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  2. Sunni fatwas on Shias - Wikipedia

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    There are Sunni fatwas that were considered Sunni obligation to the "insult offered to the Sunni faith by the Shia religious literature." [30] This is demonstrated in the case of some Sunni fatwas issued in Pakistan, which were considered as defensive materials created for the purpose of defending the faith from the Shia. [30]

  3. Ali Khamenei's fatwa against insulting revered Sunni figures

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    Twelver Shias following numerous other maraji that maybe disagree with the ruling, are not obliged to respect it and may even act against it. [9] Mohammad-Taqi Bahjat , Ali al-Sistani [ citation needed ] , Naser Makarem Shirazi , Abdul-Karim Mousavi Ardebili , Mousa Shubairi Zanjani have similar opinion to Khamenei in this issue.

  4. Al-Azhar Shia Fatwa - Wikipedia

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    Under Shaltut, Sunni-Shia ecumenical activities would reach their zenith. [1] The fatwa is the fruit of a decade-long collaborative effort between a group of Sunni and Shia scholars at the Dar al-Taqreeb al-Madhahib al-Islamiyyah ("center for bringing together the various Islamic schools of thought") theological center at Al-Azhar University in ...

  5. List of fatwas - Wikipedia

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    A fatwa (Arabic: فتوى) is a non-binding legal opinion in Islam, issued by an Islamically qualified religious law specialist, known as a mufti, on a specific issue. The following is a list of notable historical and contemporary fatwas.

  6. Criticism of Twelver Shia Islam - Wikipedia

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    Criticism of Twelver Shia Islam dates from the initial ideological rift among early Muslims that led to the two primary denominations of Islam, the Sunnis and the Shias.The question of succession to Muhammad in Islam, the nature of the Imamate, the status of the twelfth Shia Imam, and other areas in which Shia Islam differs from Sunni Islam have been criticized by Sunni scholars, even though ...

  7. Anti-Shi'ism - Wikipedia

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    Members of the Sunni sect are also known to block Shia processions passing through Sunni areas, causing tensions between the two sects. [71] Sunnis have also declared them as non Muslims [72] on various occasions through official fatwas, [73] however they mean little as the Indian government recognises Shias as Muslims. [74] [75] [76]

  8. Zaydism - Wikipedia

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    In the 7th century some early Muslims expected Ali to become a first caliph, successor to Muhammad.After ascension of Abu Bakr, supporters of Ali (and future Shia) continued to believe only people from Muhammad's family to qualify as rulers and selected an imam, from each generation (the proto-Sunni, in contrast, recognized Abu Bakr as a legitimate first caliph). [5]

  9. Shia opposition to the Islamic Republic of Iran - Wikipedia

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    The traditional Twelver Shia view was to keep clerics away from political and governmental positions. [1] Velayat e Faqih is a Twelver Shia concept which holds that at least partial religious and social affairs of the Muslims need to be administered by a righteous and qualified Shia faqih until the appearance of the Mahdi. [2]