Religious Schisms

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SUNNI • Believe that the first four Caliphs were the true “Rightly Guided” successors of Muhammad • Believe that all Muslim rulers should follow Muhammad’s examples • Believe that the Shari’ah (Islamic Law) is divine and essential to maintain Islam • Claim that the Shi’a have distorted the meaning of the Quran SIMILARITIES OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH • THE QURAN (KORAN) IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF THE MUSLIM TENETS OF FAITH, RITES, AND CONDUCT • IMAM’S ARE SPIRITUAL LEADERS OF PRAYER AND INTERPRET THE QURAN SUNNI – SHI’A SPLIT 632 – 1071 CE SHI’A • Believe that Ali (the Prophet’s Son-in-Law) was the only Caliph who rightfully succeeded Muhammad • Believe that all Muslim rulers should be descendents of Muhammad • Believe that the Shari’ah (Islamic Law) were rules that concern only commoners • Claim that the Sunni have distorted the meaning of the Quran
• Fall of Rome and the Roman Empire • Rise of Constantinople as a <strong>Religious</strong> Center • Eastern and Western Churches evolve • Latin versus Greek Languages • Conflicting Church Councils • Council of Nicea in 325 CE (Created Holy Creed) • Council of Chalcedon in 451 CE (Confirmed Patriarchs) • Papal Supremacy versus Patriarchs of Churches • Muslim conquests of Spain, Anatolia, and Sicily • Excommunications of 1054 (East and West challenge each other) • Crusader attack on Constantinople in 1203 during the Fourth Crusade GREAT SCHISM 325 - 1054 CE
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