What do you think of Muslim? If you are a Muslim what do u think of shia, Sunnis n Wahhabi's?

Question

I wanna know the perception of muslims from an average american n the perception of sunnis of shia n wahhabies n ext

Answer 1

Number one, there is no such this as the wahabis. (http://thewahhabimyth.com/)

I am follow the Quran, the Sunnah of the prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the 3 direct gereations after him as said in a famous hadith:

"The people of my generation are the best, then those who follow them, and then whose who follow the latter (i.e. the first three generations of Muslims)."

He (peace be upon him) also said:
“Whoever follows the same path as me and my Companions”

"Al-salaf" (the forefathers, or ones who passed before) are one and the same as "ahl ul-sunnah wal-jamaa'ah" (the followers of the sunnah and the united Islamic community). They comprise those who follow the example of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his companions (may Allaah be pleased with him), and adhere to their principles, beliefs, and practices. This fact is witnessed by the Prophet's statement when he was asked about the party that will be saved and spared (from Hell), in which he said: "They are those who are (i.e., live, act, and believe) as I and my companions are today

Answer 2

Well, the Wahhabi sect is a fundamentalist sect with views paralleling the most extreme Christian groups -- like Westboro Baptist Church -- only marginally worse because they suppress women as well.

The Shia have saints and are probably technically a schism from orthodoxy -- although Islam does not recognize that a schism is possible, and claims to be all one -- even though obviously the splits within the faith community have exceeded those in the very early reformation in Christianity.

The Sunni (excluding their fundamentalist members) are the mainstream of Islam in today's world. They have a branch of scholars that actually recognize higher and lower criticism -- though from a Muslim perspective obviously -- and large numbers of their adherents are healthily secular. They have the most chance (IMHO) of continuing to advance the societies in which they live socially and culturally.

My favorites are the Sufi however, I may not agree with them on some things, but they have the outlook of mystics, which makes them (again IMHO) closer spiritually to something real than any group that primarily follows any book. They may use the book as a base, but they go far beyond it.

That's my view of the Muslim world.

Kind thoughts,

Reyn

PS The extremists hope to conquer the West, either through infiltration or through force. They openly talk about such things, even on Youtube. I can't speak for Europe -- but I feel safe saying that they are failing miserably here. I have a number of Muslim friends -- and none of them agree with the extremists at all -- the ones who go to Wahabbi funded Mosques laugh at the Wahabbi views privately, and several view themselves as completely secular, while their children go beyond even viewing themselves as secular.

Answer 3

All are Muslim, under the eye of God. He is everloving person who loves another fellow human being(muslim).

Shia believes that only close family relatives can be descendants of Muslim. and 12th Imam(Mahdi) is in occultation, and he will arise to free people from confusion, war and disunity.

Sunni, belief in the Caliphate with 12 Caliphs. They agree in terms of the Sunnah, and Hadith

Wahhabis(founded by Ibn Abd al-Wahhab in 18th century), are another sect from Saudi Arabia who do not believe in Sufism. The meditation encouraged by the Sufi's is condoned by the wahhabis to the extent that if you say that you're a Sufi, or Shia (OUT in theopen) in saudi Arabia, you might lose your life.

There are many candles(sects, groups, religions), but the light is one(God). - Bahai Saying.

Abdu'l-Bahá says: 'If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.'
(Compilations, Bahiyyih Khanum, p. 202)

Answer 4

I do not agree with the tenents of the belief of Islam, that goes across the board for all sects of Islam.

I believe many Muslims are normal, everyday people. I also believe that a great deal of them are against the western world and anything that is not Islamic.

I don't think I have enough in common with a Muslim to be friends with one. However, I wouldn't go out of my way to be rude either.

Answer 5

sunnis and shias are slaughtering eachother in iraq.. 150K dead over the past 2 years.. so i dont feel very highly of them

Answer 6

The Muslims I have met are nice people. The religion is a fraud.

Answer 7

I feel that 99.9% of people on this plantet are good people! To bad all you see is the .1 of the bad on TV
To answer your question...I dont think about anybody differently...we are all people!

Answer 8

Islam has a schizophrenic Love/Hate relationship with the world and everyone in it.

Answer 9

I think you should learn to crop when you scan.

Answer 10

I like wahabi with my sushi..oh, wait, that's wasabi.