Sunnis vs. Shias | Deep Dive: Iran Ep. 1 | Focal Point with Imam Tom Facchine
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This episode explores the Sunni-Shia divide in Islamic history, focusing on the events following the death of the Prophet ﷺ and the emergence of Shia Islam.
The Sunni-Shia divide is among the most consequential fault lines in Islamic history — yet it is rarely examined with the care and precision it deserves. In this opening episode of Deep Dive: Iran, Imam Tom Facchine returns to the formative period following the death of the Prophet ﷺ, tracing the theological disputes, political tensions, and communal fractures that gave rise to Shia Islam as a distinct tradition. Drawing on primary hadith sources, this episode resists both the p...
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