Thoughts on Sunni-Shiite contradictions

The Sunni - Shiite Rift - First Draft - Name of Author : Isaac Hasson Project Leader : Shmuel Bar Interdisciplinary Center ( IDC )

toward their Lord’ from the Viewpoints of Shiite and Sunni Commentators

The verse «Looking toward their Lord» has been known of those interpreted differently by Mu'tazilite, Ash'arite and Imamiyah commentators. In this verse, the meaning of the words: ‘toward’ and ‘looking’ are focused on semantically by these commentators. Referring to one of the semantic interpretations of the word ‘looking’, some commentators including Ash'arites have maintained that this implie...

Islam: Sunnis and Shiites

The majority of the world’s Muslim population follows the Sunni branch of Islam, and approximately 10-15% of all Muslims follow the Shiite (Shi‘ite, Shi‘a, Shia) branch. Shiite populations constitute a majority in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, and Azerbaijan. There are also significant Shiite populations in Afghanistan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Yemen. Sunnis and Shiites share ...

A comparative study of the approach of Shiite and Sunni Muslim thinkers on the issue of the Islamic Revolution

The revolution is the broadest and fastest change in a society, which is both the result of change and a factor for subsequent changes; The present article with a comparative method and library tools; Aiming to make a comparative study of the approach of Shiite and Sunni Muslim thinkers towards the Islamic Revolution. Research findings show that in the minds of Sunni thinkers, the priority is t...

Structural Contradictions

We study the relation between logical contradictions such as p ∧ ¬p and structural contradictions such as p∩ (p · q). Intuitively, we expect the two to be treated similarly, but they are not by PSL, nor by SVA. We provide a solution that treats both kinds of contradictions in a consistent manner. The solution reveals that not all structural contradictions are created equal: we must distinguish ...