History Of Shi'a Islam - Political Forum

CHUQ · 12-30-2006, 04:31 AM

Just thought that this might help understand, at least some aspects of the differences.

HISTORY - A dispute over succession after the Prophet Muhammad's death in 632 split the Muslim world into Sunni and Shiite branches. Shiites believe Ali, the prophet's son-in-law, was Muhammad's rightful heir to lead the new faith. Sunnis believe the succession went to Abu Bakr, the prophet's close associate. Both branches follow the same basic tenets, including acceptance of the Quran as sacred text and sharing nearly all traditions based on the life of Muhammad and companions. But important differences include commemorations of rival historical figures, and the Shiite practice of giving greater authority to top clerics to interpret the Quran and traditions.

Las Vegas SUN: A Look at the History of Shiite Islam

There is more to the conflict than Saddam being a Sunni and stompin' on the Shi'a.

Brother Oz · 12-30-2006, 05:50 AM

Another thing to remember is that the Sunnis have always been the majority, and generally oppressed the Shia.

Wolfman · 01-19-2007, 08:52 AM

Is Hubal The Same As Allah?

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The texts discussed above clearly show that Ba‘alshamin was an official Nabataean deity. Ba‘alshamin moved from his Syrian home to down south[53] and was also worshipped in Northern Arabia by Safaitic people as evidenced by numerous Safaitic inscriptions.[54]

It must be emphasized that in both Nabataean and Safaitic inscriptions Ba‘alshamin is always written as b‘lšmn, i.e., with an ‘ayn between b and l. There is no Nabataean and Safaitic epigraphic evidence which shows that the name b‘l to becoming bl with the loss of ‘ayn, which in turn enabled hb‘l to become hbl. As mentioned earlier the word b‘l, with the ‘ayn, exists in Arabic as a common noun and it is also found in Surah al-Saffat in the Qur'an

"Will ye call upon Ba‘al (b‘l) and forsake the Best of Creators" [Qur'an 37:125]

The Qur'an condemns Ba‘al worship. Moreover, it is also clear that in both the Nabataean and Arabic scripts the difference between Hubal and Ba‘al (with an ‘ayn) always existed, and that they were considered two distinct deities. In the light of archaeological evidence, Noja's and the Christian missionaries' hypothesis that Ha-Ba‘al ("the Lord") became Hubal now becomes completely untenable, let alone Hubal being Allah! There is nothing in the missionary hyperbole that "seriously damages the Muslim claim regarding Allah in pre-Islamic times being the same God of Abraham".

Wolfman · 01-19-2007, 09:59 AM

okay...

Public_Enemy · 02-17-2007, 11:16 AM

Infact , Contrary to Prophet Mohammed's aim to see Ali as his successor Sunni Emmevis hijacked the crown of Islamic Empire as assassinating Ali and his loyal imams while he was praying in the mosque. He saw the assassin but didn't paused his pray.. Ali was famous with his justice... it was the begining of islam's politizations.. Shi'as , Anatolian Alevis (name come from Ali) annually mourns for Ali...
Later followers of Ali believed that Islam went out of track with the assassination of Ali and formed a diffrent belief than sunnis... Than Persians adopted it as Shi'a belief for preserving Persian Culture against arabic influence came with sunni belief and Turks adopted Alevi Belief for preserving Turkish culture, but in later stage because of politic reasons, sunni belief become dominant for Anatolian Turks..