Comparing Sunni and Shia: See, The Sunni-Shi’a Muslim Divide: Why It Matters In The Iran War…
- Sunni and Shi’a Muslims share the core beliefs of Islam: That of One God, Qur’an as holy scripture and Muhammad as the final prophet. Both observe the Five Pillars of Islam. Key differences revolve around religious authority and historical memory. Regarding leadership and authority, Sunnis do not believe any one person after the Prophet has divine authority. Religious scholars interpret Islamic law through established schools of jurisprudence. Shi’a Muslims, on the other hand, believe that certain leaders, known as Imams — beginning with Ali — were divinely guided and spiritually significant. Globally, around 85% of 1.6 billion Muslims are Sunni, while 15% are Shi’a.
Chief Difference Between Sunni and Shia involves fixation on the violently religious Mahdi savior. A previous article on the Islamic Savior Mahdi is chock full of jaw-dropping quotes about the astonishing theory of the Mahdi. See, The Attack on Israel is Religious, Meant to Awaken Islamic Messiah Mahdi.
- Shia Muslims Believe Massive War Saves World: that unless a colossal war `comes to engage Israel, then their savior, the Mahdi, cannot reappear to bring the peace and blessings promised for 14 centuries.. The Iranians behind these attacks feel uniquely placed to render the end times, achieved by the return of the Mahdi from deep sleep.
- Iranians are almost wholly Shia Muslim, who believe in a mystical character named the Mahdi: Twelver Shia offers the story of the hidden imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, or simply the “mahdi,” meaning “divinely guided one.” In 874 A.D., the six-year-old son of the eleventh imam went into hiding to protect himself from the persecution of the reigning Abbasid empire. The Shia believe that he hid himself in a cave below a mosque in Samarra; this cave is blocked by a gate that the Shia call “Bab-al Ghayba,” or the “Gate of Occultation.” This is one of the most sacred sites in Shi’a Islam, and the faithful gather here to pray for the return of the twelfth imam.
- The occultation of the mahdi, known as “ghaybah” in Arabic, will end with his return to the world for the Last Judgment. This period will be marked by violent upheavals and attacks upon the faithful, but in the end, the mahdi will deliver the world to peace.
- The Iranian regime considers their nation chosen by Allah to prepare the world for the coming of their messiah, 12th Imam (ak Mahdi) who will establish justice in the world. This must be preceded by catastrophic world chaos and defeat of their enemies, especially Israel. Their murder and mayhem is not only a means to an end; it is an end in itself, and their foreign policy is guided by the desired impending apocalypse. This makes them a most dangerous foe, since there is no chance of negotiating with them or resolving the conflict peacefully; peace and justice will come only through their own martyrdom, in their view.
- Israel is declared to be the “obstacle” to the return of the Mahdi. Iranian officials frequently cite horrific beliefs, like the notion that the Mahdi won’t return until the “last drop of Jewish blood” is spilled.The founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Khomeini, designated Iran the “Vanguard of the Mahdi,” and declared it to have a special mission to pave the way for the second coming. The powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) considers itself as the Mahdi’s army-in-waiting, aggressively fomenting chaos, challenging “Great Satan” Israel.
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