Shia Islam

The Islamic state extended quickly after the demise of Muhammad through exceptional victories both at changing over unbelievers to Islam and by the military successes of the Islamic group 's adversaries. Extension of the Islamic state was a reasonable advancement, since Muhammad himself had effectively settled the new confidence through change and success of the individuals who remained against him. Instantly after the Prophet 's passing in 632, Abu Bakr, as the first Caliph, proceeded with the…

The Prophet Mohammed, in 622, founded the first Islamic state, a theocracy in Medina, Saudi Arabia. In this state, he founded two branches of the Islamic religion. Sunnism and Shiism are the two main sects in Islam, which have been in conflict for more than a millennium. The Sunni Muslims believe the first four Caliphs rightfully took the place of Mohammed as the leaders of Muslims. They recognize these caliphs as genuine religious leaders. Shiites, in contrast, believe the only ruler and…

Shiite and Sunni Islam Ever since the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 A.D. there has been a divide in the Islam religion. Many debated on who the rightful successor was, causing a rivalry. This rivalry has created two separate branches of Islam: the Sunnis and the Shiites. Of the 1.6 billion Muslims in the world, eighty-five to ninety percent of them are Sunnis. Sunnis believe that the rightful successor to Muhammad is Abu Bakr. Since none of Muhammad’s sons survived into adulthood,…

terrorist attacks and propaganda. Aside from having terrorist groups championing its core messages and morals, Islam also has the most intrusive and restrictive legal systems in place today, and it is known as Sharia Law. Sharia Law focuses on punishment over rehabilitation when it comes to crime, and it is extremely dehumanizing towards women, labeling them as property. For these reasons, Islam should be treated as the barbaric religion it is, and non-Muslims must stop making excuses for and…

comment someone made in class regarding The Seperation. What we see on screen is simply what the director wanted it to be. It may be far from reality. I often overanalyze the movies we watch in this class because it is an Intro to Islam class. I assume it will teach me about Islam and Muslims. Educating the viewers on those two things might…

Introduction The factions of Islam among the Shi’ites and Sunnis involve different understandings of the Islamic succession. This paper will compare the Shi’ites and the Sunnis by exploring the differences and similarities between the two. Both factions of the Muslim faith have various perspectives that have molded the Islamic world. “This initial rift was compounded over the centuries by a recurring pattern of struggle within Islam between strains of militant puritanism and the less rigorous…

Safavid Empire , was likely a descendant of the Persian Kurdish Safavid from 1501 1736 Members of the ruling dynasties rains / rained most of the bark of southwest Asia and Safaviyya - injection Shiite dominated the unique order of Islam . In fact , it is converted to Shia Islam in Iran in the Shiite Safavid Empire established diplomatic relations forced the Sunni , Shah Ismail was one of three founders . In height , as well as the Safavid dynasty in Iran now , Armenia , Azerbaijan , and also in…

should be noted is the key role that religion plays is Arab culture. More specifically, the religion of Islam affects many of the customs in those countries. The first thing that sets these cultures apart is religion. In these Arabian cultures, Islamic religion is the main religion, and many of the laws that were given to their prophet, Muhammad, are used to govern their society. The word Islam comes from Arabic, which means Salema. This means peace, purity, submission, and obedience, with…

Islam vs. Christianity From the establishment of these two religions to today’s modern world, both Islam and Christianity have evolved into two of the most practiced religions in the world. These two religions were actually founded in the same region but at different times. Christianity was founded in 41 A.D. by Jesus of Nazareth, while Islam was founded in 622 CE by the prophet Muhammad. Jesus of Nazareth is believed, by Christians to be the Messiah, the son of God. His teachings and…

Sectarian violence within Iraqi territory is becoming more and more serious and continues to worsen. These violences, in a large part are due to the conflicts between the Sunni and Shia extremist groups. The first Iraqi war, lead by the United States, took place between 2003 and 2011. However, there has been a second war that only erupted last year and has been ongoing ever since. There have been countless suicide bombings, of which several have taken place in Baghdad. About a month ago,…