According to Shia Islam spiritual growth and meeting God is possible only withspritual help of Ahl ul Bayt.
The main two branches of Islam are Sunnis and Shiites. Refer to related question below for the difference between the two.
The Shiites are around 15% of total Muslim population while Sunnis are around 85%. So, the ratio of Sunnis to Shiites is around 6 to 1
the Sunnis are the majority and the shiites are the minority.therefore the numbers of Sunnis are more than shiites populations.
No, Shiites outnumber Sunnis in Iraq. However, Sunnis over the world outnumber Shiites. World statistics is that Sunnis Muslim world percentage is 85% of total world Muslims. While Shiites are less than 15%. Refer to question below for more information.
There is no war between them Only the extremists create problem
What caused the split was Muhammad's death in 632.
No They are not Sunnis. They are Shiites.
The Sunnis are of bigger population. Of world Muslims, 85% are Sunnis.
Some Sunnis hate some Shiites and some Shiites hate some Sunnis, but the majority of the conflicts between them are not theological, but political, social, and economic. These labels work similarly to ethnic labels in the Balkans, ripping people and countries apart. It does not help that many Sunnis and Shiites purposely or unintentionally misconstrue the doctrines of the other in order to give Divine Legitimacy to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl for resources.
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Shiites and Sunnis. However, they are not splits as for example in Chritianity different denominations. Sunnis and Shiites differe in minor Islam details. Refer to question below.
Please see the two Related Questions below which discuss the differences of Sunnis with Shiites (together they represent >99% of Muslims) and for other much more minor sects like Ibadi, Ahmadi, etc.