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- Key Differences Between Shia and Sunni Muslims - Learn ReligionsBy. Huda. Updated on April 23, 2019. Sunni and Shia Muslims share the most fundamental Islamic beliefs and articles of faith and are the two main sub-groups in Islam. They do differ, however, and that separation stemmed initially, not from spiritual distinctions, but political ones.
- Shia Islam - WikipediaShia or Shīʿa (/ ˈ ʃ iː ə /), Shiism/Shīʿism (/ ˈ ʃ iː ɪ z (ə) m /), and Shiite/Shīʿite (/ ˈ ʃ iː aɪ t /) are the forms used in English and other European languages for adherents, mosques, traditions, and things associated with the Shia branch of Islam. The term Shia was first used during Muhammad's lifetime.
- Islam's Sunni-Shia Divide, Explained | HISTORYIslam’s Sunni-Shia Divide, Explained. The split between the two main sects within Islam goes back some 1,400 years. By: Sarah Pruitt. Updated: January 10, 2022 | Original: July 31, 2019. copy...
- Islamic world - Sunnis, Shiites, Sects | BritannicaThe Shīʿites argued that the fundamental element of the Sunnah, and one willfully overlooked by the Jamāʿī-Sunnis, was Muhammad’s devotion to his family and his wish that they succeed him through ʿAlī. These new labels expressed and consolidated the social reorganization that had been under way since the beginning of the conquests.
- Shi’i | History & Beliefs | BritannicaShi’i, member of the smaller of the two major branches of Islam, the Shi’ah, distinguished from the majority Sunnis and characterized especially by the belief that the spiritual and political leadership of the Muslim community was designated to pass through the lineage of Ali, Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law.
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