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SECTION I
Question 1. Answer in One/Two Sentence/s, all 10 20 Marks
1.Name the SECTS which divide Muslims into two.[2]
Answer
Muslims are divided into two main sects: the Sunnis and the Shias.
The origin of the division. The two sects differ on religious and political authority after the Prophet's death. The question was who was entitled to lead the community. The Shia tradition recognises the line of Imams as authoritative.
1. The Sunnis. The great majority of Indian Muslims are Sunnis. They have four schools.
- Hanafi, founded by Imam Abu Hanifa. Most Indian Sunnis follow it.
- Maliki, founded by Imam Malik.
- Shafii, founded by Imam Shafii.
- Hanbali, founded by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
2. The Shias. They have three schools.
- Ithna Ashari, the most numerous in India.
- Ismaili.
- Zaidi.
Legal differences that follow.
- Sources. Shias use aql (reason) in place of qiyas.
- Marriage. Sunni law recognises the irregular (fasid) marriage. Shia law does not.
- Muta. Only the Ithna Ashari school recognises temporary marriage.
- Witnesses. Sunni law needs witnesses to a marriage. Shia law needs them for talaq instead.
In Indian courts. A Muslim is presumed to be Sunni, and in practice Hanafi. A party claiming to be Shia must plead and prove it.
Example. If a Muslim husband claims his marriage was a muta, he must first prove that he belongs to the Ithna Ashari Shia school.
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