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Shia and Sunni A War Inside Of The Muslim Religion

The Division of the two religions began after the Prophet Muhammad died. People began to question who was going to take over the Muslim religion after the Prophets death. The Sunni Muslims believed in a more political solution; they thought that the most capable and most experienced person should take over. The Shia Muslims disagreed, thinking that the position should be given to someone within the Prophets own family. Of course the more political Solution is what came about the Muslim religion, putting the Prophets close friend and adviser, Abu Bakr, the leader of the religion. Since this disagreement the Shia Muslims refuse to recognize the authority of any of the appointed leaders. Instead they follow a line of imams, which they believe were appionted by the Prophet or even by God.

Sunni Muslims have traditionally held the reign of political power in most Islamic countries, and they also are the majority of the Muslim religion in Islamic countries. Such as the Christian and Jewish religions, Sunnis are mostly merchants, bureaucrats, and writers. The Shia have traditionally lived in mostly rural areas, far from the Sunni political beliefs. In the book we read in class, __The Kite Runner__ the two main characters are sometimes seperated by their conflicting religions. One of the Sunni beliefs and the other of the Shia beliefs they sometime found it difficult to reveal their strong friendship.



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