HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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The Shia believed that the Muslims should not practice religious tolerance.
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The Shia thought that caliphs had to be related to Muhammad.
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The Sunni believed that Sufism was dangerous.
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The Sunni did not want to spread Islam to other parts of the world.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The main difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims is based on whether or not they believe that Prophet Muhammad explicitly designated a successor. Sunni Muslims believe that the Prophet did not explicitly declare a successor.
Detailed explanation-2: -In general, the difference between Shi’a and Sunni collections is that Shia give preference to hadiths attributed to Muhammad’s family and close companions (Ahl al-Bayt), while Sunnis do not consider family lineage in evaluating hadith and sunnah narrated by any of twelve thousand companions of Muhammad.
Detailed explanation-3: -What were the main reasons for the split between the Sunni and the Shi’a? The future of Islam was placed in crisis after the death of Muhammad. Sunni’s claimed that following Muhammad’s example was sufficient to be caliph, while Shia’s believed that the successor to Muhammad should be part of his bloodline.