Shiite And Islam Comparison Essay
Differences between Shiite and Sunni Islam
Charles Rasmussen
Grand Canyon University
INT 463
Differences between Shiite and Sunni Islam
Mohammed founded the religion around the seventh century in Medina, just north of Mecca. His religion was divided into two factions. The two branches that arose from his founding are the Sunni and the Shiites. This was due in part because Mohammed left no clear successor to fill his role as the sole leader. Ali, Mohammed’s son was finally named
“Shia” is short for Shi’atu “which means the followers of Imam Ali” or “a faction of Prophet Ali”. Ali was the first cousin of Mohammed and the Shiite’s believed that God had chosen Ali to be the successor upon Mohammed’s death. They also believe that …show more content…
The Shiites rule the world in Iraq. The Shiites believe in the words of the prophets to be stronger and hold more value then the Sunni’s. Shiism is the smaller branch of Islam who supported Ali. Ali was never accepted by the majority of the Muslims. Wahhabism is a puritanical form of Sunni Islam and is practiced in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. It is derived from a Muslim scholar. Mohammed bin Abd al Wahhab from the eighteenth century. Wahhabism applies to a Sunni Islamic movement seeking to purify Islam of any and all innovations, practices and ideas that deviate from the original teachings of the Prophet Mohammed and his followers. Less than a century of the first teachings of Mohammed, the Islamic state encompassed an area from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Central Asia. The empire soon broke out into civil war and fractured. This first war was known as Fitna, then a second war Fitna two. The leadership of the Muslim world would now be claimed by rival dynasties all claiming the caliphate. During the late 18th and 19th centuries C.E., Islamic regions fell under the power of the European imperial powers. Now after many centuries the major claims to the caliphate had dissipated. Mohammad had managed to unite all the various tribes on the Arabian Peninsula during his reign under Islam. But upon the death of Mohammad, a series of caliphs governed the Islamic state. This is the beginning of the battles and divisions among
Charles Rasmussen
Grand Canyon University
INT 463
Differences between Shiite and Sunni Islam
Mohammed founded the religion around the seventh century in Medina, just north of Mecca. His religion was divided into two factions. The two branches that arose from his founding are the Sunni and the Shiites. This was due in part because Mohammed left no clear successor to fill his role as the sole leader. Ali, Mohammed’s son was finally named
“Shia” is short for Shi’atu “which means the followers of Imam Ali” or “a faction of Prophet Ali”. Ali was the first cousin of Mohammed and the Shiite’s believed that God had chosen Ali to be the successor upon Mohammed’s death. They also believe that …show more content…
The Shiites rule the world in Iraq. The Shiites believe in the words of the prophets to be stronger and hold more value then the Sunni’s. Shiism is the smaller branch of Islam who supported Ali. Ali was never accepted by the majority of the Muslims. Wahhabism is a puritanical form of Sunni Islam and is practiced in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. It is derived from a Muslim scholar. Mohammed bin Abd al Wahhab from the eighteenth century. Wahhabism applies to a Sunni Islamic movement seeking to purify Islam of any and all innovations, practices and ideas that deviate from the original teachings of the Prophet Mohammed and his followers. Less than a century of the first teachings of Mohammed, the Islamic state encompassed an area from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Central Asia. The empire soon broke out into civil war and fractured. This first war was known as Fitna, then a second war Fitna two. The leadership of the Muslim world would now be claimed by rival dynasties all claiming the caliphate. During the late 18th and 19th centuries C.E., Islamic regions fell under the power of the European imperial powers. Now after many centuries the major claims to the caliphate had dissipated. Mohammad had managed to unite all the various tribes on the Arabian Peninsula during his reign under Islam. But upon the death of Mohammad, a series of caliphs governed the Islamic state. This is the beginning of the battles and divisions among