Lil it's Sunni not sunny Hannah. And the difference is very small, all of them do the fundamental basics, but some of them do extra stuff or don't do stuff that the other ones prohibit or require.
Sunni- is the main sect it's the biggest and most straightforward. But that doesn't mean the others are bad.
Also labeling yourself to a sect in Islam is prohibited, but people still do it...
No one knows which one is the true Muslim only God can decide. BUt if you follow the Qur'an and sun nah=examples of the prophet, then you'll be a true Muslim.
EDIT@@: the Differences are minor, I'm sorry I can't really think of any, because in the end they do what all Muslims do. BUt I'm pretty sure the differences is how they interpret the Qur'an or Sunnah I guess... I don't really know.
A Muslim is one who believes that there is only one god, Allah and that Mohammed is His messenger~~~~after that it is not up to us to judge~~~Allah is the only one who will judge whether we are true Muslims or not, for He knows our intentions and that which lies in our heart and mind~~~~
Nothing, we are all Muslims. I don't belong to any sect at all..
Oh by the way, Alwites are a branch of Shia.
Sunni - Follow all Quran and all Hadiths
Shia - Follow all Quran and not all Hadiths
Alwites - Secular branch of Shia
Druze - Not sure.. I think they don't follow Hadiths at all..
The differences between the two sects go deeper than we can describe here, so we recommend you visit the sites listed in the Islam and Shia'ism categories here is a simplified explanation.
Up to 90% of all Muslims follow the Sunni tradition, making it the largest branch of Islam. The name Sunni comes from the Arabic sun nah, meaning the custom or example of the prophet Muhammad. By the 10Th century, Muslim theology was codified into the Sunni tradition.
But even before that time, there were splinter groups, and the largest of these was the Shia tradition. "Shia" comes from the Arabic phrase shoat 'Ali, which means the partisans of Ali. Ali was the son-in-law and cousin of Muhammad, and Shias believe that he was the prophet's rightful successor. Ali ruled as the fourth caliph (leader) after Muhammad, but he was assassinated in 661.
The matter of leadership evolved into the Shia institution of the Imamate, a spiritual leader followers considered chosen by God. Ali was the first of the 12 most important Imams, and Shias regularly visit the shrines of the Imams. Sunnis have Imams too, but these men are more like prayer leaders and scholars, and they don't hold the same religious or political authority as Shia imams.
Shia Muslims also interpret some verses of the Quran (the holy book of Islam) differently than do Sunnis. Suffering and martyrdom are idealized more in Shia tradition than Sunni, and the sects hold varying views on divine justice and free will. Shia'ism has its own call to prayer, prayer forms, and ritual practices as well.
Despite the variations, Shias and Sunnis all believe in the Five Pillars of Islam, which are the basic tenets of the religion. Most Shias and Sunnis consider each other Muslims, although ethnic and political issues may divide them
alawite never heard it b4........
about druze pls check it out here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze
am muslim__ladY.........sunni (((THANK ALLAH )))))
Muslims, what is the Difference between Shia'a, Sunny, alawite, and Druze?
