Weekly magazine “Arguments and Facts” No. 38. Family… or three I’s. The “cell of society”: a support or a burden? 22/09/2021
The split in Islam into the two largest religious movements occurred in the VII century. after the death of the founder of Islam, the Prophet Muhammad, & ndash; told & laquo;AiF & raquo; Director of the Center for the Study of the Middle East and Central Asia Semyon BagdasarovHis followers were divided into two camps: the Shiites saw his cousin and son-in-law Ali as the successor of Muhammad, the Sunnis saw another companion of the prophet, Abu Bakr. For centuries, those and others have waged an irreconcilable struggle with each other, turning into fierce wars. These problems affect the relations between Shiites and Sunnis today. In everyday life, it will not be said to offend someone, Shiites are softer, more tolerant and tolerant people. Although, of course, among the Sunnis there are the same ” raquo;.
Shiites freely interpret the Koran, building a balance between religious dogmas and the laws of the modern world, are open to changes and give more rights to women, for example, allow short-term marriages. Sunnis, on the other hand, live according to strict rules established in antiquity, and they do notthey welcome innovations, considering short – term marriages a disgrace, and representatives of other faiths are lost souls. 85% of all Muslim believers are Sunnis, and 10% are Shiites, 15% are Shiites. The majority of Russian Muslims are Sunnis.
