How many Shias have been killed in Pakistan?

As many as 4,000 people are estimated to have been killed by Shia-Sunni sectarian attacks in Pakistan between 1987–2007. And since 2008, thousands of Shia have been killed by Sunni extremists according to Human Rights Watch (HRW).

Who are sharers in Hanafi law?

In the Hanafi scheme of inheritance, the following five heirs are always entitled, to a share in the estate; namely, husband~ wife, child, father and mother.

Who is the teacher of Imam Abu Hanifa?

Hammad ibn Abi Sulayman
Many jurists and historians had reportedly lived in Kufa, including one of Abu Hanifa’s main teachers, Hammad ibn Abi Sulayman.

How did Sufis help spread Islam?

Sufis have elaborated the image of the Prophet Muhammad—the founder of Islam—and have thus largely influenced Muslim piety by their Muhammad-mysticism. Through the poetry of these literatures, mystical ideas spread widely among the Muslims. In some countries Sufi leaders were also active politically.

What is the relationship between Sunnis and Shias?

Sunni and Shia have lived together throughout Islamic history. Today, it may seem that the two groups live in geographically distinct places, the two groups have lived together from the beginning of Islam. While the majority of Muslims in the Middle East (specifically the Arab countries) are Sunni, there has always been Shia living in those lands.

What is the history of the Sunni-Shia divide?

The death of the prophet Muhammad depicted in a 16th-century Turkish miniature. Abu Bakr, later leader of the Islamic community, is seen bending over him. The roots of the Sunni-Shia divide can be traced all the way back to the seventh century, soon after the death of the prophet Muhammad in A.D. 632.

What is a person observing Shia Islam called?

A person observing Shia Islam is called a Shi’ite or Shi’i . Shia Islam is based on Muhammad’s hadith (Ghadir Khumm). Shia consider Ali to have been divinely appointed as the successor to Muhammad, and as the first Imam.

Are Sunni and Shia Islam reducible to a single ideology?

Neither Sunni nor Shia is reducible to a single and fixed ideology. Narratives that treat either Sunni or Shia as if they are a single entity are misleading and wrong. There have been and still exists great diversity within each group. There are rationalists and literalists within both Sunni and Shia Islam.