Shia-Sunni issue and proofs?

[Cyberman]

I wanted to see outsiders view of regarding the evidence and where it points to. But it seems people here are not aware of the arguments of either side.

Well, you began by asking if we had heard about them, so you disqualified yourself from acting prissy should the answer turn out to be "no". Notwithstanding the fact that several people actually took the time to respond to your questions anyway.

Also, please learn the distinction between 'arguments', 'evidence' and 'proof'.

[Cato]

I'll tell you just like I tell Christians. Go away, leave the rest of us alone, get your story straight and then get back to us. Oh yeah, when you do settle on a true narrative, please don't forget to bring evidence.

[Ravenshire]

Is it Santa or father Christmas?

It's St. Nick you heathen!!!

[Cato]

Is it Santa or father Christmas?

It's St. Nick you heathen!!!

For fucks sake, everyone knows it's Kris Kringle. Geez.

[ReptilianPeon]

[Mr Greene]

In terms of religious belief it's like watching two bald men fight over a comb.
My own preference is for Shia on the basis that Shariff Faisal seemed a pretty decent chap.

[RobertE]

Any thoughts from the quote below that I picked up from a Muslim forum? I didn't realise that the split was that large between the two:

Don't be deceived by Iran's anti-nato anti-Israel approach. Iran is a Shia country which is trying to use military legitimacy to overcome its lack of theological legitimacy in the Muslim World. These people believe in the 12 Imams being higher than Prophets, believe in extra holy cities in defiance of the sunnah (Najaf, Karbala), believe that all the companions apostated (except Al-Miqdad, Salmon Farsi, and Abu Dhar), exclude the wives of the Prophet (saws) from Ahlul Bayt out of hatred for them, have their own separate books of hadith which are largely inauthentic, and denounce 3 out of 4 of the khulifah rashideen. They've built their deen off of a total disregard for the authentic orthodox tradition of Islam, and therefor have no theological grounds to triumph over the Muslim World in the realm of religious dialogue. Their scholarship is shoddy, their aqeedah is a mess, and their practice of basis tenants of Islam such as salat and preforming the athan is incorrect. So they have resorted to force and violence in Yemen, Iraq, Syria etc to prove themselves because no one who knows their beliefs would willingly allow them to lead us nor would we want to listen to their crazy beliefs.

[Wyrd of Gawd]

I wanted to see outsiders view of regarding the evidence and where it points to. But it seems people here are not aware of the arguments of either side.

If Mohammed was the last prophet who cares about his successor? Since Allah supposedly plucked Mohammed out of all of the nuts running around Arabia why did he drop the ball on picking Mohammed's successor? The fact that he did proves that Islam is just another fake.