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There are three main branches of Shia Islam today - the Zaidis, Ismailis and Ithna Asharis (Twelvers or Imamis). The Ithna Asharis are the largest group and believe that Muhammad's religious ...
Sunni Muslims are also present in more countries and regions throughout the world, whereas most of Shia Muslims live in four countries: Iran, Pakistan, India, and Iraq. The distribution as of 2005 ...
Sunni and Shia muslims: Islam's 1,400-year-old divide explained. The divisions date back to the years immediately after the Prophet Mohammed’s death ...
The Malaysia Islamic Development Department (Jakim) has stressed that all branches of Shia teachings deviate from Sunni Islam as practised in this country, and violate Islamic law. With this, its ...
The Shia meaning "followers", "faction" or "party" of Muhammad's son-in-law and cousin Ali, whom the Shia believe to be Muhammad's successor in the Caliphate. Twelver Shia (Ithnā'ashariyyah) is ...
More than 85 percent of the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims are Sunni. They live across the Arab world, as well as in countries like Turkey, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Ernie Rea and guests discuss the religious and historical divide between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam in the context of the current conflict in the Middle East. Show more At times in ...