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∙ 12y agoWahabbism is a Sunni sect. Sunni means the sect. which is closer to the deeds and way of life of prophet Mohammed, peace be upon him, and his companions may Allah be pleased with them.
Some Muslim sects went far in their explanation to some verses of the Quran or prophet's Sunnah "way of life". Of course a Muslim is a Muslim unless he committs any of the deeds which revokes his faith.
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∙ 12y agoYes, of course. They are both Muslims.
Both Sunnis and Shiites are Muslims.
No one has the right to expel anyone out of Islam and to consider him/her unbeliever (or Kafir) so far:
- he/she witness that no god Except one God (Allah) with no partner and that Muhammad is his messenger and prophet, and that
- he/she doesn't deny intentionally any of the Islam five pillars.
As for Sunnis and Shiites:
- They, both, believe that No God except one and only one God, the Creator, with no partner, no father, no son, no companion, no associate, and no resemblance and that prophet is His messenger and prophet.
- They both believe in God Angels, all God prophets, all God holy book, the Day of Judgment, and destiny.
- They both believe in the five Pillars of Islam. They both face the direction of Kaaba when praying.
- They pray in any mosque regardless the praying leader is Sunni or Shiite.
- They may differ in some minor details of rituals but these details are not critical to neither the Shiites nor the Sunnis.
The major difference is historical. The Shiites did not agree on the elected Caliphs (who followed Prophet Muhammad after his death). They believed that the Caliphs should only be within Prophet Muhammad descendants and family. Accordingly, they were supporting Ali Ibn about Taleb (Prophet cousin and the husband of his daughter Fatima) to be the first Caliph. However, they didn't protest against the elected Caliphs (Abou Bakr, Omar, and Ottman) and even Ali, himself, was good supporter and adviser to the three Caliphs until he was elected as the fourth Caliph.
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∙ 10y agothis question is a difficult one to answer since i believe there really isn't anything saying that a Muslim cannot marry another Muslim regardless of what sect of Islam they are from but sadly some cultures do not accept this.
my best advice really would be to you to talk to your parents and him
in the the meanwhile try the link below though a little confusing to navigate this site is truly remarkable as one can ask a question about islam and get thorough and great advice from professionals who are islamic scholars. A sunni Muslim can not marry a shia Muslim,because it causes more conflict between them.Even though they are both Muslims it can cause lots of family issues.
Answer 3Sure they can. There is no problem of licit marriage among Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims. Both Islamic sects differ in minor side issue. They both believe in same God, recite same Quran, and perform same praying, fasting, alms giving, pilgrimage. They believe in same prophet; Muhammad (peace be upon him. They both believe in the Resurrection Day, in Hell and Paradise, in angels, in God holy books, in God other prophets, and in God destiny. The differences between Shia Muslims and Sunnis Muslims are not like the differences between the Catholics and Orthodox Christians although many Orthodox and Catholics marry licitly among themselves.Wiki User
∙ 15y agoOfcourse it depends if they're willing to compromise when it comes to teaching their kids about Islam
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∙ 12y agoaccording to shia rules its allowed. for sunni it depends on sect of sunni
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Can a shia shaikh marry a sunni guy on a shia gorl?
This is not recommended because of the fact that this may cause problems between the families and the up brining of the children. Unless one of them converts to the other sect. according to shia Islam a shia Muslim (male or female) can marry a sunni Muslim.
I'm shia Ismaili girl can you marry to shea boy?
Yes if you're a Muslim yourself you may do so by your mutual will. But if not, it is an Islamic rule for muslim women to marry only Muslim men, and for Muslim men, they may marry among women of other religion who are from the people of the book, that is Christians or Jews. If you are a woman yourself, regardless of your religion, it is against Islamic Law for you to marry a Muslim woman.
How can a sunni girl convince her parents to marry a shia boy?
If they are parents who know aht Islam is, and love the Prophet Muhammad, then the best way for a Muslim girl to convince them to let her marry a Shiah boy is to say: "He will convert to Islam". If the Shiite is willing to renounce and reject the following, then perhaps. 1) No praying to other than Allah. No duaa to Fatimah, or Ali, or Hussein or anything like that. 2) No rejection of the hadith of the people of the Sunnah. 3) No cursing of Abu Bakr, Omar and Aisha. 4) No bidaa practices - like Ashurah in which they cut and beat themselves. If he does not give up these, then he is not a Muslim, anyway. Oh, and be careful . . . he may be pretending. make sure he means it. Otherwise, go and find yourself a nice Muslim husband to marry. Save yourself all the regrets you will have if you marry a Shiah; Allah Himself will not bless such a marriage.
Is Aftab Iqbal shia or sunni Muslim?
Aftab Iqbal may be the name of many Muslims. It is a common name among the Sunni Muslims.
Is atif aslam is shia or sunni?
He is a sunni, I have a friend who is Atif Aslam's childhood friend and he told me that he is a sunni.
Is Iraq a third Sunni and two thirds Shia?
That's pretty close to the latest figures we can find: 34% Sunni, 62% Shi'i . Our numbers date from 2000, and we must admit that the balance may well have shifted during the turmoil in the country since then.
Can a Hindu Sunar girl marry a Muslim Sunni?
According to Islam, she must become a Muslim (or at least a Jew or Christian) before th marriage could be sanctified. According to Hinduism, she may or may not marry him for various reasons (depending on the branch or denomination). According to common sense, there's no law against it so do what makes you happy.
Do Islam and Christianity have different groups?
Yes, both have differing denominations or sects. Christians may be Orthodox, Catholic or Protestant, and Muslims may be Sunni, Shia or Sufi, each embracing various branches or schools of thought.
In which country are the Islamic groups composed of only Shiites and sunnis?
Answer 1Twelver shia Muslims live in many countries. Iran is the main Shia county and the leader of Shia Islam in world. Twelver Shia Islam constitute the majority of the population in Iran (90%), Azerbaijan (75%), Bahrain (70%), Lebanon (65% of Muslims) and Iraq (65%), Yemen (45%). Other countries with a significant proportion of Shia are Syria (15%), Kuwait (35%), Pakistan (20%), India (23% of Muslims), Afghanistan (15%), Saudi Arabia (18%), Turkey (20%), United Arab Emirates (16%), Qatar (15%), Albania(25%).other Muslim countries are mainly sunni with minor shia population. Qum in Iran and Najaf in iraq are two main city of Shia Islam.See the related link for differences between Sunni and Shia Islam.Answer 2With the exception of very minor Islamic sects, Shiites and Sunnis are the only Islamic Sects. Therefore almost all Muslim-majority countries (the exception being Oman which has an Ibadi majority) are an exclusively Shiite-Sunni mix (except for non-Islamic religions). In the countries surrounding Oman, there may be incidental Ibadis but other than that, there is no significant population of non-Shia and non-Sunni Islam in the world today.
What percentage of Muslims in America are Sunni Muslims?
Globally, the percentage of Muslims that are Sunni is very high: 70-90%. However, in individual regions (like Iran), Shi'ites may outnumber them. As concerns the United States approximately 50% of the religious affiliations of Muslims is Sunni, 16% Shia, 22% non-affiliated and 16% other or non-responsive.
What were the followers of sunnah called?
shia Islam followers are called shia. shia shiite shi'te shii'te shīʿah shi'ite shi'ites shias all are the same. all are for arabic word شيعه which means follower [of some one]/ sect. and in shia/sunni debates means "shia of Ali" shia and sunni have mostly same beliefs and both believe in fundamental beliefs of Islam. today there is up to 260 sect in Islam that are in two category of shia and sunni. shia believes in Allah, prophet and all fundamentals of Islam. shia pray 5 times a day but usually do the 2,3 and 4,5 pray together and so may seem they do 3 pray a day. there is some differences in details of pray like how to hold hands in pray and on what do the genuflect (for shia should be on a stone or part of earth and for sunni on carpet or floor ). shia believe after death of prophet God selects the successive for prophet who is the leader of Muslim community and people can not select it. shia believe the Caliph (Representative of God in earth after prophet) is appointed only by God and can not be selected by people because God said in Koran: "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." (Quran 2:30) this means only God can select an Islamic leader. in shia they are only fourteen infallible (12 Imams and prophet and his daughter Fatimah Zahra (sa)) and all of them are the same and have no mistake and have the knowledge of everything (this knowledge is from God and by permission of God and is not absolute knowledge. absolute knowledge is only for God and they still do not know many things. but they know anything human may need to know.) and they never die and they hear all sayings and even thinks of all humans after their death by permission of God and they are intermediates between God and human. and shia Muslims always support them and forgive their lives for them. shia Muslims do not consider selection of Abubakr as Caliph valid because God did not select him. they believe God ordered prophet to declare Ali is selected as successor of prophet (Quran 5:3) and prophet did this mission in Ghadir event that was in last Hajj of prophet in his life and prophet did a speech for 120,000 Muslims participating that Hajj with prophet. the famous shia book Al-Ghadir is a collection of evidences and proofs for Ghadir Hadith from 100,000 sunni references and read all of 10,000 sunny books. one sunni scholar said if we want to reply Al-Ghadir book (by Allameh Amini) we should first destroy all our books. Shia doctorin has root in Karbala. when tragedy of Karbala happened most of iranians became shia.
Is the Iraqi Government Sunni or Shiite?
He was a secularist actually. He believed that the State was more important than Islam per se. However, he was considered to be a Sunni Muslim since he came from a Sunni family.He was Sunni but he didn't care about religion, he believed about politics not religion.
