Both sunni and shia muslims share the most fundamental islamic beliefs and articles of faith. They chose sides following the death of the islamic prophet muhammad in ad 632. Jan 21, 2008 assalamu alaikum dear sister in islam. A dispute over succession to islamic prophet muhammad as a caliph of the islamic community spread across various parts of the world, which led to the battle of jamal and battle of siffin. The shias in their enthusiasm or onesided view to get at anything against ali rali maintain only telescopic or monochromatic view of history. What are the differences between sunni and shiite muslims. Al murajaat by abd alhusayn sharaf aldin almusawi 1872 ad. What students need to know by john calvert april 2010 vol. Lesley hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the sunni and shia branches of islam, a rift that dominates the news now more than ever. Non muslims often mistake sufism as a sect of islam.
The differences between sunni and shia hadiths shia. Sep 16, 2014 the history of the sunni and shia split. The prophet and his revelation are of foremost authority. Associate professor of history at creighton university in omaha, nebraska. Feb 22, 2017 an introduction to the sunni and shia schism that forms in islam after the death of muhammed. The book does an excellent job of going into the history of both groups and exactly what led to the split.
These are the shahada, or profession of faith, prayer, fasting during ramadan, performing the. After the prophet is a remarkable telling of the story of islamparticularly the ongoing rivalry between the sunni and shia branches of islam. Its a tale of power, intrigue, rivalry, jealousy, politics, faith and human emotions told in a wonderfully novelistic style. Jan 04, 2016 the name sunni is derived from the phrase ahl alsunnah, or people of the tradition. Islamic books in both urdu and english languages on cd ib. The contents of these books are taken from the 8th to the th century 2nd to 7th century of islam. The sunni tradition is one of the two main sectarian divisions in islam the other being shia. Shiites, shiism, and islam part 1 of 2 the religion of islam. The epic story of the shiasunni split in islam hazleton, lesley. The history of the sunni and shia split traces the origins of the split and the historic effects of the main divide within islam. Sunni islam recognises four legal schools, hanafi, maliki, hanbali.
How conflicts within islam will shape the future, by vali nasr, w. As sectarian aggression flares in iraq, hazletons explanation of its deep. Sunni and shia islam part 2 about transcript as ali becomes caliph, the ummayads under the leadership of muawiya refuse to recognize him, sparking the first muslim civil war. The four schools of law they have are hanafi, maliki, shafii and hanbali. Sufism is more accurately described as an aspect or dimension of islam. Sectarian conflict is becoming entrenched in a growing number of muslim countries and is threatening to fracture iraq and syria. Sunni islam simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. These books, however, obviously contain some hadiths which go firmly against the principles of islam and cannot be justified in any way, and therefore their claim is proven false through the content of the books themselves.
The major difference is that the shia believe that there is no book of hadith which is 100% authentic, and that all hadiths must be checked against the quran and the established principles of islam. Dec 12, 2010 muslim sects, sub sects of islam, types of sunni and shia december 12, 2010 by admin 14 comments the muslims are divided into two major sects, namely the sunnis and the shias. Muslim sects, sub sects of islam, types of sunni and shia. Its name comes from the word sunnah, referring to the behaviour of the islamic prophet muhammad. The islamic republic of iran, meanwhile, is overwhelmingly shia, with up to 95 per cent of nationals belonging to the denomination. They do differ, however, and that separation stemmed initially, not from spiritual distinctions, but political ones. This is a list of significant books of sunni islam doctrine. Origin stories islam is the worlds second largest faith after christianity.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I really enjoyed leslys style and prose as she explained the great story as told by. Although both groups rely first and foremost on the quran and. However, the determination of consensus is related to the views of the imams, and more freedom is given to analogy than in sunni islam nasr 1978, 278. Understanding the divisions within islam kindle edition by harasta, jesse, charles river editors. Read sunni islam books like pape dying to win 2005 synopsis and reaching for power for free with a free 30day trial. The following is a list of suggested reading about the shiite sunni conflict. The differences between sunni and shia muslims arose from a disagreement.
Lesley hazletons fascinating new book, after the prophet. Kutub alsittah are six books containing collections of hadiths. Jan 06, 2016 both sunni and shia believe in the five pillars of islam seen as the foundation of muslim life. Shia islam or shiism is one of the two main branches of islam. Mar 17, 2015 other groups considered to be outside islam by sunnis are the nation of islam, ahmadiyya, and ismailis. Understanding the divisions within islam charles river editors on. According to sunni muslims, the sunnah of the prophet is the second main source of. The divisions date back to the years immediately after the prophet mohammeds death.
Sunni beliefs are based on the quran and the kutub alsittah. A significant root of the political maelstrom that characterizes the middle east today is the shia sunni breach, and hopefully these 7 major differences between shia and sunni muslims will help. Really explained a complex aspect of one of the worlds major religions. A glimpse of how shiites and shiism differ from islam, with a few demonstrative examples in matters of creed. As you read, the differences between these two main subgraoups within islam initially stemmed not from spiritual differences, but political ones. Shia, sunni, differences part 4 islam, peaceful religion. The origins of the sunnahshia split islam for today.
Sunni islam responded with the emergence of four popular thoughts on religious jurisprudence. Islam islamic books, free islamic books, islamic books read, hajj book, salat book, namaz book library offered by. Here is a primer on the basic differences between sunni and shia islam. Discover the best sunni islam books and audiobooks. Sunnah, they differ in how they formulate laws in areas not covered by these sources. This view primarily contrasts with that of sunni islam, whose adherents believe that muhammad did. Muslim bookstore presents large collection of famous islamic books in pdfgraphichtml format from both shia as well as sunni sources for reference and research purpose on cd 4. Sunni islam members research service page 2 of 11 the spread of sunni islam today sunnis make up about 8790% of the worlds estimated 1.
The work islam means submission to allah, the god of muhammad the founder of islam, and those who follow this religion are muslims, which means those who submit. Sufism is not generally regarded very enthusiastically by either sunni or shiite leaders. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about the history of the sunnis and shias like never before, in no time at all. Sunni and shia islam part 1 world history khan academy.
The division has its roots in a rift between the sunni and shia disciplines of islam that opened 1,400 years ago. And relate to the time of prophet muhammad pbuh and the quran and the authencity of the hadiths and whether these sects believe them. They are the branch of islam that came through the rashidun empire, which started with abu bakr and ended by ali ibn abi talib. This essay is excerpted from his book divisions within islam, part of a 10volume. The holy book of all the people who claim to be muslims is one and the only the holy quran. Besides the quran which is common to all muslims, the shia derive guidance from books of traditions. Sunni islam is the largest denomination of islam, followed by 8790% of the worlds muslims. This listing of books does a great disservice to islam, its great and glorious academic tradition and scholarly heritage by limiting the range of books to that which yields a very narrow and rigid interpretation of islam and omits the beauty and profundity of this world tradition instead leaving a very dry impression.
The tradition in this case refers to practices based on what the prophet muhammad said, did, agreed to or. I always feel uncertain when reading history books specially islamic history where there. After the death of muhammad, sunni muslims accepted abu bakr, one of muhammads friends, as their first leader. Jan 04, 2016 after ali also was assassinated, with a poisonlaced sword at the mosque in kufa, in what is now iraq, his sons hasan and then hussein claimed the title. The majority of muslims are sunni, and many shia muslims are hated. This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. The epic story of the shia sunni split, islamic books, muslim clothing, hijabs, digital qurans, cd and dvd, jewellery, gifts, attar, perfume. Shia and sunni islam are the two major denominations of islam. The sources of muslim law in shiism are somewhat similar to those in sunni islam, namely the koran, muhammads practices, consensus, and analogy. A number of important principles govern the sunni tradition.
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