The issues between Shia and Sunni Muslims go back to the 7th century
and the death of the Prophet Muhammad in the past decade there has been a ton of
spotlight on the differences between these two
branches of Islam
According to a 2009 study by the Pew Research Center the vast majority of the 1.8 billion
Muslims who are in the world are Sunni, but let's take a look at some of these differences between Shia and Sunni
Muslims how's it going? Everybody? Thank you for joining me on another episode of FTD facts
I'm Leroy Kenton and this is a question that a lot of people like myself who are not Muslim or just some different
religious backgrounds really don't
Understand so I'm gonna get into the intricacies and some interesting facts here on the differences between Shia and Sunni
Muslims so let's begin with the facts right now
first of all, let's talk about the split if you will now when the Prophet Muhammad died in the year
632 he didn't leave a successor to lead the Muslim community
So there was a lot of dispute as to who would lead them from then on
The title passed to Abu Bakr and then after him came Ali the Prophet son-in-law
But after Ali his sons Hassan and then Hussein claimed the title
Hussein's martyrdom became a central focal point to those who believed that Ali should have
Succeeded the Prophet and not Abu Bakr but Sunnis also believe that the first three caliphs
before Ali as
Rightly guided and as devoted to Allah Sunni rulers embarked on a massive
Conquest that extended the Caliphate to northern Africa and Europe now
I want to take a bit of a closer look in terms of how their beliefs actually defer
So she has considered Ali and the leaders who came after him as imams
Most believe in a line of 12 Imams the last of whom a boy is believed to have vanished in ninth century in Iraq
She has known as twelvers anticipate his return as ahmadi or the messiah
Sunnis emphasize God's power in the material world while Shias value martyrdom and
Sacrifice now despite these differences in opinions and practices Shia and Sunni
Muslims share the main beliefs of Islam and are considered by most to be brothers
That's why you don't hear anyone calling themselves. Shia muslim or sunni muslim. They're simply muslims
So just want to clear that up before I continue this episode. So now let's talk about a little bit of where they're located
Around the world now more than 85% of the world's 1.8 billion Muslims are Sunni
They live across the Arab world as well as in countries such as Turkey Pakistan India Bangladesh
Malaysia and Indonesia Iran in Iraq and Bahrain are largely Shia the Saudi royal family
practices a conservative brand of Sunni Islam known as
Wahhabism now in terms of their religious leadership
scioscia Muslims believe that the Imam is pure by Nature and that his authority is
Unquestionable because it comes directly from God
therefore Shia Muslims often
Venerate their Imams as Saints on the other hand Sunni Muslims say that there is no
basis in Islam for a hereditary privileged class of spiritual leaders and
No basis at all for the veneration of saints
Sunni Muslims argue that the leadership of the community is not a birthright
But it's actually a trust that you need to earn
so Sunni and Shia Muslims follow the Quran as well as the prophets hadith or
Sayings and the Sunna which are the customs. They also adhere to the five pillars of
Islam now in countries ruled by Sunnis the Shias tend to be among the poorest of the
population they would often see themselves as being victims of
Discrimination and some form of oppression but on the other hand
extremists often denounce Shia as
heretics, but I'm not gonna dive too much into that because it's a lot of
opinions and
Speculation of what's really considered oppression and all that stuff and I'm just gonna leave that for people that want to debate that
But I want to move on now into a huge distinction the Muharram as well as self-flagellation
So Muharram is the first month in the Islamic calendar, right?
And the tenth day of Muharram is a Day of Ashura now in the Day of Ashura
Some Shia Muslims marched in parades across the streets and flogged their own backs with whips or chains
This is to celebrate Hussein and his martyrdom while this practice is permitted by some Muslims the Shia community
Has completely banned this practice. Another distinct beliefs is their belief in angels
So she is believed that angels were created by God and they obey God's commands
they have limited free will but they also have no desire to commit sins and
the Sunnis on the other hand believe that God created angels from light and they believe that they do not have any
Freewill whatsoever and they always obey God's commands
She has believed in takea which is to be able to deny faith under grave dangers
So like if somebody's holding a gun to your head and they're saying denounce your faith
It's like okay yet denounce your faith and you're not breaking anything in Islam
Now this extends to the belief that the true meaning of faith is hidden until the coming of the 12th Imam
So the Sunnis don't really place as much importance to the inner meaning of the Quran
They accept that there is an inner meaning. Yes sure, but they stress more on the literal meanings rather than
subjective
interpretation and
Offered the hadiths, right? So the habits are collections of reports regarding vomits teachings and life
Though the cron takes precedence over the Hyatts. These texts are often used in Islamic law
especially to settle disputes
Shia Islam rejects Sunni Islam zku tube al citta or the five allegedly
Original hadiths it also rejects hadiths attributed to Muhammad's wife Aisha
likewise Sunni Muslims reject Shia Islam's four books
so that concludes this episode on the differences between
Shia and Sunni Muslims as well as some of the similarities that I touched on as well and again guys
like I said at the beginning at the end of it all even though there is
Differences of opinions and certain beliefs and of the day we're also brothers and sisters regardless of what we believe
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