Shia Imams Family Tree

[@Marrow9000]

UsefulCharts is my new favorite channel. I discovered it a couple weeks ago and have now watched a dozen videos. Thanks Mr Baker for what you do.

[@SandrA-hr5zk]

If you get the chance to purchase his book, the timeline of world history, it is a masterpiece. Even my professors at school were impressed with it.

[@comb528491]

Can you also make a vide on the Jewish Schisms and offshoots that includes groups like Samaritans, Mandaeans, Pharisees, Sadducees, etc?

[@flutterwind7686]

@iTrisomus huh?

[@therongjr]

OMG, yes! Please do this!

[@eternalsunshineofthespotlessme]

@iTrisomus the irony of your comment 🤣.

[@natholex]

@iTrisomus is right. Anything a non-Jew says of Jews is antisemitic.

[@ramg658]

Mohmmad is rap!st

[@NullStaticVoid]

Would love to see one of these on the branches of Buddhism. Mahayana, Vajrayana and Theravada are the branches of Buddhism that we still have. There once were more schools of thought. Some were much more conservative or more extreme in their practice. We basically have just the moderates left.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

those are hinduism.

[@SamSnoekBrown]

I second this, especially considering that Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana are pretty broad, monolithic terms for what are actually a whole range of schools. And you're right that there was (and in some cases, still is) a wide range of ideologies represented by those schools. I know this is especially evident in my own Vajrayana practice (I took refuge with a lama in the Karma Kagyu school, home to competing Karmapas, for example).

[@MrWaterlionmonkey]

@@rizkyadiyanto7922 these are not Hindu denominations, they're Buddhist

[@PasteurizedLettuce]

Vajryana is not really a ‘branch’ of Buddhism, in that it self conceptualizes as a subsect or practice within Mahayana practice, although not all Mahayana practitioners practice Vajryana.

[@offp_anggakaruniawan]

​@@rizkyadiyanto7922no, they are buddhist Sorry, just pointing out

[@christopherrichey9137]

HA! I was going to request a Christian Denomination timeline just today! Excited to see it in the works! They are out there already but your technique and style is preferred for historical accuracy and dogmatic neutrality. Thank you.

[@Timakiwala]

Imp tree of Islam.. 1)JAJABA KALAMA HALALA BURKHA HIJAB. 2) 4 6 wives and 20 30 50 childrens,, all are Beggers, Puncher Wala, Hotel dish washer, Dadagiri, Mutton Chicken butcher. 3)Illiterate from MADRASAS. 4) Talak then Halala then marriage >>> it repeats....

[@stephenandersen4625]

There was none and then just two for centuries and then a famous door vandal came along and now it’s estimated that there are 40,000 Christian denominations So sad

[@thomasdixon4373]

Awesome video, always great to see how one religion can create so many different variants

[@bernabeueagle1726]

It's human nature, forming new religions is exactly like having new dialects then new languages, it'd like evolution and speciation in biology.

[@natholex]

Just wait for the next video, on Christianity. Ohh boy….

[@theobuniel9643]

Kinda like Christianity!

[@Simonaliston]

@@natholex Ohh, boy..... It won't even end in one video😂

[@sonofuniverse6355]

@@natholex Your name is so contradictory. It is like Hitler Jew

[@gemaisa2egypt119]

thank you very much for your objective demo , I realize how difficult it must have been for you , especially when Arabic is not your main language, you proved yourselve to be a real hardworking reassearcher, looking forward to seeing your next video.

[@OhavYisrail]

for your chart on christian denominations, you may want to consider collaborating with Dr. Hamer from toronto centre place. Particularly on the restoration branch. As a religious history nerd and outsider I've watched a number of his lectures on the subject as well as purchased his books. Top notch scholarship. Additionally his background in cartography would dovetail nicely with your presentation style.

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

It would be interesting to see a video on the different Sufi orders in Islamic history

[@re_patel]

Go to the 'let' s talk religion ' channel

[@pabd2969]

I suspect that would take a year-long video :))

[@philipcarter4532]

So grateful for this video! I have been keen to understand these different groupings for a while but never found a source that could explain it so succinctly.

[@ahmadnawaz6612]

what a video!!!! thank you so much for such a masterpiece

[@vilena5308]

Thank you, wildly informative. I knew just the basics. Looking very much forward to the Christianity charts to see how much I truly know.

[@kkhan9396]

The best concise video about general knowledge about main Islamic branches. Thanks for the effort.

[@alexsbt]

You forgot to mention the Twitter imams, which are very active and never fail to say stupid shit sadly

[@jonasdavies1806]

🤣🤣🤣

[@luckkhush]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AndreSamosir]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@emilybarclay8831]

I’m not even Muslim or in a Muslim country and I’ve encountered this lol

[@nerminsnowhuseinbasic9340]

Hahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Graham_Rule]

I look forward to seeing your chart of christian branches. I guess you could easily do a whole episode on just the Scottish ones.

[@mangammg646]

Jafar is the teacher of all the schools

[@Tavarna]

Hey, you introduced me to a lot of things and led me to research many topics my self. I would love to see a video about Buddhist Texts family tree. And also I think your format would fit etymology videos perfectly. For example the word 'put' we use today in modern Turkish come from buddha. And in Farsi they use a word similar to that. A series about exonyms can be interesting and one can explain a lot of history via that.

[@googlefashists4986]

No.

[@christianeaster2776]

At the end, the narrator says his future chart of Christianity will be pretty big. I was surprised at complexity of the various branches of Islam. I knew about some of the major sects in Islam, but not the complex relationships to each other.

[@Timakiwala]

Imp tree of Islam.. 1)JAJABA KALAMA HALALA BURKHA HIJAB. 2) 4 6 wives and 20 30 50 childrens,, all are Beggers, Puncher Wala, Hotel dish washer, Dadagiri, Mutton Chicken butcher. 3)Illiterate from MADRASAS. 4) Talak then Halala then marriage >>> it repeats....

[@Timakiwala]

Imp tree of Islam.. 1)JAJABA KALAMA HALALA BURKHA HIJAB. 2) 4 6 wives and 20 30 50 childrens,, all are Beggers, Puncher Wala, Hotel dish washer, Dadagiri, Mutton Chicken butcher. 3)Illiterate from MADRASAS. 4) Talak then Halala then marriage >>> it repeats....

[@turgut1071]

@@Timakiwala hi pajeet

[@Robespierre-lI]

It's interesting to compare the history of schisms in Christianity to the splitting Islamic branches. Christians divide over minor differences in theology, liturgy and the sacraments. Muslims divide over politics and war. I find both incredibly weird.

[@curiosityhitsbadly11]

@@Robespierre-lI yeah so right

[@AshishkumarRational]

So informative !! and Masterpiece!!🙌🙌🔥

[@daniel.shalome]

would love to see a video on christian denominations - it's so confusing

[@accordiontravelguy4280]

He posted one this month

[@grinningchicken]

Nice information Even as a Muslim history buff some of this was new to me

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

[@yahyahamid]

Thanks!

[@TheCinamanic]

This is so well done.

[@cobaltbomba4310]

As a muslim even I learnt something new about my own sect from this video. Nice.

[@Passque666]

Are you twelver?

[@edenk3653]

I thought this is about shia not Islam!

[@Zifi1997]

@@edenk3653 Alhamdulillah, Shias follow the correct teachings of the prophet ﷺ through the Ahlulbayt as

[@truthseeker1934]

When you thought Game of Thrones was unrealistic, but this is even more convoluted than the Game of Thrones.

[@comb528491]

The 2nd Fitna itself can be a great historical drama series more compelling than GoT, esp with all the various motivations and alliances

[@googlefashists4986]

Game of Thrones is neckbeard fiction.

[@MrSinclairn]

GOT is GRRM's 're-imagined interpretation' combo of the medieval Crusades/the (Anglo-French) Hundred Years War/(English)Wars of the Roses.

[@ahmedfalah9828]

I'M JUST SHOCKED HOW PRECIOUS YOU ARE , great work

[@levces]

Thanks, your content is great

[@jacksonjamieson4094]

Love this channel

[@tahirkamrankhan]

Awesome - watched three times , very informative.

[@jerinismat3638]

Can you also do the bengal sultanate sultan family?

[@Wkumar07]

Such a diverse religion that is so much more complex than the paper thin stereotypes that many believe Islam. My own heritage traces back to the Deccan Sultanate of Bidar and and I take this ancestry seriously even if I am not, and having never been, a practicing Muslim.

[@truthseeker1934]

@@hm4084 which version of Allah?

[@praddumnvats6759]

sub-continent muslims don't know about this diversity

[@Syria_Free_Palestine_will_too]

Basically 85% of Muslims are Sunnis.

[@Syria_Free_Palestine_will_too]

@@truthseeker1934 There's only one God, and we know him by The Quran and The Sunnah as he describe himself to be.

[@praddumnvats6759]

@@Syria_Free_Palestine_will_too i think he means which interpretation of allah

[@stevesmith4901]

This was very informative. Thank you for making it.

[@Shia.Ahlulbayt]

7:13 This is an error to claim Imam Hussain was interested in public life and Imam Hassan wasn't shows complete ignorance on the situation. It treats the situation as yhe same for both they weren't. Yazeed & Muawiyah were they same. Yazeed was an open enemy of islam who would openly committed transgresses against islam where his father at least had a pretence. Hussain had no option his brother would have done the same in his position.

[@From.the.river.to.the.sea23]

9:40 interesting today Yemen Houthi’s are one of the only people to fight against Israel genocide of Gaza. Along w hizboallah who are 12ers along w Iran who publicly funds Hamas who are sunnis. By doing this they show that they follow the teachings of imam Ali and his older son of uniting muslims.

[@guillermobeschizza7873]

One of these for the different branches of Christianity would be awesome

[@LaPingvino]

Warning for Bahá'ís: this video contains a picture of Bahá'u'lláh.

[@captainabez7086]

Can you make a chart of branches of judaism

[@agniswar3]

Nice video. If possible, please make the video on various Hindu denominations and schools of thought.

[@MrWaterlionmonkey]

That would be huge

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

a tree of christian groups will be fun. Especially with the vast branches of eastern Christianity. Like how there are currently 4 patriarchs of Alexandria, with a fifth branch that died out in the 1960s. And those all lay claim to the same seat, but from different branches that see different lines of succession. But they are fairly chill with each other.

[@ramirosotto]

17:33 Shouldn't al-Musta'li and Nizar both be Nº19 instead of Nº 9 ?

[@ssm9119]

Imam Nizar A.S was not the 9th Imam, he was actually the 19th Imam. Below is the list of Imam's from Imam Ismail A.S to Imam Nizar A.S Imam Ismail A.S Imam Mohd bin Ismail A.S Imam Wafi Ahmed A.S Imam Taqi Mohammad A.S Imam Radi A.S Imam Al Mahdi A.S Imam Qaim A.S Imam Mansoor A.S Imam Moiz A.S Imam Aziz A.S Imam Al Hakim A.S Imam Zahir A.S Imam Mustansir Billah A.S Imam Nizar A.S

[@andresjuarez2113]

I believe there are a lot of differences among sunni denominations too. I based this belief in the fact that societies such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Afghanistan (for example) are very different from one another, yet they're all part of the same islamic branch. I'd love to watch a video explaining where the differences reside. Thank you Matt, your videos and charts are very educative. I'd consider using them in class (I'm a History teacher) after a proper spanish translation :P

[@danavillai1491]

General differences arise from Sharia (law) and cultural etiquettes/norms. Turkey uses secular law, other countries use hybrid systems such as secular plus sharia. Secular law itself differs depending on which country colonized it---so Tunisia might use aspects of French law and Sharia...etc Saudi Arabia uses the Hanbali school of law (Sharia) and so forth.... Thus differences in practice happen even though the core belief system remains the same....

[@andresjuarez2113]

@@danavillai1491 cool. So the religious values do have a margin to interpretation. Thanks

[@sus527]

@@danavillai1491 no not from cultural,their are many branches in Sunni Islam too with animisity between each other's that's the reason Arab revolted against turkey because of sect and race

[@danavillai1491]

@@sus527 Yes---these differences/branches are called "Madhab" (or Sharia)= Hanbali, Shafi, Maliki, Hanafi. In the Arab context---there are tribal loyalties at play in their politics---and yes, "race" does come into play---though this concept was not related to ethnicity or skin color (the same way as in the west) ----That is why some North Africans are considered "Arab". "Race" in this context, originally meant tribal affiliation....("Arab" as a "tribe"). English terms should be used with caution as meanings and context can differ from its understood usage in the west....... Arab revolt-- Does this refer to the revolt of 1916-18 against the Ottoman Empire? ---Perhaps colonialism must also be factored in?

[@mustafasyed314]

Interestingly enough both Afghanistan and Turkey follow the Hanafi denomination of Sunni Islam, however how Islam is practiced in these two societies seem to be complete polar opposites from each other. It mostly boils down to cultural practices and how strictly a certain society practices the religion as opposed to any major theological differences. Another example is Tunisia who follow the Maliki denomination yet tend be viewed as quite liberal in terms of the Arab world, however there neighbors, Libya who also follow the Maliki denomination are quite a conservative society. Same logic applies to Saudi Arabia(more conservative) and the UAE(more liberal) who both are Hanbali.

[@sherazkarim4110]

Wow! Islam's rich diversity, with its various schools of thought, is truly remarkable. We should embrace this diversity as a blessing, recognizing it as a source of strength and unity. Despite our differences, all Muslims bow towards the Kaaba and uphold the pillars of Islam, which is the true beauty of our faith. This shared foundation highlights our deep connection and the universal values that bind us together as one global Ummah.

[@AJayQDR]

It’s incredible that nobody seems to know that there is actually no record of any of these events until about 200-300 years later, all compiled during the Abbasid dynasty.

[@SilverHusky]

There's just one counter point I want to bring up. If the records were fabricated for those centuries, then why would the Abbasids make this history so messy? Why not make their succession iron clad? Unless you're saying there was a history, but it was overwritten during this period? I don't get where you're coming from.

[@JohnnyLodge2]

I was literally going to ask if you could cover this topic and poof here it is

[@salaam-ya-hussainrecords4283]

Labaik ya hussain

[@DhanishDhakshinamoorthy09]

Sir I'm form tamil nadu India please tell how developed my channel make video for youtubers

[@timothymulholland7905]

Obviously, doctrine is subordinate and instrumental. The real question is always about power. Here, there and everywhere.

[@arusirham3761]

Agree. Religions are man-made.

[@kickedanon]

@@arusirham3761 Maybe most. Not all.

[@arusirham3761]

@@kickedanon tell me which one is not? Is it your religion?

[@kickedanon]

@@arusirham3761 Sure, why not.

[@Greenguy60]

A note on Nizaris, because they are pretty much the only remaining Ismaili sect, they just call themselves Ismailis

[@syed1431]

They're other ismaili sects in existence too, example bohras.

[@hamix0137]

bohras also exist who belong to dawoodi sect

[@johndoeiii9767]

_"Thanks to the teachings of the Qur'an and its emphasis on the cultivation of knowledge... Different scientific disciplines were derived from the Qur'an and spread across the world by Muslim thinkers. The world was illuminated with the light of the Qur'an and the culture of Islam."_ - Rev. Bosworth Smith _"Our use of the phrase "The Dark Ages" to cover the period from 600 to 1000 marks our undue concentration on Western Europe .... From India to Spain, the brilliant civilization of Islam flourished. What was lost to Christendom at this time was not lost to civilization, but quite the contrary .... To us it seems that West-European civilization is civilization, but this is a narrow view."_ - Bertrand Russell Salaam to you and your families❤️ _"Cape Malay" / "Cape Coloured"_ from Cape Town, South Africa 🇿🇦

[@untruelie2640]

And then reactionary religious leaders plunged the islamic world into a steep decline of knowledge and rationality, leading it to become a backwater compared to the rest of the world, even until this day.

[@KengCo7]

@@aduantas came here to say this. Ireland and Scotland were the spark from which Continental Europe was "reignited" after their Darkness.

[@JohnGeometresMaximos]

No original knowledge in the koran. Just a bunch of old tales and myths.

[@arusirham3761]

@@JohnGeometresMaximos absolutely bro

[@JohnGeometresMaximos]

Breeeeeh...Stop being silly. The koran literally states that the Sun sets in a muddy spring [18.86]. I dare you to develop a coherent astronomical theory/model based on that assumption.

[@firefox5926]

1:28 big of a out of left feild request buuut .. could you do a chart of the structures of the new zealand labour party?.... uh not for me tho ... uh for a friend of mine ..uh back in toledo...

[@DWestheim]

"I'm currently working on a chart of Christian denominations" - I need to buy a bigger screen then...

[@prathamsaxena9503]

😂

[@Nooticus]

As someone with little knowledge of Islam, this video was especially complicated, but great nonetheless!! Hyped for the Christian chart haha

[@maalikserebryakov]

This video is a Lie

[@Nooticus]

@@maalikserebryakov its not. Matt has a PhD in Theology. You dont mate.

[@comb528491]

The story of how the Khawarij Split Kinda a funny story Basically ofc the Mutahakkimah came first (the ones who killed Ali RA), these are the originals, called such because they said to judge only by the Quran, and then Ibn Abbas RA came and converted many of them back to Sunnism. Many of them became his students. Those who stayed as Mutahakkimah eventually fizzled out. Then one of Ibn Abbas RA's most prominent student was Nafi ibn Azraq. He eventually considered himself more knowledgeable than Ibn Abbas RA and broke away after a falling out. He went to Ibn Zubair then quit that too. He and his followers became known as the Azariqa. He was the first Kharijite to build his own Fiqh and rudimentary theology. He said that menstruating women should fast and pray, and he said that you cut a thief's hand all the way from shoulders. Basically he denied hadiths. He also said, ofc, the whole thing about those who disagree bring Kafir that you can kill, and that you can kill women and children (but not Ahlul Kitab). On this, his own student Najda ibn Amir broke from him. He said that to say that you can kill women and children is Kufr, and therefore Nafi is a Kafir and anyone who supports him is a Kafir and anyone who doubts he's a Kafir is a Kafir. So, splitter. You now had the Najdaiyah. And you had many other sects of Khawarij that showed up, each considering the other Kafir. Remember, when you are primarily concerned with finding faults in others, others will look for faults in you. When you seek division, division will seek you. When you splinter you'll get splintered. When the Umayyads then Abbassids eventually exterminated them, the only Kharijite sect that remained was the ibaDiyah. Abdullah Ibn IbaD was a close friend of Nafi and student if Ibn Abbas. Unlike Nafi, Ibn IbaD stuck with Ibn Zubayr when Nafi broke away, but he broke off later. Nafi wrote a letter asking Ibn IbaD to come join the Azariqa. Ibn IbaD said they were too crazy. He formed his own circle, and they believed that they ain't kafir if they break away but Kafir in the blessings of Allah. It seems as if Ibn Ibad was more scholarly inclined and more mature. Some of the khariji inclined students of Ibn Abbas joined Ibadis. The Ibadis weren't harmed by Umayyads and Abbassids. Around 250-350 Hijra, they migrated. Some to Oman some to Algeria. Before they migrated, one of their main founders studied with amr Ibn Ubaid and dirar Ibn amr. So they had khariji notions and then adopt mutazilism. Went to Oman cuz Ibn Abbas had a friend, Jabir Ibn Zaid, from an Omani tribe. Now Omanis have Ibadis. Sunnis and Ibadis get along fine there in Oman. In fact, more and more modern scholars are saying that the Ibadis aren't Khawarij

[@roygosen3222]

Can you break down the tree of the Druze ? If you can find enough info

[@amogus694]

8:02 You can't understate how important the Karbala anniversary is to the Shia Muslims, it's almost funeral like with weeping and crying as if Ali died few minutes ago, music channels will stop broadcasting and obviously no weddings or any cheerful events

[@junlim72]

what about the connection to the current day ayatollahs of iran and iraq… which of the shia sects branch to them ?

[@OmnipresentPotato]

It's important to note that, while us Sunnis still venerate the descendants of the prophet, we understand that only the Prophet PHUH himself was infallible, and everyone else is prone to mistakes, like the rest of his grandchildren and descendants. We believe in anything that was transmitted through either many of the companions or from one very trusted member of the companions. Therefore, any of his descendents' teachings that go against the Hadith are disregarded, as it is logical that those who knew the prophet better were more accurate sources than those who have never met him.

[@Therock151214]

The 12ver Shi’ite Imams were not Rationalist (believers of Ijtihad and Ilm-Al-Kalam), rather they were traditionalist, hence they did not give personal Fatwas on the basis of opinion like the Sunni Imams (i.e Abu Hanifa), they only relied on what was transmitted to them through their forefathers until it reached the Prophet pbuh. Also three of the 12ver Shi’ites had personally met the prophet pbuh (Ali, Hasan, and Husayn), so what the later Imams dictated was based on what these three earlier Imams transmitted to them from the prophet pbuh. And because Ali, Hasan and Husain were not only close companions but also blood relatives who lived in the same house of prophet hence if any teaching of a sahaba which goes against what was transmitted from the prophet from these individuals is abandoned, as it is unreasonable to follow that which contradicts what is most reliably transmitted from the prophet pbuh. Because the Sahaba were not infallible but could make mistakes in matters of Haram and Halal unlike the infallible imams who never sinned.

[@AsFewFalseThingsAsPossible]

Nobody is infallible.

[@williamaftonpizzeria]

yeah but you also believe that everyone who met the prophet, joined Islam and died a muslim is a companion so i dont know about this "many of the companions" thing also that one guy who narrated more hadiths than every single guy who knew the prophet and all his wifes is a bit sussy to me

[@navvvplays]

@@williamaftonpizzeriaexactly and that’s why we say prophet pbuh said ali is with haq (righteousness) and haq is with ali

[@vsnrymagazine5762]

Can you break down the agha khan family tree

[@FlyingAlfredoSaucer]

You should make a similar chart for Christian church fathers and other major Christian figures before the schism mostly.

[@adnanelrowmeim482]

Can you make a video of the chain of hadiths

[@MrAllmightyCornholioz]

17:46 The origins of Assassin's Creed

[@MA-lb8dq]

1:21 From a Muslim perspective from both the sects, The religion of Islam was not founded by Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.H. He said that I am not inventing a new religion. It's a continuation of previous Abrahamic Faith's who's message got changed overtime.

[@generalmazur]

Excellent video! I would like to make one minor point regarding your assertion that 'For [the Shi'a], 'Ali was the first Caliph, not the fourth.' While it may be accurate to say they believe he /should have been/ the first Caliph, 'Ali himself recognized the political authority of the first three Caliphs /as Caliphs/, and Shi'is today largely accept their caliphates as historical faits accomplis, making 'Ali the fourth Caliph, but the first Imam.

[@MhmdBDRD]

No Imam Ali didn't accept their authority as he didn't involve himself in any position under them but he couldn't do anything about it as only a few stood with him, shia don't accept their caliphate what are you taking about

[@sz.110]

" *A person is either your 'brother in faith' or 'equal in humanity'* " - _Imam Ali(as)_ 🌺

[@qasimnajafee4790]

The last branch of 'BOHRAS' that you left to explain, can you please make a video on them because I myself am a 'bohra' muslim and I want the world to know more about us, thanks!

[@MartijnterHaar]

Very interesting, but did I miss something and are the Alevis (not to be confused with the Alawites), who are a large Shia minority in Turkey and therefore also in countries that have a large Turkish community, like Germany, not in this video?

[@lysenkotheory3400]

Yes I am one

[@meredit931]

Our local Mosque is Ahmadiyya, which wasn't mentioned in this video. It would be great to see how they fit in to the larger picture.

[@ticktifeenjonah195]

is that a offshoot sect of the religion called "drug addiction"?

[@maalikserebryakov]

They don’t fit 😭😭🤯

[@AJ-iu6nw]

All organized religion is human politics. Change my mind.

[@prathamsaxena9503]

I support you

[@DHARMYOGCOM]

There is more than 3 sects. Suffi, ahmediya, kadyani etc….. there is supposed to be 73 eventually and only 1 will make it to heaven. So odds are quiet low and most Muslims will go to hell according to there own book

[@RedStone576]

@Gandhara MUSLIM☪️ from a hadith

[@Mortablunt]

It’s a stupid hadith contradicted by the Quran.

[@MrSinclairn]

Brilliant and very informative vid.👍 P.S. Is your channel going to start delving into the great British family trees such as the Fitzalan-Howard Dukes of Norfolk or the Scottish ones such as Clan Donald,Campbell,etc?👌

[@vasararh]

Magnificent work

[@justrusty]

Looking forward to your Christian video. Does KZbin allow 10 hour videos?

[@scytzea2386]

pretty sure as long as its under 24 hours its fine!

[@scytzea2386]

@Chungus Han they changed it a few times,

[@ibrabuga9389]

Thank you and if you are not yet a Muslim may Allah guide you to the best right group Shia Jaifari of 12 Imams.

[@patriciaaturner289]

Wishing you good luck with those Christian denominations. Something similar was done in a book called The Joy of Sects. It’s one of my favorite books on comparative religions.

[@TVFILMBUFF]

Its fascinating to think how many of the world's religions were created simply because just 1 dude decided that some other dude was wrong.

[@sherrijennings9309]

great video! when doing your video on christian denominations, are you going to look at different denominations around the world? I really hope you don't focus on the US. so much of KZbin is US-centric to the exclusion of the rest of the world

[@tahersaifee2645]

Would have been more informative if you could name all the Fatimids Imams and also a brief narrative of Fatimid Empire that ruled from Morocco to Hejaz and in north till Syria!

[@Mr9Guns]

Seems like Shias are similar to the Roman Catholic church in the Imams having the final word and the Sunnis are more like the Protestants with it being based on the written texts and acknowledging the church like all human institutions is flawed.

[@Therock151214]

Actually it is the opposite, the pope is elected by the high officials of the Church, similar to how the early Sunni Caliphs were elected, where as the Twelever Shi’ite Imams are believed to be chosen by God Himself through the Holy Prophet PBUH. However the Ismaili and Zaydiyyah are comparable to sunnis in their caliphate system, they don’t believe their Caliphs/Leaders are chosen by God. And the Twelever Shias don’t believe that the Imam declares matters of permissibility and impermissibility on the basis of opinions unlike sunnis who believe that the Imams amongst the Sahabas and Salaf can pass fatwas on basis of opinion, much like the pope can.

[@Mr9Guns]

@@Therock151214 I see, thank you for the reply. It's an area I'm not as familiar with living in a predominantly Christian country myself but one I'm trying to learn more on.

[@Therock151214]

@Maclin Kastex Were all the Popes chosen by God/Jesus or just Peter? Because according the Twelever narrative every single Imam is chosen by Allah Himself, which He then revealed to the Prophet who made the information apparent to his successors and so on, secondly the ‘Office of the Pope’ is Infallible according to the Catholic Doctrine but the person who occupies that office is not considered infallible (im sure most Catholics would agree), where as in Twelever Shia Islam both the Office and the person who occupies that Office are infallible, in fact it is the Sunnis who believe that individual Rashidun Caliphs are not infallible but Office these Caliphs occupy is Infallible (Rashidun literally means ‘rightly guided’). Furthermore according to both Sunni and Catholics the Caliph/Pope can abdicate (leave his official position), and he will seize to be the Caliph/Pope, In Twelever Shia Islam, once an Imam becomes an Imam, he occupies that position for life and can’t ‘truly abdicate’ as he is chosen by Allah through revelation, even if he loses the physical Rulership of the Muslim Lands, he is still considered the rightful Leader/Caliph of the Muslims in Twelever Theology. The Twelever Imam System is much more comparable to how some of the early Leaders/Chieftains/Rulers/Kings of Israel were chosen by God Himself through His prophets. These Leaders were known as the ‘Judges’, from the book of Judges.

[@farzanayasmin6109]

Do make a video on the divisions inside the Sunni sect.

[@user400]

very educational video!

[@HajK2787]

The battle of Karbala is not observed all over the islamic world. It is obseved only among shias

[@missioncardiac7599]

Pity you did not expound on the Bohri community mentioned in your chart. They have a small but significant presence in Western India, particularly Gujarat.

[@SunnySJamil]

The Bohri community fall within the general umbrella of shee`ah, no?

[@zaidwaslost]

@@SunnySJamil yep. They are Ismaili shias

[@zephlodwick1009]

Could you make a video about the prophets of Mār Mānī's prophets?

[@godemperorofmankind3.091]

Please do Who would be King of Britain today if they had male-only succession and not male preference, after William the Conqueror.

[@charismaticcatholic1]

Agreed, even if you run out of male heirs it might be cool to figure out where that happened.

[@christophersalinas2722]

After William? So that means keeping it in the Normandy dynasty. Impossible, the male line ends thanks to the deaths of William’s male line grandsons. The next dynasty to hold the title King of England is Stephen of Blois. His modern male line heir can’t be found, since the line of the House of Blois ended with Joan of Navarre. The male line Plantagenets have gone extinct ruling them out. Same for the Tudors. Next are the Stuarts. They still exist. In that case I believe it’s Arthur Stuart, 8th Earl Castle Stewart. He descends from Robert II of Scotland.

[@christophersalinas2722]

@@charismaticcatholic1 in the Normandy dynasty, the last male line heir was William Clito, son of Robert Curthose, the eldest son of William the Conqueror. He died in 1128. The last male line male of the Blois dynasty was Henry the Fat, king of Navarre. His daughter Joan was Queen of France. Richard III was the last Plantagenet king, dying in 1485. His only legitimate son died at 10 years old. The Stuarts still exist. See my previous comment. And regarding the Tudors.. we all know the story about Henry VIII.

[@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901]

@@christophersalinas2722 there's a video on this channel about the Jacobite succession (only male heirs)

[@christophersalinas2722]

@@jayasuryangoral-maanyan3901 my friend. The jacobites aren’t male line descendants. they are in a different house (Franz I mean) and the Jacobite line of succession must pass through multiple women and houses to reach the Jacobite heir. That would be male preference primo, not male only.

[@taylernorris5647]

@UsefulCharts maybe I missed them but I don’t recall the Ahmadiyya, Alevism, or Quranism listed on the chart.

[@ahsanmohammed1]

Thank you! Nicely done. Appreciated.

[@documentarytv-7383]

Thank you , I’m looking forward to this

[@elmajraz6019]

Good video. I as a Sunni agree with most of the points. However, just to add, only the Zaydi Shias respect the first three caliphs; Abu Bakr, Umar and Uthman. The rest of the Shias reject them. Also to add, the (non-Zaydi) Shias believe in Taqiyya, hiding their true faith in public, acting like Sunnis. They believe that the 12 Imams themselves (who are highly venerated in Sunni Islam as well) also practised Taqiyya. This is why we can find quotations of the Imams both praising Abu Bakr and Umar in one narration, but cūrsing them in another. Yes, Taqiyya do exist in Sunni Islam, but only when thrēatēned. But since the Shias claim that the Imams were thrēatēned their entire life, they practised Taqiyya throughout their lives. God knows best.

[@christiankrarup6501]

Does it ever become confusing then, to decipher when the Imams speak their own thoughts and when it is Imams practising Taqiyya?

[@MhmdBDRD]

Islam permits Taqiyah it's not just for shia, yes because shia were oppressed and threatened it was the norm, but Taqiyah is not permitted other than that

[@MhmdBDRD]

@@christiankrarup6501 No it doesn't not because it's none what the position the Imams had, for example the close circle of the Imams knew that they were against the caliphs but since the caliphs had spies to watch them, they said somethings praising them, it easy for someone who knows history and the struggle between sunnis and shia

[@OmnipresentPotato]

@@MhmdBDRD this is plain hypocrisy. Prophet Muhammad PBUH said that the man he loves most in the world was Abubakr, and that should there be a prophet after him (though there wouldn't be) Umar would be that prophet. How can any Muslim curse those people? How can they believe in the infallibility of anyone except Prophet Muhammad? Causing insurrection in the land is also a very major sin. There were a lot of people and Sahabah that didn't like the actions of the Caliphs, but when pushed to rebel, they refused to do so. May Allah forgive Mu'awiyah for what he did, but we can't deny that committed a major crime.

[@elmajraz6019]

@@christiankrarup6501 basically the narrations that *go with the norm (Sunni) view is under Taqiyya,* and is not their actual (Shia) belief, because they are hiding their true faith. What *goes against the Sunni belief is their actual belief.* Of course, according to us Sunnis, the 11 Holy Imams (excluding the 12th Imam al-Mahdi) didn't practised Taqiyya in their normal lives. I can give a few examples if you want.

[@FluffyEmmy1116]

Interesting video overall, but the "assassin" origin was the best fun fact IMO.

[@EladLerner]

Thank you for mentioning the Druze and Baha'i, two important minorities in Israel.

[@Wog68]

There are 72 denominations (caste system that mandate conversion from one to other).

[@revinhatol]

Here's my request: Who would be the King of Iceland today?

[@Dave_Sisson]

Queen Margrethe II

[@AliHassan-sh6lt]

اللهم صل على محمد و ال محمد

[@WmJared]

"the rest are Shias" Oman and the Ibadi community at large: Am I a joke to you?

[@behrensf84]

What about Imam Suq Madiq?

[@deaconmacdonald2570]

now we need a version of this video for all other major religions

[@ojqdikushdicka3787]

What about a chart about 12 sufi orders, starting with Kaderia and ending with the Bektashi? ❤

[@thefuryofthedragon8715]

Bektashis arent Sufi t hey are irfani

[@ojqdikushdicka3787]

Bektashis are sufi for sure. Belong to the shia sufism - alevism (not alawism)

[@thefuryofthedragon8715]

@@ojqdikushdicka3787 Shia sufism is irfanism

[@joesanchez979]

Keep it coming 👍

[@tahersaifee2645]

You should also make a Video on the history of Early Islam showing lineages of Hashem to Muhammad (SAW) to Imam Husayn ibn Ali and Abd Shams to Yazid ibn Muawiyah. Basically this chart should show all the clashes from Battle of Badr, Uhud, Trench to Battle of Jamal, Siffin & ultimately to the Battle of Karbala!

[@saeiddaftari473]

For the 6th Imam, Ja'far Al-Sadiq is correct, because in Arabic language they use "AL" before their names or every nouns ..

[@damurichannel]

As a Shia Muslim, i have to say that you explained everything perfectly, thank you. Ya Ali (a.s) ❤️

[@LastEmperor_]

This is shirk brother, you should say Ya Allah instead. You likely said this out of ignorance, but as Muslims we don't call out to any righteous men, not even prophets. We call to Allah (s.w.t) alone. إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ "You alone we worship, and you alone we ask for help" - Qur'an 1:5

[@MohammedAlSharif2002]

قُلۡ إِنَّمَاۤ أَدۡعُوا۟ رَبِّی وَلَاۤ أُشۡرِكُ بِهِۦۤ أَحَدࣰا﴿ ٢٠ ﴾ • Sahih International: Say, [O Muhammad], "I only invoke my Lord and do not associate with Him anyone." Al-Jinn, Ayah 20

[@damurichannel]

@@MohammedAlSharif2002 where do you see we invoke someone else?

[@zena110]

No he didn’t