The leader that everyone referred to as Mohammad had various things to offer his followers.(1) ~insert an opinion on this topic~ According to documents 1 and 2 he offered things to his followers and the leaders of Christian Arab tribes.(2) Document 1 states that , “Believe or else pay tribute [money]… obey the Lord and His Apostle [Mohammad], and he will defend you. ”(3) This shows that you are only offered something if you believe what he believes or believe in him.(4) In document 2 it is to be said that if you are a Muslim and you follow him you will be brought into the garden of paradise unfortunately if you do not you will be punished.(5)
After the death of Muhammad in 632 CE, a rift occurred within the Islamic community. There was a vacancy for leadership and a question of who was qualified to fill it. At that time the companions of the Prophet were elected to be central leaders and were known as Caliphs. The way in which Caliphs were elected, and who succeeded them, is where the difference between Sunni and Shia begins.
Shi’a also believes in a ongoing sequence of heirs amongst the children of Ali. The Shi’a is not accepting of the three Caliphs. The Sunni is the original Islam. They follow the Sunnah, which is the teaching of Muhammad and they are taught by the readings of the Quran. The Sunni follow Muhammad only.
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The Ancient Israelites and the Mesopotamians are both early societies in the Middle East. These societies have similar social similarities, such as having the society being patriarchal. They also had the same political laws such as men were recognized as the head of the household. Another similarity is with inheritance. Usually men would inherit property, money, or other values.
The conflict between these two Muslim branches began 1400 years ago at 632 A.D. when Prophet Muhammad passed away. Because Muhammad had no definite successor, his followers disputed over the next leader. The Sunnis believe in a vote to choose the next leader so they chose Abu Bakr who was a close friend and advisor of Muhammad. The Shiites on the other hand, believe that leadership comes through ancestry and preferred Muhammad’s son-in-law, Ali, to rule. Abu Bakr became the first caliph much to the Shiites’ disappointment and continued to rule until he was later assasinated.
The war between the Sunni and Shi’ite is one that may never end, especially after the killing of Saddam Hussein. These two groups, although having a violent disputes, have more similarities than differences. They both are followers of the Islamic religion and therefore have to have the same fundamental beliefs in order to follow the same religion. The Shi’a and Sunni both read the teachings of the Qur’an.
Jillian Gaffga Due 5/31/17 Thematic Essay Period 3 Belief systems have been established since the beginning of civilization.
The Shia, or Shiites also known individually as Shi’I follows Ali, Muhammad’s cousin. They consider themselves holding more authority than the Sunnis due to directly being related to Muhammad’s daughter Fatima. This belief is another reason why the Sunnis and Shias separated into separate sects after Muhammad’s death.
They both believe in the existence of angels and demons. Both believe that means of salvation are through good deeds. In Christianity and Judaism there is a heaven for those who are good. Christianity and Judaism are majors religions in Europe and North America.
To clear it up, was there greater similarities than differences? To start it off, One of the first sections of similarities that they both had in common was Social positions. Social positions influences social status. Of the two, they of course had their own social positions in their country. Some information helped to find out both of their similarities.
This what I think are the differences and the similarities
Jinns in Islam play a very curial role; they are a major part of the unseen world which includes the angels. Jinns were created before humans and they were also created from a denser material that is smokeless fire, the following verse from The Noble Quran explains that, “And We did certainly create man out of clay from an altered back mud.’ “And the Jinn race we had created before, from fire of smokeless flames” (Surah Al-Hijr 15:26-27). This explains that the jinns were before the mankind was created and both of them were created from different material and but for the same purpose i.e. worship of Allah alone, “And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship me alone” (surah Az-Zaariyaat 51:56) Jinns are created just like mankind, the jinns have free will they have the ability to choose to do right or wrong to follow the right path of Islam or to disbelieve.
Christianity and Judaism are both monotheistic religions that share many similarities. Both religions were found in present day Israel and share a common writing. They shared the same Ten Commandments; Torah for the Jews and the Old Testaments for the Christians. Even though they are common in many different ways, they are also very different. Their marriage rites, rituals and the meaning of life are different.
Sunni Islam accepts the first four Caliphs (including Ali) as the “rightly guided” rulers who came after the Prophet. Shi’a (Ithna ' Ashari) apply, Usul al-Din which describe the essential beliefs according to with the Qur’an and the teachings of the Twelve Imams, and Furoo al-Din which cover acts of worship and actions required by all believers. Sunni and Shia coincide on The Oneness and Unity of God, Divine Justice, Prophethood, being Mohammed the last Prophet, Jihad, and in the Day of Resurrection (http://www.erfan.ir/english/82939.html) Nevertheless, a relevant aspect of Shia principles is the Imamate, Shia believes that God would not have sent religion for it to be guided but anybody that the community chooses. In fact, God sent religion along with the Prophet and logically God would have left a living guide for the community.
