The Battle of the Camel was about who would succeed Uthman of the Umayyad Caliphate.
Shia Muslims believe Prophet Muhammad nominated Ali (his cousin and son-in-law) to be successor but only 10-15% of Muslims in the world are Shia.
What do Sunni Muslims believe? Do they support Lady Aisha? Why?
Why do Iranians complain about the mandatory headscarf rule in Iran while the Saudi Arabians do not appear to complain about it ? Why do we make documentaries and news articles about the protests in Iran but say nothing about Saudi Arabia ?
Is Islam to blame?
If a Muslim believes that Ali was one of the four rightly guided Caliphs and that he was an Imam then he/she is a Sunni.
If a Muslim believes that Ali was the first Caliph/Imam then he/she is Shia.
If a Muslim believes that Ali's descendants may only be Imam then he/she is Shia.
What if a...
What are the differences between:
Wahabbi and Salafi Islam
Hanafi and Hanbali Islam
Deobandi and Hanafi Islam
Qutbism
These are all schools of Sunni Islam but at face value I can't see any difference except that there are more beards in Deobandi Islam?!
Like many Baha'is in the West, I grew up with Christianity, and later embraced a new religion because of the progressive social teachings and the universal and inclusive teachings. The move from Christianity to the Baha'i Faith seemed to be a natural progression. Baha'i communities in the West...
Surah 6:159, Noble Qur'an translation
(159)Verily, those who divide their religion and break up into sects (all kinds of religious sects), you (O Muhammad ) have no concern in them in the least. Their affair is only with Allah, Who then will tell them what they used to do.
Surah 30:31-32...