10 Differences Between Shia and Sunni Muslims 

"my father is Sunni and mother is Shia, and I am sushi." It's a joke, so take it like a joke. My parents are sunni and ma shaa Allah they was the best!

Sorry but please there is no picture of muhammad (saw) and we muslim we do not allow that....

I am sunni but I love all shia & sunni brothers & sisters, I also honour the shia sisters & brothers as like as the other religious people.Love from Bangladesh.

As a shia from Turkey, love my all Muslim brothers

In islam no one can put mohammed prophet picture so please put an white circle 🧡

I'm a Sunni Muslim and I respect all my fellow Muslims (and people of other faiths). We need peace and unity.

Nabi (ﷺ) said, “If they are not the people of hadith, then I do not know who they are."⁸⁸

I'm not Shia not Sunni. I'm Muslim. I believe in Allah and Hazrat Mohammad (S.W.A). Those who believe same like me are my Muslim brothers and sisters. Don't divide Islam. There is no Shia or Sunni quoted in Al-Quran. Follow Quran 🇧🇩🇧🇩

Shias do not celebrate Imam Hussain’s sacrifice, they mourn the death of him and his family.

I’m Sunni but I respect Shia, I really hate the fights that are going right now

I am Christian and follow the words of Jesus Christ peace be upon him, but with my research of Islam ☪️ it is a beautiful chapter of the words and actions by gods eternal soul carry’s on. god bless the prophet Mohammed and his word peace be upon him!!

الرسول قال فأنا كنت مولا فهذ علي مولى الهم والي من والا وعادي من عادا

When imam mahdi come, then SUNNI AND SHIA NAME WILL DISAPPEAR INSHA ALLAH... THEN MUSLIMS ONLY THERE

I am a Christian myself but i like to studie other religion its educational

Glad to see every comment is positive. Love and respect ✊

Don't spread misinformation. Before the prophet's death, he held Ali's hand infront of hundreds of people and said "Whomever I was a master of, Ali is master of." So the prophet DID in fact leave a successor.

I appreciate how you were impartial and objective. As a son of a Shia mother and Sunni father I was taught to respect everyone's beliefs, Shia, Sunni, Christianity or Judaism. I feel that the media are irresponsible and reckless at times and are fuelling bad blood between Shias and Sunnis.

Don't call yourself a Shia ,sunnia ,wahabi etc instead call yourself a Muslim , a practicing Muslim , a 'working for the better self' muslim and We should need to unite under the shadah of "La ilaha Illallah Muhammadur rasulullah" , 💕☺️

Please do not use these pictures as representatives for prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and imams since they most probably are not authentic. And I truly wish for every of us to know that no good has ever came to being from the seed of hate but destruction ! May Allah guide us all for he's the best of protectors and the most merciful!🤲🌹

Persians : We are Shi'a ❤️ Arabs : we are Sunnis ❤️ Other : we are muslim ❤ Me 😂 ° atheist ❤️❤️❤️

No Shia no Sunni only One united Ummah. Proud to b a Muslim.

I am an Iranian shia and one of my best friends is a sunni Palestinian. I am Persian, he is Arab but that doesn't make us different, it makes us brothers- we are both Middle Easterners, we are both muslims. Inshallah, I hope we can all live in peace! Very informative video, nicely done ✋😁

Quran Al hayat” (life), 145 times; “al mawt” (death), 145 times“al-dunya” (mundane life), 115 times; “al akhira” (the afterlife), 115 times“malaika” (angels), 88 times; “shayatin” (demons), 88 times“ar rajul (man), 24 times; “al mar’a (woman), 24 times“as salihat (good deeds), 167 times; “as sayya’at” (wrong doings), 167 times“qul” (say), 332 times; “qalu” (said), 332 times“an nas” (people), 50 times; “an nabiya” (prophets), 50 times“al muslimat” (Muslim women), 41 times; “al muslimin” (Muslim men), 41 times"yawma-izhin" (That day), 70 times; "qiyama" (Judgment day), 70 times"dunya" (near), 115 times; "akhira" (far), 115 times"shitaa" (winter), 1 time; "sayf" (summer), 1 time"Isa" (Yahushua), 25 times; "Adam", 25 times Iblis the devil is mentioned 11 times and seek refuge from iblis the devil is mentioned 11 times. Belief and disbelief 17 times Clay (teen and sperm (nutufa 112 times (how ALLAH says he made us) Charity (zakat and blessings (baraka same amount of times. The words "Sea" and "Land" are used 32 and 13 times respectively in the Quran. 32 plus 13 equals 45, and the two words make up 71.1 and 28.9 percent respectively of those 45. These percentages roughly correspond to what we today know the proportion of the Earth's surface made up of water and land to be."Human being" is used 65 times: the sum of the number of references to the stages of man's creation is the same: al-Fatihah in itself has 7 verses, 3.5 dedicated towards our praise of the Omnipotent, and the next 3.5 dedicated towards our prayers to the Omnipotent.The words “salawat” (prayers) and "aqimis-salah" (establish prayer) are mentioned 5 times in the Quran, the same as the number of mandatory daily prayers.The word "alwan" (colors) is written 7 times, the same as the number of colors of the rainbow.The words "samawat" + "sab" (heavens + seven) are written together 7 times, the same as the number of heavens described in the Quran.There are 365 days in a year. The word "yawm" (day in singular) is written exactly 365 times. Months written 12 times Muslims circumambulate around the Qibla, seven times during pilgrimage. The word ‘Qibla’ is used in the whole Quran exactly seven times: 2:142:8, 2:143:15, 2:144:8, 2:145:10, 2:145:14, 2:145:18, and 10:87:12" www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetry_in_the_Quran&ved=2ahUKEwjC8KWIgbjxAhULQEEAHThcBFwQFjAAegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw0fvhfLuAaW4M9JHqnXti5h&cshid=1624803774708

I am writing a fictional book and needed this info to be able to relate to two of the region's intermingling. Thank you for the brief, cut and dry approach. It has helped me shape these people.👍

My father : shia muslim My mother : sunni muslim Me : only muslim ❤️

I"m a proud Shia Muslim, real Sunnis don't hate us, we might have some little differences, but as long as we believe in one God, and his prophet Mohammad, then let's leave the rest to Allah! As to he is our return!

As a sunni-ibadi muslim, I can agree. I've had iraqi shia friends as a kid and our and their parents never even bothered anything between eachother just because they are different in terms of sects. This is one of the big weaknesses of us where we divide ourself over some theological and ideoloigies, while we should focus on being and follow the sunnah and thinking of ourself and every muslim as united together by our brother/sisterhood

I find the mutual respect expressed by most in this comment section very uplifting

I’m Sunni and I don’t hate Shia at all. I have Shia friends and all that we don’t have any differences. We are al brethren. We shouldn’t hate each other. We should unite. And one day all of us will. Hopefully.

As a Shia Muslim, I always treat Sunnis as my fellow brothers. I respect their beliefs. The only issue with this is I get more hatred than respect for being honest about being a Shia muslim

Shia & sunni are brothers We both believe in one God & accept prophet Muhammad saw as last prophet

Let’s just get one thing straight : There r not such think as “Sunni and Shia” there r always Muslims and after all we r brothers and sisters After all we all belong to the Ummah(Nation) of Muhammadﷺ

Deleted this question so you guys Suni and Shia can have peace.

I am only Muslim No Shia, No Sunni. Quran teach we are all one love❤❤

I am neither Shia, nor Sunni, I am a Muslim.. just following Quran and pure Hadiths. that's enough to be a true Muslim.

The question that arises is how the Prophet Muhammad may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family, who is the most knowledgeable of the people ,how he did not appoint a successor for the Muslims after him? Knowing that people have asked him even about how to enter the bathroom, and how to perform ablution many many times , so how can they not ask him about the fate of Muslims after his death? the answer is that they asked him and of course it is impossible that the prophet would leave such an important decision which is who will be the successor of the Muslims after him to the people, but rather appointed Imam Ali who is his cousin, and his daughter’s husband the Lady of the Women of Paradise (Lady Fatima al-Zahra). The evidence is what happened in Ghadeer Khum when the Prophet raised the hand of Imam Ali and said:any one whom iam his leader then Ali is his leader, ((((Allah is my leader (mawla) and I am the leader (mawla) of the faithful and I have superior right on and control over their lives, and Ali is the mawla of those of whom I am mawla, he said it three times ,The Holy Prophet then continued to say: “O’ God, love those who love him, and be hostile to those who are hostile to him”. Once the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his household) completed his speech this verse of the Holy Quran was revealed to him,{Today I have perfected your religion and completed my favor upon you, and I am satisfied that Islam be your religion})))). ■Now as for the Sunnis, they follow people who did not follow the commandment of the Prophet Muhammad may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family, and they distinguished between Muslims. Some of the Muslim didnot accept this matter and followed Imam Ali and his family(Shia), and some of them followed Omar and Abu Bakr (Sunni)who didn't follow the Prophet’s commandment. ***Evil Is With Those Who Will Extinguish The Light Of Truth ***

Sunni and Shias are the two arms of Islam, and whosoever tries to create disorder between us, is neither a shia nor a Sunni, but the enemy of Islam. -Ayatollah Khamenai

*"And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided.* (QS. Aal-i-Imraan 3: Verse 103)

i really hate it when sunna and shia attack each other...we’re muslims at the end of the day

Despite deep religious differences I can't help even as a Christian to be both fascinated and respect the faith and dedication of the Islamic world, and while my heart is with Christ I love learning about the Muslim faith and people.

I'm not Sunni I'm not Shia I'm a Muslim. I follow my beloved Prophet and worship the one and almighty Allah. May the ummah live in peace to the day of judgement. Ameen. Love from 🇵🇰♥️🇵🇰♥️🇵🇰♥️🇵🇰 Pakistan

Imam Husayn's heroic last stand against the biggest most powerful force of his time stands out as a beacon to the rest of the world.

Watching this during Ramadan. I'm Sunni Muslim but have to know more thing which I didn't know about! I have huge respect for Muslims and non Muslim. No matter what they are shia, Sunni, Cristian ,Hindu or even any of it. Ramadan Mubarak everyone. Greetings from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 to the whole world 🌎

As a Muslim sister, I appreciate these videos you have made. Thank you for spreading knowledge.

Im not shia Im not sunni IM MUSLIM AlLHAMDULILLAH❤️🕋

UPDATE: I just wanted to add that I won't be replying to messages anymore, I've been getting LOADS of messages ever since I wrote this comment, and replying to all of them is exhausting. I also hope I did not offend anyone, as that wasn't my intent, I simply stated my view. Anyway I'll keep this comment up in case someone finds it useful :) All right so you missed some points and weren't a bit clear in some respects. I've studied sunni islam for 12 years, and I am actually shia. So I know both "sides". Keep in mind that this is just what I know. The prophet (pbuh) knew his time was coming, and in fact, he announced that it would be his last pilgrimage. However, during this time, he announced his successor, which Sunnis believe was Abu Baker and Shias believe was Ali. The "split" in fact starts from here. After the prophet's (pbuh) death, his followers had to decide on their leader. Sunni's wanted Abubaker because he was older and "wiser" than Ali who was much younger. He was also considered his (pbuh) "best friend". Shias wanted Ali because they believed in his strength, intelligence, and loyalty. Keep in mind that the prophet (pbuh) was actually raised by Ali's father, as he was an orphan. The prophet (pbuh) and Ali were practically brothers who grew up with each other. Furthermore, Ali was also his son-in-law. But also Aisha, who was Abubaker's daughter, was one of the wives of the prophet (pbuh). Shias primarily dislike Abubaker and the other caliphs because they believe despite of what the prophet (pbuh) said, they did not reject the people's wishes and that they were overcome by a sense of power etc. As you can see, both could be considered "right" and its a bit hard to know which the prophet (pbuh) actually chose. There are pieces of "evidence" on both. Shias do consider the 12 imams to be rightfully guided by God. And that their word is right. HOWEVER, that is not to say that this applies to other "imams". What I mean by this is that an imam is someone who guides you in the righteous path. Sort of like priests in a church. In fact, every mosque has at least 1 imam that leads the prayers. Some of these imams are scholars too, and have books explaining their beliefs and providing evidence as to the interpretation of the Quran. These imams are not considered holy or whatever. They're just normal people who have dedicated their lives to finding the right answer. The reason why the 12 imams are considered so great among Shias, is because they are all descendants from the prophet (pbuh). But there were special not because of just this. In fact, the descendants of the prophet (pbuh) had many children, but only 12 of them are considered so great. The rest too of course, but I wouldn't go as far as to say they were the same. This importance is given because the prophet's family was always considered very important and pure in islam. Sunnis are much more conservative than Shias. In fact the word "sunni" comes from "sunnah" which basically means tradition. Shias on the other hand, have a more "modernized" view of islam. They believe that some texts are applied mostly in that era and would be impractical or very difficult to apply them in the 21st century. That is not to say they don't believe in them, but rather they interpret them in a different way. Though this is just for a few texts. For example, a lot of religious Sunnis don't look at women when they are speaking to them, even if they are wearing a veil and hijab. But this is not the case for Shias (at least not any I've seen). Because looking at someone while speaking is sort of a respect. Or Shias believe that the 5 prayers can be prayed in such a way that you'd end up with 3 prayers. So it would be once in the morning, twice in noon(after each other or by a small pause), and twice in the evening (after each other or by a small pause). So they too pray 5 times a day, just more closer to each other because its a bit impractical to go to the mosque or close your shop 5 times a day. (Though praying 5 times separately is also completely valid and some also consider it to be more correct or better). Little things like this. Shias DO NOT think that leadership is a birth right. In fact, this is also the reason why not every descendant is part of the 12 imams. Its their actions that determine their worth to be the religious leader. This is why also some Shia countries select their leaders and president and are not chosen by a single family or descendants. Whereas, in Saudi Arabia, the leading family gets to decide the next ruler and so on. The same is applied in other nearby arabic countries. Though most of the time, the family chooses the most fit among themselves. I would still prefer if everyone had a part of this choice. Shias feel like victims usually because of the same point you said, they're considered heretics among some Sunnis. I personally faced some backlash from my classmates especially when I was in junior high. Shias are made fun of because of select people who hurt themselves in the Muharam month. Which has been completely banned by Islam and Shias. In fact, muslims are not allowed to harm themselves. So even pricking yourself with a needle (not for medical purposes) to drinking alcohol etc is forbidden. This month is quite difficult for Shias as a lot of the 12 imams and their siblings were killed by what the Shias believe were Sunnis or people sent by Sunnis. Some Sunnis celebrate actually these days actually (although I think they are not a good representation of Sunnis either). A lot of bombings happen in countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan and they're always blamed on Sunnis from Shias and vice versa. The Sunni arabic media always denounces Shias, sort of the same as the Nazi propaganda on Jews. And of course vice versa. Shias believe in taqqiyah because what you say is not necessarily your faith. I could say I believe in Islam but deep down I don't then that is not considered faith. In fact, during the prophet's (pbuh) time there were many people who "converted" to islam but their goal was to spread "fatwa" or lies among the community. They're referred to as "monafegheen". So this is further proof as to why Shias believe in taqqiyah. Another reason is that (if I'm not mistaken) both Sunnis and Shias believe that under very unfavorable conditions, you can, for example, eat pork or drink alcohol. If you're starving etc. All in all, Shias and Sunnis are very very similar. Probably more similar than different and should not harm each other or be rude. That is exactly what both believe in, and anyone who hurts another, if by word or by action, is breaking a very important rule in Islam. (Even people who don't believe are not allowed to be killed) SORRY I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TO BE THIS LONG.

The fights between Sunni and Shia that we see are political and not religious. Religion wise, Sunni and Shia are very accepting of one another, there are far more similarities than differences. However, politics fuel the differences and speak in the names of religion. Remember what the Quran says: “Humanity is but a single brotherhood: so make peace with your brethen” 49:10

I am a sunni Muslim but i have respect for every religion i was taught too never hate or put down another religion.we are all one ☝️

I am Not Shia or Sunni. I AM Alhamdulillah Muslim .

Iam indian 🇮🇳 sunni muslim & respecting all religions

Also, the 4 books that you mentioned at the end, what are those books.....?

There is no division in Islam, there is no division. Everyone will say we are Muslims. Sunni, Shia, don't say all this, everyone say we are Muslims. LA ILAHA ILLALLAH MUHAMMADUR RASULULLAH(sallallahu alaihi wasallam)

The picture is only an imagination. Nobody knows how the prophet looks like.

I don't know shia,wahabi or sunni I know that I am a Muslim I proud to be a Muslim plz dont fight

Thank you FTD facts, you have conveyed to me a lot of interesting knowledge about religion.

Hello, I am a Shiite and I am a Muslim. Shiites do not have more than one God, they accept the Prophet Muhammad. They pray towards the Kaaba. They recite the Qur'an. They go on Hajj. They fast and ... they are Muslims

I'm Muslim myself I didnt know something called Shia and sunni until I became 17 😂😂 Its shows that we respect each other 💜💜💜❤❤❤

Put your differences by side, as WE have 1 Qibla, 1 Allah, 1 Final Prophet, And WE are 1 Ummah etc...

Honestly, I am just a Muslim who didn't know about Sunni & Shia Muslims. I just believed that Islam is one religion and never knew about these until now, I just believe that there's no Sunny or Shia Muslim, you just have to follow Prophet's Mohamed SAW messages and Allah's SWT orders. That's what I think a Muslim is. But thanks for making this video, I now understand the Sunni Muslim and the Shia.

Why is it hard to understand and accept. Allah swt clearly mentioned in Qoran': and I created you with differences so in order for you to recognize each other'... ❤️❤️❤️

Sunni Shia we are all still Muslims and believe in the same core beliefs

I am a hindu and i love my indian muslim brothers and sisters

Muhammad (PBUH) quote in a hadith "I leave you 2 things, Al-Quran and Sunnah. Follow these two and you'll never be astray." We still believe in same principles so do we need to fight?

Even if you're Sunni or Shia at the end of the day you are still a muslims and worship Allah stop fighting, these two fraction should unite.

I am a Muslim I believe in Allah the one and only. I believe in prophet Muhammad the last prophet and I believe that Jesus is a prophet. I believe in books that Allah send to his prophet and messenger. I believe in the day of judgment. I believe in faith. And that's what makes me a Muslim.. and that's what we all believe so why the separation and fight. Love sunnies and Shiah❤️❤️ #we-are-brothers-and-sister's

I'm a Hindu 🇮🇳 🚩 Love from India to all my Muslim brothers....🙏 Namaste and Aslam - valekum

Allah tells us to be united: Al-Qur'an 3:103 "And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves".

Shia vs Sunni might look like a simple micro difference but in reality it’s the most dangerous and terrifying difference that could easily spark huge genocides and this madness has happened thousands of times which caused millions of lives.

I am Shia Muslim but I believe in humanity and in respect of every religion.

I am Hindu, and love Prophet Mohammad because they have thoughts which every human must follow!

The Quran translation at the beginning of the video is mistaken.. Quran 49/10 says: "The believers are but one brotherhood, so make peace between your brothers. And be mindful of Allah so you may be shown mercy."

I'm a Sunni from Bangladesh, I love all of our brother and sisters whether its Shia, christian or anyone!

I am Sunni.I respect Shia people

I’m not Muslim but I still felt uncomfortable looking at the so called *images* of the prophet Mohammed (PBUH) because I know it’s considered disrespectful

Islam is a really interesting religion to learn about!

I’m a Muslim and I’m a sunni but there was no picture of our phropet and there is no picture of the angles

1:03 We are Muslims and doesn't know also what is the difference between us and them 😂

I'm shia My God is Allah My prophet is Muhammed

Im a muslim. Not shia, sunni. We are one. Only prayer for allah

1:16 Portrait of Mohammed pbuh isn’t allowed brotha

I'm interested in Shia muslim ideology. I'm HINDU from Bhutan🇧🇹 but I'm Like Shia Muslim. Respect sunni

As a fellow Nigerian, I respect the effort and level of detail you've put into you research. 👍🏽

Stay United to fight against the culprits Save Al-aqsa

I am Shia but I respect other religions 🥰❤️ People.Love from Sweden

At the end of the day Sunni and Shia are both Muslims reading and reciting both Quoran and Hadith Asalam walekum warahma hiwabarakato

Disliking only because it's prohibited to portray picture of Allah and Mohamad saw

I'm shia and we cannot denounce our faith in any situation! One of our central figures, meesam got his bits and pieces chopped in public because he was refusing on denouncing his faith

I’ve learned so much from Christian prince and ex Muslim Ahmad about Islam. Like how the prophet of Islam married a 5 year old when he was over 50 years old

Beginning quote referenced from the Quran says “The Believers” not “Humanity”

Would like to Request you to not show any sort of images when ever you take names of Muhammed(S.A.W) (P.B.U.H) and also Ali (R.A)..

I am neither sunni nor shia i am just muslim. Allah says in the Quran not to make any sects in Islam . Making any division of Islam is rejecting Quran

Proud to be a Sunni Muslim ♥️

" HOLD THE ROPE OF ALLAH . BE NOT DIVIDED ".

I am seeing a lot of people saying that Shias are nicer which makes no sense, we are all humans it doesn’t matter what we are a nice person would still be a nice person it’s doesn’t matter if you are Sunni, Shia, Jewish, Christian, Sikh or Hindu

Assalamalaikum everyone,I'm Meraj Abbas a 15 year old Shia muslim from India,I like reading the other comment seeing how many Muslim brothers and sisters are from different countries

Alhamdulillah we are Muslim but Don’t spread hate between Shia and sunni because of Iran and Arabic countries. We believe in one god and all prophets.

I love everyone no matter what religion or country your from

I am a muslim,not shia or sunni.

There's no Shia or Sunni in the Holy Qur'an. You just have to believe in Allah (SWT) and our last and final Messenger Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)