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Divisions & Splinter Groups

Information about divisions within the Muslim community, and Islamic splinter groups: the Nation of Islam, Shia and Sunni, Sufism, etc.
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Both Sunni and Shia Muslims share the most fundamental Islamic beliefs and articles of faith. The differences between these two main sub-groups within Islam initially stemmed not from spiritual differences, but political ones.
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