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Accordint to Shia Islam Caliph can be selected only by God. Shia believe after death of prophet God selected the successor for prophet who is the political leader of Muslim community and people can not and does not the right to selected it.
More Information on the Shiite Claim of Divinely Mandated Authority
In order to buttress the claim that only Divine Authority could choose the next Caliph, the Shia refer to many verses of Qura'n like: "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority" (Quran 2:30) or "O David! We did indeed make thee a vicegerent on earth" (Quran 38:26) also other verses.
Shia believe such verses mean that only God can select an Islamic political leader (Caliph) and there is no mention in Qur'an that people have the right to select a leader. Shura is not allowed to be used for selecting leader and the Prophet himself always selected leaders of wars and other leaders by command of God.
In Shia Islam, the Caliphs after prophet are 12 infallible Imams who have inherited divine knowledge of Prophet.
Shia Muslims do not consider selection of Abubakr as Caliph by people valid because God did not select him. They believe God ordered prophet to declare people that Ali is selected as successor of prophet and prophet did this mission many times during his prophet-hood and mainly in Ghadir event after last Hajj of his life at a 3-4 hour speech in front of 120,000 Muslims at Ghadir in hot desert after 2 days stop of long caravan for gathering and 3 days after speech for congratulations and homage of Muslims to Ali.
Islam at that time had high power in world and Some companions had high interest in leadership position after prophet. Muslims knew that it is the final Hajj of prophet (predicted by prophet) and were going along with prophet to hear what prophet says at end of his life.
The Shia believe the Ghadir event is the most important event of Islam and is mentioned in Qur'an in many verses like "Today" (اليوم) in verse 5:3 of Qur'an is the day of Ghadir. Or Verse 5:67: "(O Messenger! proclaim the (message) which hath been sent to thee from thy Lord. If thou didst not, thou wouldst not have fulfilled and proclaimed His mission. And Allah will defend thee from men (who mean mischief). For Allah guideth not those who reject Faith)" is revealed at Ghadir day and is about declaring political and spiritual leadership of Ali S.A. after prophet.
Both Sunni and Shia Muslims accept the Events at Ghadir event but have different interpretations. Some Sunni writers tried to reject the event of Ghadir as declare of leadership of Ali S.A. and said at Ghadir prophet only wanted to say Ali S.A. is my friend and no one should bother him.
Ali S.A. had 3 different missions to Yemen by prophet during 10 years and in 2 of them some companions of prophet had some conflicts with Ali S.A. and prophet said some sayings about Ali S.A. to solve conflicts and some sunni writers have mixed stories of missions of Ali S.A. to Yemen with story of Ghadir to prove Ghadir event is not about Leadership of Ali and is not important.
Shia scholars believe some Sunni writers who were related to Kigns have changed and deviated historical evidences about political leadership of Ali S.A. in old historical books and republished them to destroy evidences of leadership of Ali from old Sunni books.
The famous Shia book Al-Ghadir (الغدير) by Allameh Amini is a collection of evidences and proofs for Ghadir Events written all from Sunni historical books by referring to 100,000 Sunni books and full reading of 10,000 Sunni books. Allameh Amini is a famous Shia scholar and spent 40 years of his life in traveling to access original old Sunni books in libraries in different countries to write this 20 volume book only from Sunni books and not using any Shia book. Some Sunni scholars tried to reply this book but then said if we want to reply this book we should first destroy all Sunni books.
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Did the Shiites and Sunnis accepted Abu Bakr?
Only Sunnis agreed on Abu Bakr as first Caliph after prophet Muhammad death. The Shiites believed that the Caliph should from the prophet family and accordingly they supported Ali to be the first caliph and not Abu Bakr. However, the Shiites accepted the majority selection of Abu Bakr and supported him and Ali (God pleased with him) was a closeadviser to Abu Bakr. See for more information the related question below
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Who was the rightful first caliph according to the shiites?
he is Ali Ibn Abi Talib (S.A.) please read the Related Link below.
Why do Shiites smear themselves with red paint on Ashura?
Shiites (not Sunni) Muslims flagellate, cut, beat or smear themselves with red paint on Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram, to empathise with Husayn (Muhammad's grandson) who was killed on Ashura. Husayn was killed because he refused to be obedient to Yazid, the second caliph and has since become a martyr to the Islamic religion. Husayn was a descendant of Ali, the forth caliph, and since Shiites believe that only descendants of Ali are entitled to rule the event is only important to Shiites, not Sunnis.
Did Sunnis split from Shiites over the battle of Karbala?
Answer 1Yes. However, there was no real split between Shiites and Sunnis. It is just some different views over some side issues that are not critical.Answer 2No. The split between Sunnis and Shiites occurred nearly 30 years earlier when Abu Bakr was elected by the Shoura Council to the position of Caliph against the will of Ali's supporters. Those supporters rejected the decision of the Shoura Council and became the Shiites. The Battle of Karbala crystallized this division since Ali had, by then, been assassinated, and his son Hussein (who was the next candidate supported by the Shiites) was butchered by the Caliph Yazid I without Sunnis rejecting Yazid's right to the Caliphate.
Why do some Shiites hate Hazrat Abu-Bakr Hazrat Usman and Hazrat Ali?
I am not aware of any Shiite who hates Caliph 'Ali. Perhaps you are asking why some Shiites hate Caliphs Abu-Bakr, 'Omar, and 'Othman. Those Shiites who do opposed these leaders do so because they believe that Mohammed intended 'Ali to succeed him and these three individuals conspired with other Muslims to prevent 'Ali's ascendance as Caliph. They consider the shura or election that led to Abu-Bakr's appointment and the direct appointments of 'Omar and 'Othman to be a violation of the true nature of Mohammed's succession.
What is the branch of Islam which is the majority and which believes the best person should be the leader?
Sunnis are the majority. They differ than Shiites mainly in the way the caliph should have been selected. Refer to question below for more information.
Why shia's hate Omar bin khattab?
They were supporting Ali Ibn Abou Taleb to be the Caliph and not Omar. However, when Omar (god be pleased with him) was chosen and supported by the majority (including Ali), all the Shiites at that time supported the new Caliph Omar. So, this hate is something that was not valid in time of early Islam and early Caliphs.
The difference between a caliph and a sultan in islamic history is that?
A Caliph is a religious position and represents the direction and purpose of Muslims. Shiites have not had a caliph since 'Ali's passing and the slaughter of his two sons Hussein and Hassan. The Sunnis had a Caliph until 1923 when the Republic of Turkey abolished the position. In many respects, the Caliph is similar to a Pope in function. Sultan comes from the Arabic "Salat" which means control or power. A sultan is a strictly earthly ruler, like a king. It is important to note that many Caliphs ran theocratic states combining earthly and heavenly domains, while Sultans almost always differed religious matters to a Caliph or to Religious Scholars (Ulemaa) or both.
What is the Sunni-Shiite division?
The initial split between the Shiites and Sunnis came when their prophet, Mohammed, died in 632. At that time, the Muslims controlled most of what we now call the Arabian Peninsula; the question came to be: who should be the new leader now that the prophet was gone? The Shiites and Sunnis disagreed over who the first new leader, called the Caliph ("successor"), should be, and how he should be chosen.Sunnis believed that the Caliph should be chosen by the shura, which is the consensus of the Ummah(community). Basically, the various leaders would get together and choose who they think is the best person to be Caliph.Shiites believed that the first Caliph was chosen by Mohammed himself before his death. Additionally, Shiites believe that only an imam (someone descended from Mohammed's daughter Fatima) could be the leader.The first Caliph was Mohammed's father-in-law Abu Bakr, who was chosen using the Sunni method. Shiites believed that Muhammed had nominated Fatima's husband Ali to be the first Caliph. Both sides could point to verses and quotations to support their point of view, so it wasn't easy to figure out who was right- the two sides still disagree.So, to shorten a long and complicated story, eventually Ali did indeed become Caliph (the fourth one, after Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman, all having had fairly short reigns). Ali also had a short reign (about five years, and then he was assassinated), during which a civil war between the two factions was fought and this solidified the schism. The two factions grew apart, and have since developed different traditions, customs and beliefs on how their religions should function.
What are some reasons why the Sunnis and Shiites don't get along?
Since both Sunnis and Shiites are Muslim, most of their doctrine is identical; the two sects diverge on the question of how the successor of the prophet (after his death) should be chosen. In most cases, Sunni and Shiites get along, just as most of the world's people get along, regardless of religious differences. A parallel to Christianity might be the differences between Catholics and Anglicans: a single doctrinal difference centuries ago has created two distinct groups who agree on most things. Much of the conflict between Shiites and Sunni can be explained by other means, such as the rivalry between Southeast Asian powers who happen to be of different sects, for example the Arab Gulf states (who happen to be largely run by Sunnis) have a longstanding rivalry with Persian Iran (which happens to be largely run by Shia) over resources and influence. As far as the original divide goes, Sunnis supported the election of a Caliph to succeed the Prophet, while Shia believe that Mohammad named a successor, who should have become the rightful Caliph: Muslims elected Abou Bakr to be the first Caliph after prophet Muhammad (PBUH) death. However, some Muslims believed that the successor should be from the family of the prophet and hence should Ali Ibn Abou Taleb (the prophet cousin and husband of his daughter). However, after the election of AbouBakr, they joined the majority and even Ali Ibn Abou Taleb (God be pleased with him) supported the elected Caliph. The same scenario was repeated after election of Omar Ibn Alkhattab as the second Caliph and Othman Ibn Affan as the third Caliph. Ali Ibn Abou Taleb was then elected as the fourth Caliph.
What did the Shiites do?
The Shiites are Muslims, and pray to Allah Almighty.
