Reason behind ban on Syiah teachings


THE rift between the followers of the Sunni and Syiah groups in the Islamic world stemmed from a disagreement over who should govern the then fledg­ling Muslim state following the death of Prophet Muhammad, whom Muslims believe was the last Prophet.

Explaining the differences between the two groups, the Institute of Islamic Understanding’s (IKIM) Centre for Economics and Social Studies Senior Fellow Dr Mohd Farid Mohd Shahran said the original dispute was merely political in nature but it later widened into a schism.

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