented in one's daily life ALLthe true muslims agree about that
2007-05-05 05:41:29 · answer #2 · answered by BeHappy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The RPGs used by the Shiite are made in China
The RPGs used by the Sunnis are made in Russia
2007-05-04 18:24:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
when Islam came there was no sunni nor shiti, but after ISlam appearnce about 30 or 35 years. some people appears and said that the preisedency should be to Ali "Prophet cousin" and then to his two sons and his 9 grandsons. those people called shite, so normal Muslim called Sunni. but actaully Ali didnt accept what they want because prisedency should come after asking the people which president they want (Election) as what happened after prophet died. Abu baker was the first president after prophet then Omar then Othman then Ali, after that no president allowed the election.
then they made for them selves a big group in Iraq and in the Gulf and now in Iran, they represent 10% of muslims while sunni peoples represent 90% of Muslims.
2007-05-04 18:28:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the Sunni's used to have the biggest guns, but we took them away and gave them to the Shiites.
2007-05-04 18:19:30 · answer #5 · answered by Morey000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of those groups is wrong about the successor to Mohammed, and so is the other one, but for a different guy.
2007-05-04 18:36:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The former uses TNT whereas the latter uses C4.
2007-05-04 18:21:40 · answer #7 · answered by Malcolm Knoxville VI 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://islam.about.com/cs/divisions/f/shia_sunni.htm
Explains better than me
2007-05-04 18:22:07 · answer #8 · answered by E.T.01 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋