HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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The Sunni believe in the idea of Monotheism.
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The Shia pray towards Mecca five times every day.
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The Shia wanted a family member of Muhammad to succeed him.
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The Sunni fast from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sunni Islam maintains that Abu Bakr was the legitimate successor to Muhammad on the basis of election. Shia Islam holds that Ali ibn Abi Talib was the designated successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Detailed explanation-2: -Under the Sunni Law, a person who has caused the death of another, whether intentionally, or by mistake, negligence, or accident, is debarred from succeeding to the estate of that other. Homicide under the Shia Law is not a bar to succession unless the death was caused intentionally.
Detailed explanation-3: -Sunni and Shiite Practices The main difference between the two branches is their contradicting beliefs on succession after the Prophet Muhammad died. Sunni leaders, called Caliphs, are elected through voting while Shiite leaders, or Imams, are direct descendants of Muhammad.