Shia's and Sunni's

Sunni view of Shia beliefs. Arguments provided from Quran and Shia material.

www.islamawareness.net

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Opposing Views > Islam > Shia

Sunnis versus Shia

This page is for Sunnis who want to learn about Shi'ism and for Shia who are seeking the truth away from prejudice.

shia.islamicweb.com

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Opposing Views > Islam > Shia

Yahoo! Groups: Shia Sunni Dialogue

A place to discuss the similarities and differences between the Shia and Sunni sects, to bring both the sects together.

groups.yahoo.com

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Islam > Shia > Chats and Forums

Orientalists and Ghadir Khumm

discussing Orientalists' understanding of the Sunni and Shia traditions in Islam.

www.al-islam.org

Category: Arts > Art History > Periods and Movements > Orientalism

Fatwa: What is the Difference between Shi'a and Sunni Islam?

Written from a Shi'a perspective.

www.al-islam.org

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Opposing Views > Islam > Sunni

Fadak Books

Online Islamic bookstore, offering Sunni and Shia titles and authors.

www.fadakbooks.com

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Islam > Commerce > Shopping > Booksellers

Islam in Iraq

Brief religious and historical account of the Iraqi Shia and Sunni Islamic sects.

www.geocities.com

Category: Regional > Middle East > Iraq > Society and Culture > Religion > Islam

The Commander of the Faithful: Ali bin Abu Talib

An online book, offering a full biography of the Fourth Caliph and First Imam, and an account of the conflict which led to the division of Shia and Sunni.

home.swipnet.se

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Islam > People > Companions of the Prophet > Ali ibn Abi Talib

Civil War and the Umayyad Dynasty

Summarises the origin of the Ummayad Caliphate at the time of the split between Sunni and Shia. Also covers their achievements, conflicts, and eventual decline.

www.wsu.edu

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Islam > History > Dynasties and Empires > Ummayad

Fatimids

An account from Encyclopedia of the Orient of the rise of the Shia Fatimids, and their struggle to replace the Sunni Abbasid Caliphate, until they were replaced by the Ayyubids.

i-cias.com

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Islam > History > Dynasties and Empires > Fatimid

Fatwa: What is the Position of the Ahmadiyya Movement?

Explains how both Shia and Sunni Islam consider Ahmadiyya teachings to be not only unislamic but contrary to the Holy Book.

www.al-islam.org

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Opposing Views > Islam > Ahmadiyya > Fatwa

Ali

Article in the Encyclopedia of the Orient profiles Ali, cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, last Caliph accepted by both Shia and Sunni, and First Imam for the Shia tradition.

i-cias.com

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Islam > People > Companions of the Prophet > Ali ibn Abi Talib

Islam

A schematic overview of Islam; includes articles on the Sunni, Shia and Sufi traditions. [Provided by The Department of Religion and Ethics, St Martin's College, Lancaster, UK]

philtar.ucsm.ac.uk

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Islam

Islamic Books

A collection of e-books on different aspects of Muslim belief and practice, categorised by level of interest, and including both Shi'a and Sunni material.

islamicbooks.info

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Islam > Guidance Resources

Personal Statutes

An analysis and comparison of the judgements of the four Sunni law schools (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i and Hanbalí), and the Shia Ja'fari tradition. Focus is on issues of personal law.

huquq.com

Category: Society > Religion and Spirituality > Islam > Jurisprudence