Differences and Similarities Between Sunni and Shi'A

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How many Sunni are there worldwide?

1.2 billion

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How many Shi’A are there worldwide?

200 million

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Who did the Sunni support to follow Mohammad as the Islamic leader?

Abu Bakr

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Who did the Shi’A support to follow Mohammad as the Islamic leader?

Ali

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For Sunnis, who is divinely guided?

Mohammed was the last person to be divinely guided

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For Shi’A, who is divinely guided?

Imams

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Do Sunni’s condemn or tolerate the Ashura procession?

Condemn

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What events do the Shi’A commemorate?

Martyrdom of Shiite leader Hussein by Sunnis; Massive parades where men symbolically or literally whip themselves

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Both Sunni and Shi’A believe in the 5 Pillars of Faith

True

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Both Sunni and Shi’A are monotheistic

True

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Friday is the holy day only for Sunni

False; holy day for both

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Both Sunni and Shi’A believe Jesus is a prophet of God

True

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Only Shi’A believe that Mohammed should not be worshipped

False; both believe he shouldn’t be worshipped

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Who believes that Jesus did not die on the cross, and that Allah saved him?

Both Sunni and Shi’A

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Who believes that Christians and Jews are “fellow peoples of the book”?

Both Sunni and Shi’A