When did Shia come to India?

In 1381 AD, after Timur invaded Iran, Mir Syed Ali Hamdani, an Iranian Sufi arrived in Kashmir with a large number of disciples and preached Islam.

When did Shia and Sunni conflict start?

Sunni–Shia clashes also occurred occasionally in the 20th century in India. There were many between 1904 and 1908. These clashes revolved around the public cursing of the first three caliphs by Shias and the praising of them by Sunnis.

Who came up with Sunni and Shia?

Though the two main sects within Islam, Sunni and Shia, agree on most of the fundamental beliefs and practices of Islam, a bitter split between the two goes back some 14 centuries. The divide originated with a dispute over who should succeed the Prophet Muhammad as leader of the Islamic faith he introduced.

Was Aurangzeb Sunni or Shia?

Religious Policies of Aurangzeb ” He was a pious, orthodox Sunni Muslim. He regularly read the Quran. He hated not only the non-Muslims but also Shia Muslims. He reimposed Jizya, a tax on non-Muslims and pilgrimage tax.

Is Pakistan a Shia?

Pakistan has the second largest number of Muslims in the world after Indonesia. The majority are Sunni (estimated at 69-76%), with an estimated 10-15% Shia.

What did the Sunni and the Shia have in common?

Shia and Sunni read the same Quran. Basic Beliefs are same, they both offer Five prayers, Sunnis perform it fives times a day, while Shia do it by pairing the later four in two pairs, still they are Five prayers. They both perform Hajj, Zakat (Alms to poor), Roza (Fasting in the month of Ramadan).

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

    • What is the difference between Sunni and Shia Islam?

    Sunni Muslims are the majority Muslim division with 85 to 90% population among over all Muslims.

  • Shia Muslim is the 2 nd major Muslim division with 15 to 10% overall population.
  • Sunni considered Abu Bakr as the first caliph.
  • Shia considered Ali Ibn Abi Talib as the first Caliph and Imam.
  • Shia mourns and self-flagellate themselves.

    • Which came first Sunni or Shia Islam?

    What came to be known as the Sunni sect won and chose Prophet’s close friend Abu Bakar as his successor and the first caliph of Islam. The other group that wanted the prophet’s descendant Ali, his cousin and son in law, to succeed him came to be known as the Shia sect.