Sunni and Shi'a

• Sunni Muslims follow the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad and the Qur'an, while Shi'a Muslims also rely on the teachings of their imams, who they believe are divinely guided.
• Shi'a Muslims believe that Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of Prophet Muhammad, was the rightful successor and that leadership should have remained within his bloodline.
• Sunni Muslims make up the majority of the Muslim population and believe that the first four caliphs were the rightful successors to Prophet Muhammad.
• The split between Sunni and Shi'a Muslims originated from a disagreement over who should succeed Prophet Muhammad as the leader of the Muslim community.
• Sunni Muslims believe in the concept of the caliphate, where leadership is based on the consensus of the Muslim community, while Shi'a Muslims believe in the concept of Imamate, where leadership is based on the bloodline of Mohammad.
• Six articles of faith in Sunni Islam: H – Holy books A - Angels P – Prophets (Risalah) P - Predestination J - Judgement O – Oneness of God (Tawhid)
• Five roots of Usul-ad-Din in Shi’a Islam: J – Justice (adalat) I - Imams P – Prophets (Nubuwwah) J – Judgement (Mi’ad) O – Oneness of God (Tawhid)
• How to remember which happjo and jipjo

  Sunni: Sounds like sunny. Holy books and angels = bright light so HAPPJO

  Shi'a: Has an I in the earlier position than Sunni so JIPJO

  Also: They both have one more belief than the letters in their names