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 ::: hanks for the appreciation. I was well aware that the Sunni section requires full justice. There is plenty of Sunni material to make it a complete section. I shall do my best to get the ball rolling for properly defined Sunni section. From lengthy research and study, I came to realize that there has been increasing misconceptions as to what constitute the appellations of Sunni and Shia. The Arabic word Shi'i has been used in the Qur'an to describe Prophet Ibrahim as the Shi'i of Prophet Noah. The word translated in English means partisan/supporter or also sectarian. Some Classical Arabic words are used in very different contexts. Shia essentially has two (2) distinct contextual definitions. In early works the word Shia was used for socio-political parties and was not used for madhdhabi jamaaat (congregational creeds). There was also the Shiatul Uthman (Partisans of Uthman), the 3rd Rashidun Caliph, to which Muawiyah also belonged. It must be remembered that the Abbasids brutally persecuted the Shiatul Ali and there is ample literature which recorded this. The Abbasid Dynasty was the one which defined the Sunni and Shiatul Ali. It must also be acknowledged that the Shiatul Ali during Abbasid times were an umbrella of almost extremist groups who wanted to establish their own dynasties: The Ismailis, Zaydis, Musawis (Sevener Imams who did not except any Imams after Musa al-Kazim), Fathites, Qaramati (Qarmations), etc. Before the Shiatul Ali consolidated into the Ithna Ashariyya (Twelver) majority, there were all these almost fringe sects which caused lots of problems within the Ummah when they drove to establish their own ruling dynasties. The majority of these groups gave rise to extremism who were anti-Abbasid Caliphate. Consequently, the Abbasid emphasized their position as the advocates and guardians of the Sunnah of Muhammad and severely cracked down on them. Unfortunately and unfairly, because of the actions of the earlier fringe Shiatul Ali groups, the more mainstream Ithna Ashariyya (Twelvers) ended up bearing the backlash from the pro-Caliphate Muslim majority. None of the biological descendants of Nabih Muhammad were ever really opposed to the institution of the Caliphate, except for when the Caliphate was cruel and oppressive toward it's own Ummmah. The fact is that the Hashimites were really theologians far more than political leaders. This is evident because Ali was reluctant to even taken on the Caliphate, while Hasan gave it up. The Hashimites (Ali, Hasan, Husayn, Jafar al-Sadiq, etc.) epitomized  SUNNI Islam. The Sunnah of Muhammad couldn't have been better exemplified by his Ahl Al Bayt. The People of the House of Muhammad WERE Muhammad's Sunnah. From them SUNNI Islam was defined that is why there is almost no early Sunni literature which portrays them in an unfavorable light. With the progression of time, there came this flip-flop and the Sunni schools seem to drift away from this socio-religious link with the Ahl Al Bayt of Muhammad, gravitating more toward the socio-religious authority of the Caliphate. This transition occurred during the Abbasid Caliphate and by the time of the rise of the Ottoman Dynasty, there was an almost total reversal in the concept of Sunni and Shia Islam. By then, they had fully transitioned from socio-political groups to socio-religious groups or madhdhabs (creeds.) This reversal is not too dissimilar to what happened to the Republican and Democratic parties in U.S. history. The Republican party was founded to oppose the expansion of slavery from beyond the Southern states and were perceived as liberal thinkers. While the Democrats were pro-slavery and completely dominated the pure ""red"" states (red in the metaphoric sense of ""rednecks""). The Democrats were ultra-right wing conservatives. By Post-World War II America, Republicans came to be recognized as conservatives, while Democrats were labelled liberals. Today, there is a complete reversal in their socio-political philosophies and public image. As I stated, I shall get the ball rolling in the Sunni section and help define it properly.   "