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I am Dr. Sayed Anmar Nashqawani and this message is brought to you by the Mohsin Anfawziah Jaafar Foundation. What is the difference between Shia and Sunni? Over the past 20 years, you find the terms Shia and Sunni have always been discussed in the news. When you hear about tensions in Iraq, tensions in Syria, tensions in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, whenever we hear the terms related to those tensions, it's always about two groups of Muslims, Sunni and Shia. And even within those two groups, you'll find that there are splinter groups which are also discussed. And so therefore when the non-Muslim looks at the religion of Islam, they ask this question, what is the difference between the Sunni and the Shia? First part of this answer that I'd like to give and make clear is that there are many more similarities than there are differences. Similarities in which sense? Similarities in the sense that Sunni and Shia Muslims believe in the same God. They believe in all the prophets of God, culminating with the final prophet, the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family. They believe in the Holy Quran as being the word of God. They also believe in the importance of the five prayers and fasting in the holy month of Ramadan and going to visit God's house in Mecca at least once in one's lifetime and being charitable, respecting one's parents, helping the poor and the orphans. I'm ignorant on this subject but I heard that Shias only pray three times per day. Please let me know in the comment section what is right, what is wrong. They believe in all of these concepts and they believe in the importance of purifying one's soul. They believe in the importance of understanding the biography of the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family and loving him and that he is seen as the greatest creation of God in both schools. So where then is the difference? I believe the difference ties into this last comment that I made and that is the difference between Sunni and Shia comes in which path to choose when you're seeking to understand the original teachings of the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family. That makes sense. The aim is the same. How do you get close to his teachings in order that you achieve salvation? One school undertakes a particular path that is represented with the notion that the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon his family passed away and he left it for his community to elect a leader and they elected Abu Bakr and he was known as the first caliph and from then on the rest of the companions who became authorities as well as the companions who lived alongside them are the best exemplars for anyone who seeks to find an understanding of the original teachings of the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family related to this world and the hereafter. Correct this is the Sunni perspective those are the rightly guided caliphs and they come after Muhammad and therefore are the best of generations. So where then is the difference with the Shia? The Shia likewise admire the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family revere him and want to get close to his teachings but the path that they have undertaken was a belief that the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon his family would no way leave this earth without having made clear who that caliph would be. In contrast to the Sunni opinion of an election taking place or an implicit appointment the Shia believe that on several occasions and notably on an occasion known as the occasion of Ghadir on that particular occasion the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family announces his son-in-law Ali son of Abu Talib to be the first of the leaders of the Muslims known as the Khalifa. It's actually surprising to me I didn't know that it was the son-in-law I thought that Ali was the cousin. The Imam representing the prophetic message. The prophet Muhammad, peace be upon his family is the final prophet of God and the person who looks after the teachings of the final prophet as can be seen in a famous narration that says I am the city of knowledge and Ali is its gate. Of course when we therefore look at this we see that the ultimate aim of both groups is to try and reach the teachings of the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon his family in turn trying to obey the path and the message of the Lord. But then from there the differences arise. The schools both admire the prophetic households however there is clearly an admiration which can be seen at a greater level in the Shia school than in the Sunni school. Not to say that the Sunni school does not admire the prophetic household but the Shia don't just stop at the grandsons of the prophet Muhammad, peace be upon his family they move on to the great grandsons and the great grandsons and the great great grandsons and see them as authority figures when it comes to the world of gaining knowledge and spirituality. Right this is the way that I understood it that Shias believe that authority is given by bloodline so the great great grand grand grandson of Muhammad would still hold the authority of Muhammad and nobody else could hold that position so to speak. You need to be blood related to the prophet in order to have authority and therefore out of their perspective the Khalif, the companions they couldn't be the followers or the rightful followers of Muhammad. Therefore that becomes the main difference between the two schools. A lifetime of seeking to gain closer to the prophet peace be upon his family do you go through the family and believe that they are chosen by the Lord or do you go through the companions who lived around him. It's sad that sometimes these tensions exist and there is a lot of ignorance around us but we certainly hope for a day where we can sit together on the table of brotherhood and be able to discuss our differences and indeed discuss the different issues that the world faces today. All right and this is it for today's video a very basic summary of Shia and Sunni divide most of the things I already knew please let me know in the comment section what do you guys think who is closer to the teachings of the prophet is it the Shias that believe you have to be related by bloodline or is it the Sunnis that believe that Abu Bakr was the first caliph and the companions preserved the message of Prophet Muhammad and by following the Sunni hadiths you are getting closest to the prophet's message. Please let me know what do you think in the comment section meanwhile I'm going to do my own research as always and keep on reading in both sites try to understand what the truth really is. 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