PDF-The Differences Between Sunni and Shia Muslims

The words Sunni and Shia appear regularly in stories about the Muslim world but few people knowwhat they really meanReligion is important in Muslim countries and understanding Sunni and Shiabeliefs is. னிர்ரஹீம். Bismillaahir. . Rahmaanir. Raheem. . அஸ்ஸலாமு . அலைக்கும் வரஹ்மத்துல்லாஹி . வபரக்காத்துஹு. Sunni. 84%–90% of all Muslims.. Sunni. means “tradition,” and Sunnis regard themselves as those who emphasize following the traditions of Muhammad and of the first two generations of the community of Muslims that followed Muhammad.. 1958: Monarchy is overthrown by a military coup. 1968: Major . Baathist. -led coup. 1979: Saddam Hussein becomes president. 1980-88: Iran-Iraq war. 1982: Killing of 150 . Shi’a. in . Dujail. following an attempt on Saddam’s life. Ida . Lichter. , MD. Recent Quotes from the Media… confusion!. “Islamic . State slaughters 50 Sunni tribesmen, women and children in . Iraq” SMH 3 November 2014. “Rise in Deadly Attacks on Shiites in Iraq Stirs Anger at Government…. The . REMOVAL OF POLYGAMY. , . INCREASE THE MARRIAGEABLE AGE. , . REINTERPRETED ISLAM . AND SUBSCRIBED TO . ENGLISH EDUCATION. . . HE WANTED THE MUSLIMS TO REMAIN LOYAL TO THE BRITISH TO . THRIVE . FOR WHICH HE WAS GIVEN THE TITLE ‘ . The Kite Runner. by Khaled Hosseini. Culture Clash chart. :. Fill out why you think the practices listed on the left might be strange to another culture. Khaled Hosseini. . “Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1965. His father was a diplomat in the Afghan Foreign Ministry and his mother taught Farsi and history at a high school in Kabul. In 1976, the Foreign Ministry relocated the Hosseini family to Paris. They were ready to return to Kabul in 1980, but by then their homeland had witnessed a bloody communist coup and the invasion of the Soviet Army. The Hosseinis sought and were granted political asylum in the United States, and in September 1980 moved to San Jose, California. Hosseini graduated from high school in 1984 and enrolled at Santa Clara University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in biology in 1988. The following year he entered the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, where he earned a medical degree in 1993. He completed his residency at Cedars-Sinai medical center in Los Angeles and was a practicing internist between 1996 and 2004.. The Life of Young Muhammad. Born in 570 CE to moderately influential Meccan family. Early signs that Muhammad would be Prophet. Muhammad’s mother (Amina) hears a voice telling her he would be the Lord of the People, sees a light coming from her stomach. Identify the terms:. A woman who is a follower of Dionysus.. . a. lyre b. Messiah c. Sunni . d. . Maenad e. muse. d. Maenad . Identify:. Of or relating to the Greeks or their language, culture, etc., after the time of Alexander the Great when Greek characteristics were . Shia. Kurds and Turkmen in . Iraq. Al-. Khoei. Foundation . Speaker: Zena Al-. Esia. . IRAQ AND ‘THE OTHERS’ . Mosaic of . c. ultures: . Cultural diversity is high. .. Under attack: . Minority groups have suffered systematic discrimination and persecution during Saddam’s . Submission. Muslims are followers of the religion of Islam. The words Muslim and Islam both come from an Arabic word which means SUBMISSION. A Muslim is therefore someone who has submitted to God. . What Muslims believe . . Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi. E. Napp. The Birth of Islam. The central region of the Arabian Peninsula has long been inhabited by nomadic Arabs, known as Bedouins. -Fiercely independent clans and tribes, which often engaged in bitter blood feuds and recognized a variety of gods. Professor Jacqueline Stevenson. Sheffield Institute of Education. Sheffield Hallam University. ProfJStevenson. . Focus of presentation. Social mobility: . academic . success . is reflected . in employment . 1wwwpewresearchorg/religionThis weekSunni and Shia Muslims usheredin the Islamic New Year and the beginning of the holy month of Muharram For Shiasthemonth also is a time to mourn the events that spar The majority of the worlds Muslim population follows the Sunni branch of Islam and approximately 10-15 of all Muslims follow the Shiite Shiite Shia Shia branch Shiite populations constitute a majority