THE 1970S 1969 1979
CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
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How did the 2015 Hajj incident contribute to tension between Saudi Arabian Sunnis and Iranian Shia?
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The hajj takes place in Saudi Arabia, which is mostly Shia and many Iranian Sunnis were injured.
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It does not.
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The hajj takes place in Iran, which is mostly Shia and many Saudi Sunnis were injured.
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The hajj takes place in Saudi Arabia, which is mostly Sunni and many Iranian Shia were injured.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Shias, a term that stems from shi’atu Ali, Arabic for “partisans of Ali, ” believe that Ali and his descendants are part of a divine order. Sunnis, meaning followers of the sunna, or “way” in Arabic, of Mohammed, are opposed to political succession based on Mohammed’s bloodline.
Detailed explanation-2: -The original split between Sunnis and Shiites occurred soon after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, in the year 632. “There was a dispute in the community of Muslims in present-day Saudi Arabia over the question of succession, ” says Augustus Norton, author of Hezbollah: A Short History.
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