Title: Sectarian War: Pakistan’s Sunni-Shia Violence & Its Links to The Middle East. Author: Khaled Ahmed ISBN: 978-0-19-90-6593-6 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pages: 369 Price: PKR.550 By: Syed Haider Abbas The author of this book is Khaled Ahmed. Khaled Ahmed was in the Pakistan Foreign Service from 1969 to 1978. He left it to become a journalist of distinction in The Pakistan Times. He is a former consulting editor of Daily Times; resident editor of The Frontier Post; joint editor
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their hands at their sides‚ while Sunnis will put their hands on their stomachs. Both ranches also following the five ritualistic pillars of Islam‚ such as Ramadan‚ the month of fasting‚ as well as use the Quran as their holy book. Soon after Muhammad’s death the division of Islam occurred‚ yet still both sects share many of these basic fundamental beliefs
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The Sunni Shia conflict started 1‚400 years ago‚ yet the magnitude of the conflicts have not necessarily lowered. In fact‚ the conflict between Sunnis and Shias continues to influence the many current events that impact the middle east today. This schism was a major cause of the Saudi Arabia and Iran Cold War‚ the conflict even even has got the US tied into things which has caused more tension than ever‚ and finally the split has started the well known terrorist organizations‚ISIS. The Shia Sunni
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Shia Islam Shia Islam (Arabic: شيعة Shī‘ah‚ sometimes spelled Shi’a)‚ is the second largest denomination of Islam‚ after Sunni Islam. The followers of Shia Islam are called Shi’as but the terms Shiites or Shi’ites are common Anglicisations. "Shia" is the short form of the historic phrase Shī‘atu ‘Alī (شيعة علي)‚ meaning "the followers of Ali" or "the faction of Ali".[1] Similar to other schools of thought in Islam‚ Shia Islam is based on the teachings of the Islamic holy book‚ the Qur’an and the
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groups based on different beliefs and traditions: Shi’a and Sunni. One major difference they have or the main dividing factor as some would it is the succession to their prophet‚ Muhammad. The dominant sect‚ the Sunnis‚ believe in the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs with Abu Bakr being the first while Shi’a’s maintain it was Ali ibn Abi Talib‚ Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law‚ who was the first caliph.1 The structure of the Shi’a and Sunni Muslims’ religious leadership also vary. One follows strict spiritual
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split into 2 branches: Shia Islam and Sunni Islam. The difference between the two is that Shia Islamics believe that ayatollahs‚ or high ranking clerics‚ are visual representations of their god on earth. They also believe that Muhammad’s kin should eventually become his successors. Sunni Muslims rely on the practices of their prophet‚ and do not see ayatollahs as “reflections of god”. They also wanted Abu Bakr to become Muhammad’s successor instead of his kin. Currently‚ Sunni Islam makes up the majority
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In Iraq ( sunni‚ shiite) Origin The Sunni-Shiite split actually started right after Muhammad’s death in 632. His death led to the dispute over his successor. Since he was the founder of Islam‚ he was the undisputed leader. However‚ Mohammad died without a son (who would have automatically inherited his father’s authority) and without a clear will. Value The Muslims eventually split into two groups‚ the Sunnis ("tradition") and Shiites ("party of Ali"). Both sides had differing views on both
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1. Describe the reason Sunnis and Shi’ites split from one another? Sunnis and Shi’ites were united under Prophet Muhammad until 632. They had a common belief that Allah is the God and Prophet Muhammad is the messenger. In the year 632‚ Prophet Muhammad passed away and the Muslims divided themselves into two groups for having a difference of opinion. The difference of opinion was on whom to be the successor of Prophet Muhammad. Sunnis wanted the successor to be one of the followers of Prophet Muhammad
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Sunnis Several years after Muhammad’s death‚ the various factions of the Islamic faith were formed. Many of Muhammad’s relatives and companions were involved in the power struggle‚ and the war finally stabilized when Mu’awiyya‚ the governor of Syria‚ took control of the Caliphate. This marked the rise of the Umayyad dynasty which ruled Islam for quite some time. Although the Qur’an ordains that the division of Muslims into different sections is forbidden‚ three sects of Islam developed and emerged
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named after the fifth imam’s Husayn ibn Ali’s grandson Zayd ibn Ali and make-up 35% to 42% of the Muslims‚ while the Sunni forms the majority percentage of the world Muslim followers that is approximately between 87% and 90%. Its followers are commonly known as the as- Sunnis‚ whereas those adhering to the Zaydi sect are known as the Zaydis (Shia). The split between the Sunni and the Shia sect group known as the Zaydi of Islam was more political than theological. Research has been performed to establish
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