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re: #39 Justanotherhuman
Well, there are more Sunnis than Shia globally, which is why they recruit from abroad, I suppose?
A religious break based upon who actually succeeded Muhammad and ongoing for hundreds of years? And the basis for ISIL’s existence?
I’m trying to learn here. I’m just an atheist who thinks life is complicated enough without religious zealotry. I mean, look at the US. : )
Of course, Sunnis are a majority, and they generally reject Shi’ism, though not as violently as ISIS does.
Yep……….that’s the source of the Sunni/Shi’a schism. The basis for ISIS’ existence is a hadith that references the town of Dabiq, where the “armies of Rome” will be defeated by Muslims. Sort of like Har Meggidon in Christian eschatology. In fact, archeology has shown that the site of Mt. Meggido has witnessed a good many “Armageddons” throughout its history.
Myself? I admit, though I’m Sufi, I trend more towards Quranism, which - generally speaking - ignores the hadith pretty much entirely as unnecessary to Islam. It’s considered one of the more liberal trends in Islam.
Of course, the loonies consider Quranists - not to mention Sufis - as apostates.
