In a wideranging yet short book louer provides a historical context to those many countries where sectarian strife erupted and its impact in the region and beyond think iraq and the botched postinvasion strategy bloodily exploited by alqaedastoked civil war between sunni and shia, giving rise to islamic state, which in its turn. It manages to dramatize the history of the shia sunni conflict without making overt statements and yet manages to capture multiple sides of the story. The differences between shia and sunni muslims business insider. If it does exist, is it authentic, and does it exist in both shia and sunni books of narration. Apr 10, 2019 rather than a sunnishia war, it was a war between the islamic state and its allies against the state and its allies, with the latter being far too layered and heterogeneous for clearcut sectspecific labeling, despite being obviously shialed. The words sunni and shia appear regularly in stories about the muslim.
The division of islam into sunni and shiite branches goes far back in muslim history to the aftermath of the death of the prophet muhammad. Its repercussions have rippled through history, with periods of peace and periods of war. Sunni muslims regard their denomination as the mainstream and traditionalist branch of islamas distinguished from the minority denomination, the shi. Shia islam rejects sunni islams kutub alsittah, or the five allegedly original hadiths, and rejects hadiths attributed to muhammads wife, aisha, who shias feel defied ali. Likewise, sunnis reject shia islams the four books. Start of the fitnah by abdullah ibn saba against caliph uthman ibn affan. A compelling history of the ancient schism that continues to divide the islamic world. 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. Rather than a sunnishia war, it was a war between the islamic state and its allies against the state and its allies, with the latter being far too layered and heterogeneous for clearcut sectspecific labeling, despite being obviously shialed. This view primarily contrasts with that of sunni islam, whose adherents.
Sunni muslims are the followers of abu bakr whereas shia muslims are the followers of ali. In this gripping narrative history, 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. A history of the shiitesunni split the division of islam into sunni and shiite branches goes far back in muslim history to the aftermath of the death of the prophet muhammad. Difference between shia and sunni compare the difference. Almost all muslims belong to the two major sects or branches of islam. Theologically, shias and sunnis are akin to protestants and catholics in the western world. Shia islam or shiism is one of the two main branches of islam. After the prophet is not a novel, it is narrative history, that is, the story of things that happened and of things that people say happened, told in a highly compelling way. Sep, 2016 shia sunni a truetube ctvc film directed by adam tyler bafta nominated, short educational film exploring the religious differences and commonalities between two sects in islam. Sep 16, 2014 the history of the sunni and shia split.
Assalamu alaykum, my brothers and sisters in islam. You friend will tell you that this and this happend in history and they will give you references to your own. Its something that you may want to read to get a better understanding of the middle east and its politics. Sunni and shia muslims share the most fundamental islamic beliefs and articles of faith and are the two main subgroups in islam.
The division between sunnis and shia is the largest and oldest in the history of islam. Sunni shia split and conflict islamic history events. Sunni, arabic sunni, member of one of the two major branches of islam, the branch that consists of the majority of that religions adherents. The contents of these books are taken from the 8th to the th century 2nd to 7th century of.
Understanding the divisions within islam charles river editors on. We used to pray together, go to the same mosques but now hes in. To ask other readers questions about after the prophet, please sign up. This article compares the similarities and differences between the two. Our community welcomes everyone from around the world to discuss world history, historical periods, and themes in history military history, archaeology, arts and culture, and history in books and movies. Sunnis and shias is the largest and oldest in the history of islam. Ibn taymiyyah and many others attribute the roots of the shia movement to a person named abdullah ibn saba. Even as muhammad lay dying, the battle over who would take control of the new islamic nation had begun, beginning a succession crisis marked by power grabs, assassination. The epic story of the shiasunni split in islam book online at best prices in india on. Rashid addin sinan one of the leaders of the syrian wing of the hashshashin sect and an important figure in the history of the crusades. 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 british colonial rule ended after the sunni and shia united against it. Of those, 97 percent are followers of the religion known as islam. To see more differences in shia and sunni hadith collections, visit this wikipedia category and its subcategories.
Some examples from history about the crimes of twelver shia terrorists against sunnis. From the conflicts in iraq and syria to the tension between iran and saudi arabia, the struggle between sunni and shia groups for hegemony is tearing apart the region and shows no signs of abating. Why would think of this i have a sunni friend whos name is omair. Throughout history, the persecution of shias by their sunni coreligionists has often been characterized by brutal and genocidal acts.
If you regularly visit this site and wish to show your appreciation, or if you wish to see further development of, please donate online. The book finds the various points given by the sunnis against the shia belief and tries to build reasonable arguments to give answers to the claims. Today, shia islam is more popular in countries such as iraq, iran, pakistan, bahrain, yemen, syria and lebanon. Before malikis sectarian politics emerged, he partnered with the u. I have read a lot about muslims and middle eastern governments and yet i never really had the whole story on this shia vs sunni issue. In islamic history, these first fours caliphs are also known as t. As a guest on his show that night, i howled offstage. Sunni shia friction has a long history but took its most vicious form. May 02, 2019 a concise history of the sunnis and shiis by john mchugo saqui books. The site and the dilp are entirely supported by individual donors and well wishers. The book does an excellent job of going into the history of both groups and exactly what led to the split. I found that i learned more about the differences in belief between sunni and shia muslims from this short synopsis than anything else ive read. In early islamic history, the shia were a movement literally shiat ali or the party of ali. Jan 25, 2020 why would think of this i have a sunni friend whos name is omair.
History is a great teacher and this book is very well written history indeed. The sunniled saudi arabia and the shia iran each have intense difficulties. In the wake of that rupture, nasr explains, shiites and sunnis developed different values and visions. Shia sunni a truetube ctvc film directed by adam tyler bafta nominated, short educational film exploring the religious differences and commonalities between two sects in islam. He denounced hezbollah and lined up the us squarely on the side of the sunni against the shia in the sectarian proxy war that is tearing apart the middle east. According to the historians, abdullah ibn saba was a yemeni jew who had migrated from yemen to madinah and became a muslim. Tehran, may 11 mna an eyewitness has given an account of the dire situation governing the lives of shia muslims in a country where, as the writer would agree, religion is a matter of political as well as state interference.
Why are so many shias converting to christianity but not. They do differ, however, and that separation stemmed initially, not from spiritual distinctions, but political ones. Antishiism is hatred of, prejudice, discrimination, violence against shia muslims because of. Founded in 2006, historum is a history forum dedicated to history discussions and historical events. His book is well timed because the west now appears to be allowing itself to be drawn, on the side of the sunnis, into what appears to be a religious war with the shia in the middle east. Salah jadid syrian general and political figure in the baath party. A fivepart series explores the long history of the divisions between shia and sunni muslims. The divide between sunnis and shia is the largest and oldest in the history of islam. Shia constitute about 10% of all muslims, and globally their population is estimated. A list of suggested reading about the shiitesunni conflict. Is it true that there is a hadith from the holy prophets that he said that there will be 12 caliphs or rulers after him. Understand the shia game plan is your shia friend asking. Sunni shia split and conflict history after the death of prophet muhammad sallalahu alaihi wassalam, muslims came under the rule of a caliphate system and stayed united under the initial four caliphs for a period of about 30 years. Apr 26, 2014 today, shia islam is more popular in countries such as iraq, iran, pakistan, bahrain, yemen, syria and lebanon.
Indeed, over the years the historical rift between sunnis and shias. The history of the sunni and shia split traces the origins of the split and the historic effects of the main divide within islam. They both agree on the fundamentals of islam and share the same holy book the. The iranians are predominantly shia muslims, whereas most arabs are sunni muslims. Antagonism and sectarian strife between the two groups becomes increasingly prevalent. Malaysia hard place for shia muslims mehr news agency. Oct 28, 2014 before malikis sectarian politics emerged, he partnered with the u. We used to work together but works in a different company now. Many tragedies occurred against the innocent sunnis due to the evil teachings of twelver shiism, and still occur till date. One of the most crucial differences between shia and sunni muslims is the importance that the shiites give to ali, whom the sunni do not recognize as being the prophets rightful successor. These books include discussions about theology taw. The aftermath of the invasion of iraq changed all that.
Shia jst seem to quote the sunni history books but when sunni quote another hadith from the same book, shias jst say is fabricated, but then coming back to the hadith theyve quoted, why they accept that. The shooting stars in repelling the khawariji shayateen. The modern nation of iraq in the middle east is home to twentysix million people. Jan 14, 2020 the iranians are predominantly shia muslims, whereas most arabs are sunni muslims. The story of that small shrine is one key to a better understanding of the sunnishia schism in islam, which has a powerful influence on tensions in the middle east.
So you have a shia friend and heshe is asking you questions about the islamic history and now you are searching the internet for sunni side explanations. Some of them say that jibreel peace be upon him betrayed the trust and the prophethood. The british, having put down a shia rebellion against their rule in the 1920s, confirmed their reliance on a corps of sunni exofficers of the collapsed ottoman empire. Tensions between sunnis and shias, exploited by regional rivals. A history of the arab peoples, albert hourani, warner books, 1992. It holds that the islamic prophet muhammad designated ali ibn abi talib as his successor and the imam leader after him, most notably at the event of ghadir khumm, but was prevented from the caliphate as a result of the incident of saqifah. These books seek to give a rational account of shia theology in contrast with the ashari, mutazili and other theological schools of islam. Okso you have a shia friend and heshe is asking you questions about the islamic history and now you are searching the internet for sunni side explanationsyou friend will tell you that this and this happend in history and they will give you references to your own books like bukhari, muslim etc or they will ask you questions. In a timely book, entitled a concise history of the sunnis and shi is, john mchugo, who has also recently written a history of syria, goes back to the beginning of the muslim religion to outline its history, and explain the origin of the divisions between shia and sunni.
Sectarian conflict is becoming entrenched in a growing number of muslim countries and is threatening to fracture iraq and syria. The book is an attempt in continuation of several books, which were written as munazira between shias and sunnis, that continued for a long period in the awadhi region. The differences between sunni and shia muslims arose from a disagreement over the succession to muhammad and subsequently acquired broader political. Differences between shia and sunni muslims business insider.
Apr 23, 2019 sunni and shia muslims share the most fundamental islamic beliefs and articles of faith and are the two main subgroups in islam. Sep 25, 2005 even i would love to kno if their are shia history books, which i doubt exist. Saleh alali commanded one of the first rebellions against the french mandate of syria. Apr 14, 2011 founded in 2006, historum is a history forum dedicated to history discussions and historical events.