What do Sunni and Shia believe in?

Sunnis and Shias agree on the basic tenets of Islam: declaring faith in a monotheistic God and Mohammed as his messenger, conducting daily prayers, giving money to the poor, fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and performing the pilgrimage to Mecca.

What are two differences between the Sunni and Shia?

What are the differences between Sunnis and Shiites? Their beliefs over who should have succeeded the Prophet Muhammad is the key theological difference between the two. Sunnis also have a less elaborate religious hierarchy than Shiites have, and the two sects’ interpretation of Islam’s schools of law is different.

Do Shia and Sunni have the same Quran?

The Shī’ah use the same Qur’an as Sunni Muslims, however they do not believe that it was first compiled by Uthman ibn Affan. The Shī’ah believe that the Qur’an was gathered and compiled by Muhammad during his lifetime.

Can Shia go to Mecca?

No. Although Christians and Jews believe in the God of Abraham, they are not allowed to perform the hajj. Indeed, the government of Saudi Arabia forbids all non-Muslims from entering the holy city of Mecca at all.

What is the main difference between Sunni and Shia?

Sunnis focus on following the Prophet’s example whereas Shi’a focus on the lineage of Muhammad’s family through a series of Imams. Since the 1970s, and especially since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, there has been growing tension between Sunni and Shi’a communities in parts of the Middle East.

Is India Shia or Sunni?

India is also the country with the second largest number of Muslims in the world. The majority of India’s Muslims are Sunni, with Shia making up 13% of the population.

What is the main difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims?

What is the main difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims? T he primary difference in practice comes in that Sunni Muslims mainly rely on the Sunnah, a record of the teachings and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad to guide their actions while the Shiites more heavily on their ayatollahs, whom they see as a sign of God on earth.

Should I become a Sunni or Shia Muslim?

yes, any Sunni Muslim can becomes Shia. just he-she should accepts the imamate of Imam Ali and eleven Imams after him, (peace and blessings of Allah upon them). similarities between Shia and Sunni Muslims are more than differences. the main important different is the matter of Imamate.

Which Arab countries are Sunni and which are Shiite?

Iran is 90 percent shia

  • bahrain is 65 to 70 percent shia
  • iraq is 70 percent shia
  • turkey 20 percent shia
  • azerbaijan 85 percent shia
  • pakistan is 20 percent shia
  • india 2-3 percent of muslim population is shia
  • saudia arabia has 25 percent shia
  • syria 13 percent shia ismaili twelver alawi combined
  • lebanon 35 percent shia

    • Do Sunni Muslims think that Shia Muslims go to Heaven?

    Sunnis are like 80-90% of Muslims and there’s a lot of differing views within Sunni Islam so there isn’t a unanimous view. Hardcore people on each side probably believe that the other will not go to heaven (at least not immediately). The rest probably lean more towards believing otherwise or just don’t really think about it.