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Bookmark or Share- Sunni Versus Shiite: Countries, History, Impact - ThoughtCoSunnis form the majority of the Muslim population. Saudi Arabia leads Sunni-dominated nations. Iran dominates those led by Shiites. At least 87% of Muslims are Sunnis. They are the majority in Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Yemen, Pakistan, Indonesia, Turkey, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia. Shiites are the majority in Iran, Bahrain, and Iraq.
- Shi’i | History & Beliefs | Britannica - Encyclopedia BritannicaShiʿi, member of the smaller of the two major branches of Islam, the Shiʿah, distinguished from the majority Sunnis. The origins of the split between the Sunnis and the Shiʿah lie in the events which followed the death of the Prophet Muhammad.
- Shi‘i Islam: An Introduction - Department of Near Eastern StudiesThis book examines the development of Shi'i Islam through the lenses of belief, narrative, and memory. In an accessible yet nuanced manner, it conceives of Shi'ism as a historical project undertaken by a segment of the early Muslim community that felt dispossessed.
- Islamic world - Sunnis, Shiites, Sects | BritannicaIslamic world - Sunnis, Shiites, Sects: The historicists came to be known as Sunnis and their main opponents as Shīʿites. These labels are somewhat misleading because they imply that only the Sunnis tried to follow the Sunnah of Muhammad.
- The Three Branches of Shia Islam - Fanack.comOne of the most important divisions in Islam is the split between Shia and Sunni. In brief, the Shiites believed in the leadership of the Household of the Prophet after his death, while the Sunnis believed in the leadership of other close companions of the prophet.
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