What they share
- One God, the Quran as His word, Muhammad ﷺ as the final prophet.
- Prayer, zakat, fasting, Hajj and most core rulings.
- One qibla, Ramadan and the two Eids.
Main differences
- Leadership: caliphate by community choice for Sunnis; for Twelver Shia, the imamate by designation within the Prophet’s family.
- Hadith sources: Sunnis rely on their six books; Shia rely on other collections and the narrations of the imams.
- Some practices: such as mourning commemorations on Ashura among Shia, and joining certain prayers.
Brotherhood
The Quran calls Muslims to unity and not to split:
وَٱعۡتَصِمُواْ بِحَبۡلِ ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعٗا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُواْۚ وَٱذۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ إِذۡ كُنتُمۡ أَعۡدَآءٗ فَأَلَّفَ بَيۡنَ قُلُوبِكُمۡ فَأَصۡبَحۡتُم بِنِعۡمَتِهِۦٓ إِخۡوَٰنٗا وَكُنتُمۡ عَلَىٰ شَفَا حُفۡرَةٖ مِّنَ ٱلنَّارِ فَأَنقَذَكُم مِّنۡهَاۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ你们当全体坚持安拉的绳索，不要自己分裂。你们当铭记安拉所赐你们的恩典，当时，你们原是仇敌，而他〔安拉〕联合了你们的心，你们借他的恩典才变成教胞；你们原是在一个火坑的边缘上的，是他〔安拉〕使你们脱离那个火坑。安拉如此为你们阐明他的迹象，以便你们遵循正道。
Scholars in each tradition hold views that converge and diverge, and Sunnis and Shia live together in many countries. This page is a calm, descriptive summary and attacks no one.
常见问题
Where do Shia live?
Mostly in Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan and Bahrain, with large communities in Pakistan, India, Lebanon, Yemen and elsewhere.
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