This led to the division of whole Muslim community into Shias and Sunnis.
According to the CIA Factbook,
Shias make up 60% of population, while Sunnis 35.
The sometimes-violent tensions between Sunnis and Shiites are almost as old as Islam itself.
Read also- not just the way of prayer, Shia and Sunnis are also different.
Under Iraq's constitution, Shia, Sunnis, Kurds
and other minorities must all be represented in cabinet.
With this, the flaring tensions between Sunnis and Shias are once again in the news.
If the Shias feel oppressed by the Sunnis, the same right must be extended to them too.
However, because Iraq had previously been ruled by the Sunnis, the three countries had their agendas fragmented.
Zia's state sponsored
Islamization increased sectarian divisions in Pakistan between Sunnis and Shias and between Deobandis and Barelvis.
Sunnis primarily adhere to the Shafi'i school, and there are
also significant followers of the Maliki and Hanbali schools.
Most Muslims in Bangladesh are Sunnis, but there is a small Shia community
and an even smaller Ahmadiyya community.
Most Sunnis in Iran are Larestani people(from Larestan),
Turkomen, Baluchs, and Kurds living in the south, southeast, northeast and northwest.
Most Sunnis in Iran are Kurds,
Turkmens, and Baluchis, living in the northwest, northeast, south, and southeast of the country.
Sunnis say that Muhammad's companions were sorted into twelve groups
and of these the ten promised paradise were ranked first.
Sunnis assert that even though Muhammad never appointed a successor,
Abu Bakr was elected first caliph by the Muslim community.
Leave alone the Shias, who constitute about 15% of the world's 1.8 billion Muslims,
even Sunnis are not necessarily pro-Saudi.
Most Sunnis in Iran are Kurds,
Larestani people(from Larestan), Turkomen, and Baluchs, living in the northwest, northeast, south, and southeast.
Tamil Muslims were a small community of Sunnis south of Cuddalore,
and another small community of Urdu-speaking Muslims in the North.
As a scholar of Islam and a public educator,
I often field questions about Sunnis, Shiites and the sects of Islam.
As a scholar of Islam and a public educator,
I often field questions about Sunnis, Shias and the sects of Islam.
What has become, in effect, a war between the American government and the Sunnis of Iraq has spawned an unhealthy situation.
Ramaḍān(رمضان) month of fasting when the
Qur'an was first revealed Rāshidūn(راشدون) Sunnis consider the first four caliphs as the"orthodox" or"rightly guided" caliphs.
Hanbali, Shafi'i, and Maliki Sunnis form the second largest religious group in the city,
while the Zaydi Shia form the smallest religious group.
Sunnis follow nearly all occupations, belong to
all social groups and nearly every political party, and live in all parts of the country.
It seems to me that Shias and Sunnis are brothers
and sisters and yet in our neighbour Pakistan they are killing each other.
Shias allege discrimination by the Pakistani government since 1948, claiming that Sunnis are given preference in business,
official positions and administration of justice.
Both Sunnis and Shias- drawing their faith and practice from the Qur'an and the life of
the Prophet Muhammad- agree on most of the.
Sunnis regard this as the second Pillar of Islam Salaat
al-Istikharah Prayer for guidance is done in conjunction with two rakaahs of supererogatory prayer.
The Shias observe it on the 17th day of the month while the Sunnis celebrate it on the 12th day of the month.
Shias alleged discrimination by the Pakistani government since 1948, claiming that Sunnis were given preference in business,
official positions and the administration of justice.