1 posted on
04/02/2011 7:41:17 PM PDT by
george76
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To: george76
What divides Sunni and Shiite Muslims? Insanity ?
2 posted on
04/02/2011 7:43:11 PM PDT by
Popman
(Obama. First Marxist to turn a five year Marxist plan into a 4 year administration.)
To: george76
My understanding of the Shia-Sunni split among Muslims came about because the prophet Mohammed died without naming a successor. Therefore, a great debate grew up as to who was his legitimate heir. Was it his uncle or was it his brother-in-law? Suffice to say that Muslims have been butchering each other in the name of Allah ever since, except when they're murdering Infidels (non-believers).
3 posted on
04/02/2011 7:47:48 PM PDT by
MasterGunner01
(To err is human; to forgive is not our policy. -- SEAL Team SIX)
To: george76
Left handed head hackers vs right handed head hackers?
4 posted on
04/02/2011 7:48:12 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: george76
"What divides Sunni and Shiite Muslims?" One sect prefers to have relations with goats, while the other prefers sheep.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
5 posted on
04/02/2011 7:52:13 PM PDT by
wku man
(Who says conservatives don't rock? www.myspace.com/10poundtest)
To: george76
The Sunni Muslims believe in killing all infidels and all Shiite Muslims whereas teh Shiite Muslims believe in killing all infidels and all Sunni Muslims.
8 posted on
04/02/2011 8:05:48 PM PDT by
MIchaelTArchangel
(Obama makes me miss Jimmah Cahtah!)
To: george76
What divides Sunni and Shiite Muslims? Center mass hits from a .50BMG?
9 posted on
04/02/2011 8:06:33 PM PDT by
EricT.
(Can we start hanging them yet?)
To: george76
On a much more serious note than most of the responses here, exactly why doesn’t the western world exploit the deep differences between the major flavors of islam, promoting shooting war after shooting war until they are exhausted enough to be easily defeated?
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12 posted on
04/02/2011 8:19:40 PM PDT by
AndrewB
(FUBO)
To: george76
There were no direct descendants left by around the ninth century. The Shiites believe that the last Imam has disappeared into eternity and will return.Misleading. The Ismailis are Shiite, and they think there is a direct descendant and living imam. IIRC he is a Harvard man, class of '57. :) Back in the day, had a lovely home on the Rue des Ursins in the heart of Paris...built a very cool resort in Sardinia...my human almanac is on a tear.
To: george76
Seems by now Freepers would know enough to add Islam to keywords.
16 posted on
04/02/2011 8:36:12 PM PDT by
sageb1
(This is the Final Crusade, There are only two sides. Pick one.)
To: george76
The split and its variations between sunni and 5er,7er and 12er shia all point to the issue of succession after Ali’s death, which has deepened into an argument of which faction is ‘right.’ As late as the 20th century, sunnis destroyed Hasan’s burial mosque.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shi%27a_view_of_Hassan_ibn_Ali
So much for muslims not killing other muslims.
THe 3rd caliph was murdered, and the inclination extended to generations thereafter.
18 posted on
04/02/2011 8:50:15 PM PDT by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto.)
To: george76
There’s a book called “The Closing of The Muslim Mind” (haven’t read it, but heard the author interviewed) that I think sheds much light on this. One group or the other rejected reason and became fundamentalist slaves.
To: george76
This is, as they say, academic - in more ways than one.
Hottinger glosses over the division forgetting to mention its origins literally with the death of Mohamed, himself. And his equating of American evangelicals with fundamentalists in Pakistan is academic bigotry, or pompous bigotry.
There are better sources for those interested in the origins of the divisions among Muslims, and the differences between Persians and Arabs.
22 posted on
04/02/2011 9:49:26 PM PDT by
Prospero
(non est ad astra mollis e terris via)
To: george76
A preference for billy or nanny goats?
25 posted on
04/02/2011 11:29:25 PM PDT by
Mike Darancette
(The heresy of heresies was common sense - Orwell)
To: george76
What divides Sunni and Shiite Muslims? A well wielded sabre?
26 posted on
04/02/2011 11:34:04 PM PDT by
ApplegateRanch
(Islam: A Satanically Transmitted Disease spread by unprotected intimate contact with the Koranus)
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28 posted on
04/02/2011 11:59:33 PM PDT by
MestaMachine
(Note: I do NOT capitalize anything I don't respect...like obama and/or islam...but I repeat myself.)
To: george76
Is there such a huge difference? Given their behavior, I figure they’re nearly all Sh*tites..
30 posted on
04/03/2011 1:12:32 AM PDT by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: george76
They consider the Koran perfect, so the Sunni should defer to the Shiite. After all, the entire Koran is full of Shiite.
32 posted on
04/03/2011 4:15:22 AM PDT by
Pollster1
(Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
To: george76
The Persian Shia Islam is strongly mixed with the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism. Wrong. -- FR discussion - #16 plus
39 posted on
04/03/2011 4:51:25 PM PDT by
odds
To: george76
And we are continually told that islam is a religion. It is not a religion. It is an ideology with intent to rule according to shria law. That makes it a political entity and not a religion.
41 posted on
04/04/2011 12:57:54 AM PDT by
taxesareforever
(Release Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich and let him and his family get on with their lives.)
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