Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 10
Lesson
Minimum of 1 scholarly source

Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, respond to one of the following options:

List and briefly describe the Five Pillars of Islam. Select one of the pillars to examine in more in depth. How do Muslims express this pillar? How do Sufis express this pillar differently from other Muslims? Explain why you choose this particular pillar.
Define Sunni and Shia. Choose one of these two forms of Islam and explain their core beliefs in greater detail, including their history, countries where this form of Islam is practiced, and sub-sects within each branch. Conclude with a brief analysis about the ways in which these two school’s differences continue to influence Islamic culture and politics in the modern world.

Solution:

According to Poliakov and Olcott (2016), despite the fact that Sunni and Shia Muslims are both sects of the Islamic faith, the differences between the two groups typically stem from conflicting religious beliefs. Taking this into account, Molloy (2013) argues that members of the two sects have co-existed over the last many years and share a wide range of fundamental beliefs as well as practices. Nonetheless, they differ in doctrine, theology, ritual, law, as well as religious organization. According to Poliakov and Olcott (2016), the great majority of the world’s more than 1.5 billion Muslims are Sunnis. These estimates suggest the figure is somewhere between 85% and 90%. In the region of the Middle East, Sunnis make up 90 percent or more of the populations of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan. The name “Sunni”……Please click the Paypal icon below to purchase full solution for only $5