Islamic sects (Shiites & Sunnis) from a historical perspective outlining the key similarities and differences.

Concepts of Shiites and Sunni Muslims Outline: A) The main idea of Islam. B) Shiites: history C) Shiites - sects and development. D) Shiites and Sunni Muslims - contradictions. E) Conclusion The adherents - this is the common name for different groups and sects that acknowledge Ali Ibn Abu Talib and his descendants as the only legal successors of prophet Muhammad. Correspondingly, the first three righteous caliphs Shiites consider as usurpers. The aim of this …

…nni Muslims and Shiites live together, that are provoked by fanatic elements of any side. Works Cited: 1. Al-Azmeh, Aziz (ed.) Islamic Law: Social and Historical Contexts. London: Routledge, 1988. 2. Hodgson, Marshall G.S. The Venture of Islam. Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1974. 3. Rahman, Fazlur. Islam. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1979. 4. Rippin, Andrew. Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices. Vol 1: The Formative Period. London: Routledge, 1990. 5. Watt, W.M. The Formative Period of Islamic Thought. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1973.