> On 23-Aug-2022, at 6:17 PM, Samiya Illias <[email protected]> wrote: > > Prophet Muhammed was the Head of State of Medina and the surrounding Muslim > areas. > He was succeeded by his close companion Abu Bakr Siddiq as the first Caliph > of the Muslim State. > Umar became the second Caliph after him. > Uthman became the third Caliph after Umar. > Ali became the fourth Caliph after Uthman. > > All of the above had great mutual respect for each other, and worked for the > greater good. > > Shias are of the opinion that Ali should have succeeded Prophet Muhammed as > the first Caliph, as he was his cousin, and married to his daughter Fatima. > > The political gap between Sunnis and Shias became ugly when the Prophet’s > grandson, Ali and Fatima’s son: Hussain was murdered at Karbala, Iraq. The > shias mourn that tragedy to this day. > > Mostly, Sunnis and Shias live in peace in the same neighbourhoods, sometimes > even married to a person from the other sect. > > Political exploitation and terrorist activities create law and order > situations. It’s not the religion to blame, but the political situation and > the people who create sectarian hatred and violence.
https://www.amazon.com/Heirs-Prophet-Muhammad-Barnaby-Rogerson/dp/0316727296 > >> On 23-Aug-2022, at 5:37 PM, John Clark <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Neither group can explain why their religion even needed a new leader if >> back then Mohammed had already revealed everything anybody would need to >> know in the Quran. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/6007474B-60B8-43F2-8F8E-BA79F3AF115B%40gmail.com.
