A Primer to the Sunni-Shia Conflict

A Primer to the Sunni-Shia Conflict

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Which dispute is so resilient that it continues nearly 1,400 years after the original quarrel? It is the Leather Long Wallet Sunni-Shiite dispute over the question who should succeed the Prophet Mohammed.The original struggle turns around the question if religio-political leadership should be passed on by bloodline (the Shiite imamate) or election (the Sunni caliphate).Today, this has become among some factions a fight Bosch DIB091K50B Touch Control 90cm Island Cooker Hood Stainless Steel over the monopoly to sacrifice and martyrdom, and it takes the form of a competition for political predominance in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Iran. .