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Questions tagged [shia-sunni]

Questions pertaining to interactions between Sh'ites and Sunni, and explicit differences of opinion between the two. Please use in conjunction with both [shiism] and [sunni]

Shi'a and Sunni Islam have a long (and in many cases violent) history of conflict and difference of opinion. Questions under this tag would commonly be about either seminal schismatic events between Shi'ites and Sunnis (e.g. the Battle of Jamal) or for explaining major doctrinal differences between the two.

Please use in conjunction with and , as a courtesy to those only following those tags.

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Who is Abdullah Bin Saba' (عبد الله بن سبأ)? (Shia View)

As far as I know, Abdullah Bin Saba' (عبد الله بن سبأ) was a Jew who pretended to be Muslim, and claimed that Ali was God, but in some research I realized that the Shia do not view him as a hypocrite, so how do the shia view Abdullah Bin Saba' (عبد…
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What is the difference between Shia and Sunni Islam?

I tried to get the difference from different sources but couldn't get the correct answer. I want to know: What is the difference between Shia and Sunni Islam?
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What Islamic texts do the Sunni and Shia branches have in common?

Exactly as the title says. I figure that both branches would have the Qur'an in common, but I also recently learned that there are at least some Fiqhs that are Shia-only, and that implies at least some Fiqhs that are Sunni-only. So, what Islamic…
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Is Sunni versus Shia the main division in Islam?

Is Sunni versus Shia the main division within Islam? I've heard this many times, but I don't trust everything I hear. Also, are there any groups in Islam which see itself as separate from both Sunnis and Shias, and sees those two groups as belonging…
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Sunni view about Hazrat Ameer Mukhtar

According to shia view Hazrat Ameer Mukhtar piece be upon him got the government and honestly killed all the mean killers of Maula Hussain(A.S) and his companions(Peace be upon them). What is the view of the rest of the fiqs about Hazrat Ameer…
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What does the word "Shia" mean?

As-salaamu 'alaykum, wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. I am aware that the word "Sunnah" means "way of", or "teaching". Therefore, a Muslim who is a Sunni is one who, at least technically, follows the prescribed ways and teachings of the Prophet (peace…
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Reasons behind divide of Sunni and Shia?

Does split into Shia and Sunni has only theological reasons or also political, in relation to political, economical etc. situation in Middle East of VII century ?
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