Shia–Sunni relations
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"Throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, the Middle East has experienced both periods of relative peace and tolerance and periods of conflict particularly between Sunnis and Shiites." |
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Sunni Islam and Shia Islam are the two major denominations of Islam. Their division traces back to a Sunni–Shia schism following the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the year 632AD. A dispute over succession to Muhammad as a caliph of the Islamic community spread across various parts of the world, which led to the Battle of Jamal and Battle of Siffin. The dispute intensified greatly after the Battle of Karbala, in which Hussein ibn Ali and his household were killed by the ruling Umayyad Caliph Yazid I, and the outcry for revenge divided the early Islamic community.
See also
- Iran-Saudi Arabia proxy conflict
- Kharijite
- Amman Message
- Criticism of Islam
- Criticism of Twelver Shia Islam
- Islamic schools and branches
- Rafida
- Seven pillars of Ismailism
- Shia Crescent
- Shia Muslims in the Arab world
- Sunni fatwas on Shias
- The World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought
