Muslims are guilty of giving themselves inappropriate names. They called themselves Sunni or Shia. The Quran does not make such a distinction. You are a Muslim, a mu’min or you are not. A Sunni Muslim is one who follows the Sunnah or way of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Well every Muslim on earth has this goal in mind when he practices his religion. Shia means party. It is short for the Party of Ali, a successor of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The name of these two groups are but a division to signify that one group, the Sunni, accept the four leaders after Muhammad (pbuh), Abu Bakr, Uthman, Umar and Ali, whereas the Shia only accept one leader after Muhammad, Ali. A dispute over the successors of Muhammad (pbuh) 1400 years ago is the reason that there are attacks, slander and murder of thousands of people to this very day. There is little wonder why ALLAH forbade such divisiveness.
6:159 As for those who divide their religion and break up into sects, thou hast no part in them in the least: their affair is with Allah: He will in the end tell them the truth of all that they did.
If asked what kind of Muslim I am, I say that I am Muslim Muslim, a Mu’min Mu’min. The Quran asks Muslims to come to common ground with Christians and Jews. We must do the same with our brothers. There is so much that we agree on, why does something not mentioned at all in the Quran cause such a rift? We all believe in ALLAH, in the Quran, in prayer, Hajj, fast and charity. We all are those who submit to God and believe. This is the ground we must stand upon. We can disagree on certain intricacies in a cordial manner. We all know that it is a grave sin to kill a fellow believer, so it is all Muslims obligation to mend this fence and unite as the Quran and ALLAH COMMANDS.
49:9 If two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel, make ye peace between them: but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other, then fight ye (all) against the one that transgresses until it complies with the command of Allah; but if it complies, then make peace between them with justice, and be fair: for Allah loves those who are fair (and just). 49:10 The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear Allah, that ye may receive Mercy.
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