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sunni vs shiite

Discussion in 'Religion & Spirituality Forum' started by Mortimer, Nov 12, 2006.

  1. Nov 12, 2006 at 2:56 PM #1
    Mortimer

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    Why is that so divisive? Is it not like Baptist & Lutheran?
     
  2. Nov 13, 2006 at 9:05 AM #2
    curly

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    it has something to do with who is the legitimate heir of Muhammed
     
  3. Nov 13, 2006 at 4:58 PM #3
    hasbeen99

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    More like Catholic and Protestant, actually. The Sunnis base their beliefs on Quranic and Sharia law and tradition. The Shi'ites base theirs on the leadership of the descendants of Muhammad, and therefore have more room for interpretation than the beliefs of the Sunnis.
     
  4. Nov 13, 2006 at 5:52 PM #4
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    sounds about right to me.
     
  5. Nov 13, 2006 at 6:27 PM #5
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