Sunni & Shia - What is (really) the difference?

I see many videos talking about the differences between the Sunni and Shia, but most of them present a simplified version. In this video, I try to give you a more comprehensive overview.

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Filip Holm

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Music by:
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[hussainalhussaini]

I am a 61 year old Muslim. All my life, especially at young age, I have attended various Islamic events and travelled to places related to my belief. All these years, I never knew this much that you presented in this video. Maybe I wasn't informed, or simply, I didn't ask. What an excellent presentation that deserves all the credit. I feel ashamed of myself, Thank you.

[dortoka]

Its amazing how a video from a YT channel with 2.2k subscribers teaches me better than a college level course on the same subjuct. Cheers bro, subbed

[MatteBlacke]

I’m not religious or interested in adopting a religion but I’m very interested in learning about religion as it relates to history, philosophy and the state of the world today. I really appreciate your detailed and balanced presentations. Thank you for all your hard work.

[saumitrachakravarty]

Such stoic objectivity on Islam and Muslim is rare in today's hyperpolarized world, especially in social media. Kudos to you for keeping it nuanced.

[elijahramos]

I love how articulate he ius when pronouncing peoples languages. It shows appreciation, respect and care towards anothers culture. wishing you good luck and fortune from South Florida

[excambo]

I am Shi’a, my daughter in law is Sunni, we have excellent relations. We are all Muslims, and united under the prophethood of Muhammad peace be upon him.

[earlhunt]

I am a non-Muslim and found this video to be tremendously valuable to my understanding of the history and relationship of these two Muslim groups. Thank you.

[شهنشاه]

I am a 12er shia, and i love my Suni brothers. ❤❤

[Babujaw]

As a sunni who studied both suna and shia, this is extremely well put and subtle. Good job

[safiagha]

I am also Sushi! My father was Sunni and my mother was Shia

[jcfreak]

I have been asking this question for many years, and this is the first resource that bothered to actually answer the question. I thank you.

[leonorponce]

Incredible clarity, art, graphics, and production quality. This video is a cut above - liked!

[brucejtaylor]

This Christian (Quaker) thanks you very much for this. I learned a great deal and unlearned even more.

[khan]

Your unbiased narratives and summation deserve more appreciation than many of the so-called Islamic scholars who incite promote enmity against each other(Shia and Sunni). Those who do not like your video, obviously miss the point that you presented a factual account of the differences and the origins of the divisions between Shia and Sunni and most of these people did not know themselves. Thanks, from a Sunni Muslim.

[agavai]

Thanks for creating this great video. I love how at the end you have asked people for any feedback and you have allowed for corrections if any.

[gray_ggk]

As a Muslim myself, this cleared a lot for me. I had just been told "We aren't Sunni or Shia, we are just Muslims" whenever I asked them. Thank you for making such a concise video!

[farhanhyder]

As someone who likes studying Islamic history. It was a great video. You really did put together everything well.

[hrishikeshdhavale]

I am an Indian and a Hindu and I often wondered what is the difference between these two groups; thank you so much dude for coming up with this video. It really helped me to understand the details and the roots of Shia and Sunni. Even I had a thinking that random two groups are just against each other to show superiority over another. I appreciate your reading and research you did to make this video. You made it easier for millions to understand this difference. Cheers to you and keep sharing knowledge. Love from India.

[brozki-my]

I’m sunni muslim who studied abrahamic religion. For me, it doesn’t matter which path you use to follows because we all worship the same entity which is one God (Allah s.w.t), just put your trust in Allah & never arguing about others people view. We all deserve to live in peacefully.