Between Sunnis and Shia

God Almighty sent the last of his prophets, Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, with the last of his messages, a guide to truth and guidance, and his law was the final and most complete of all laws.

Thus, the jurists and the fundamentalists had a capacity for discretion in terms of adopting and understanding texts and deriving rulings from them.

There were dozens of various schools of jurisprudence that enriched the jurisprudential life, met the needs of those of responsible age, and achieved the purposes of Sharia.

Those schools were absent from the arena and most Muslims today belong to the two schools of jurisprudence (Sunnah) and (Shia).

There was estrangement and conflict between the followers of these two schools in the past, and it continued and deepened in abhorrent historical and political conditions that caused the nation severe calamity, tore its roots, and made it of interest of its enemies greedy eyes.

Today, Muslims find themselves in dangerous circumstances in which enemies conspire to eradicate their existence, exploit their wealth, and distort their faith.

Muslims have realized more than ever that they must return to God’s call in the Holy Qur’an, “And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves”.

To achieve that, they first need new agreement on the basis of true knowledge that is built on the original sources approved by both groups, away from illusions and pre-Islamic rivalries that were built on false beliefs.

We hope this book would be one of the books that would be a starting point for the awaited Islamic renaissance which would flourish supported by the wings of Islam (Sunni) and (Shia).