Many Muslims believed that Abu-Bakr, the Prophet’s closest companion would be the first Caliph (which means ‘deputy to God’s Prophet’). This is the Sunni viewpoint. A minority believed tha ...

Sunni close SunniMuslims who believe in the successorship of Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman and Ali as leaders of the Muslim community after the Prophet Muhammad. Muslims specifically set the duties out ...

The Middle East is in the midst of ever-increasing tension, as conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia is spiraling to involve more countries in the region. Saudi Arabia severed all diplomatic ties ...

While there are sharp internal divides between Shia and Sunni Muslims, Pew did not address the question of “who is a Muslim” as it did with Jewish Americans. The study reported demographic ...

Armed Sunni groups, considered loyal to the new regime after Assad’s removal, have begun retaliatory killings against ...

conservative Sunni teachings known as Wahhabism and strict Islamic Shariah law present in all aspects of life. #1 in Religious Saudi Arabia is the giant of the Middle East, with both the vast ...

Shia vs Sunni in Syria: Syria ... which had very close relations with the Bashar al-Assad regime. Notably, the Islamic Republic of Iran is predominantly Shia, with the majority of Iranians ...

A recent charity (zakat) drive conducted by the Jamat-e-Islami was vehemently opposed by different Sunni sections claiming that collective zakat moves were not permissible in Islamic Shariat.

The conflicts between Shia and Sunni Muslims go back to the 7th century and the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Yet a spotlight has been shone recently on the differences between the two religions ...