Radical Muslims
Imagine someone sitting at the Brussels International Airport waiting for their plane when all of a sudden a bomb goes off. Recently this happened, and about 30 people died with over 200 people wounded. According to CNN, “It began with the November Paris attacks. Then came raids, arrests and manhunts in France and Belgium to find the terrorists. On Tuesday, deadly blasts hit Brussels.”(Fantz) Who would do such a thing? Radical Muslims from ISIS and other terrorist groups. People may say that these terrorist groups are nuts and they do not follow their religion, but when in fact they (Sunni) follow the Qur’an more closely than the Moderate Muslims (Shiite). The Islamic Bulletin says, “The Arabic word Islam implies the attainment of peace through
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There are two different ‘denominations’ in Islam; Sunni and Shiite. One of the main points that distinguish Shiite from Sunni is who they think are the leaders of all the Muslims. According to History News Network, “The Sunni branch believes that the first four caliphs--Mohammed's successors--rightfully took his place as the leaders of Muslims. They recognize the heirs of the four caliphs as legitimate religious leaders. These heirs ruled continuously in the Arab world until the break-up of the Ottoman Empire following the end of the First World War.”(What is the difference…) In contrast, according to Compelling Truth, “Shia Muslims followed Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the rightful successor of Islam. While this movement has developed into many sub-groups, Shia Muslims emphasize the special spiritual and political leadership of imams (Muslim religious leaders) to Muslim nations.”(What are the differences..) Another very distinguishable point in between their viewpoints are the different groups that accompany these branches. Most terrorist groups such as ISIS, IJU, Boko Haram, Al Qaeda, and many more. These Sunni groups follow their books a lot more closely than their counterparts: the Shiite. The Shiite Muslim group is a calm group that doesn’t want to fight people. Even though they have some very questionable holidays such as the day of Ashura. A lot of Muslims commemorate this day by gashing their heads with a knife or whipping themselves with knives attached to
There are two different ‘denominations’ in Islam; Sunni and Shiite. One of the main points that distinguish Shiite from Sunni is who they think are the leaders of all the Muslims. According to History News Network, “The Sunni branch believes that the first four caliphs--Mohammed's successors--rightfully took his place as the leaders of Muslims. They recognize the heirs of the four caliphs as legitimate religious leaders. These heirs ruled continuously in the Arab world until the break-up of the Ottoman Empire following the end of the First World War.”(What is the difference…) In contrast, according to Compelling Truth, “Shia Muslims followed Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the rightful successor of Islam. While this movement has developed into many sub-groups, Shia Muslims emphasize the special spiritual and political leadership of imams (Muslim religious leaders) to Muslim nations.”(What are the differences..) Another very distinguishable point in between their viewpoints are the different groups that accompany these branches. Most terrorist groups such as ISIS, IJU, Boko Haram, Al Qaeda, and many more. These Sunni groups follow their books a lot more closely than their counterparts: the Shiite. The Shiite Muslim group is a calm group that doesn’t want to fight people. Even though they have some very questionable holidays such as the day of Ashura. A lot of Muslims commemorate this day by gashing their heads with a knife or whipping themselves with knives attached to