Shia | Sunni | |
Angels | Angels obey God's commandments. They have limited free will, though no drive to sin. | God created angels from light. They do not have their own free will and always obey the commandments of God. |
Population | 200 million | 1.2 billion |
Place of worship | Mosque, Imambarah or Ashurkhana, Eidgah | Mosque, Eidgah |
Use of statues and pictures | Not permitted | Not permitted |
Clergy | Imaam (divinely guided), Ayatollah, Mujtahid, Allamah, Maulana | Caliph, Imaam (Saint), Mujtahid, Allamah, Maulana |
Marriage | Man may marry up to 4 women. | Man may marry up to 4 women. |
Offshoot religions | Baha'i - a separate religion | Ahmadiyya (Ahmedi) - a sect of Islam |
Belief of God | One God | One God |
Original Language(s) | Arabic, Farsi | Arabic |
Birth of Jesus | Virgin Birth | Virgin Birth |
Second coming of Jesus | Affirmed | Affirmed |
Death of Jesus | Denied. Jesus did not die on the cross, but his body went up to heaven. | Denied. Jesus did not die on the cross, but his body went up to heaven. |
View of other Abrahamic religions | Christianity and Judaism are "People of the Book." | Christianity and Judaism are "People of the Book." |
Resurrection of Jesus | Denied. Jesus did not die on the cross. Jesus will come back down from heaven in the future. | Denied. Jesus did not die on the cross. Jesus will come back down from heaven in the future. |
Holy days | Ashura, Eid al Fitr, Eid al Adha, Eid al ghadeer | Eid al Fitr, Eid al Adha, Eid-e-Milaad-un-Nabi |
Origin | From teachings of Prophet Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. | From teachings of Prophet Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. |
Places most closely associated with independent history of the faith | Kufa, Karbala | Madinah (Medina), Makkah (Mecca) |
Adherents called | Shiites, Shia, Shii, Ehl-e-Tash'e | Sunni, Ehl-e-Sunnah |
Geographic Presence | Majority in Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Bahrain, | |
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