To: G8 Diplomat
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the Sufis, who are considered heretics by Sunnis AND Shi’ites. The Mevlevi (the “whirling dervishes”) are prominent in Turkey.
And as someone else mentioned, there are also Sevener Shi’ites, who recognize only seven imams.
17 posted on
03/12/2009 8:43:57 AM PDT by
G8 Diplomat
(I'm learning Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashtu, and Russian so someday you won't have to)
To: grey_whiskers
Shi'ites believed that Husayn bin Ali, Muhammad’s son-in-law, should succeed him
Ooops I made a mistake. Brain clog after a final exam :)
Not Husayn; I meant Ali. He is Muhammad's son-in-law and the one the Shi'as wanted. Husayn is his son and was killed by the 6th caliph Yazid after trying to take power.
19 posted on
03/12/2009 3:19:24 PM PDT by
G8 Diplomat
(I'm learning Arabic, Farsi, Urdu, Pashtu, and Russian so someday you won't have to)
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