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Comparing Shia and Sunni Beliefs
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Shia
Sunni
Sunni, Ehl-e-Sunnah
"well-trodden path" or "tradition"
1.2 billion
Percentage of Total
Muslims
Primary Locations
10%
89%
Holy Cities
Major Holidays:
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Fitr
Eid-e-Milaad-un-Nabi the observance of
the birthday of Muhammad
Authoritative Hadith or
Collection of religious
narrations from Imaams
and Mujtahids
Muatta Maalik
Musnad Ahmad
Sahih Bukhari
Sahih Muslim
Sunan Abu Dawood
Jami al-Tirmidhi
Sunan Nasae.
Four contributing schools of Law:
Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi, Hanbali
Two Schools of Creed: Ashari, Maturidi.
These branches count each other on right
path with different way of thinking.
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Beliefs
Immediate Successor to
Muhammad:
Legitimate Successors
to Muhammad:
12 Infallible Imams:
Ali bin Abi Talib
Hassan
Hussain
Ali ZainulAbideen
Muhammad AlBaqir
Jaafar AlSaadiq
Musa AlKaazim
Ali AlRaza
Muhammad AlTaqi
Ali AlNaqi
Hasan AlAskari
Muhammad AlMahdi (hidden).
Angels:
Pillars of Faith:
1. Prayer
2. Fasting
3. Pilgrimage
4. Mandatory alms, 20% for support of
Imaam and the needy.
5. Jihad
6. Promotion of good
7. Dissuasion from bad
8. Re-affirmation
9. Disassociation from the enemies of
Islam starting from first Caliph.
Partially true. Imams are considered
divinely guided. The purpose is to
explain and safeguard the current faith
and its esoteric meaning.
Yes. Prayer to the14 Infallibles only.
The Fourteen Infallibles are
Muhammad, his daughter Fatima Zahra
and the Twelve Imams.
1. Testament of Faith
2. Prayer
3. Mandatory alms, 2.5% for needy
4. Fasting
5. Pilgrimage
6. Struggle in the way of God to promote
good and stop bad.
Continued Revelation
from Allah:
Intercessory Prayer:
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Militant Groups:
Social Norms
Hezbollah
Alkoumainy regime of Iran.
Place of Worship
Mosque
Mosque
Eidgah
Muslim Brotherhood
The Salafis
Al-Shabab in Somalia
Al-Qaeda
Hamas
Fatah groups of Palestine
Clergy:
Allamah
Maulana
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Marriage
Temporary
Unannounced Marriage
Self Flagellation
(Lattum)
Emphasized
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