Question

Which of the following is a belief shared by Sunnis and Shias?

(1 point)

that only descendants of Muhammad should be caliph


that any righteous male Muslim can be chosen as caliph


that the Sunnah is the most important text of Islamic faith


that imams are divinely inspired Muslim leaders

Answer 1

"that the Sunnah is the most important text of Islamic faith."

Both Sunnis and Shias accept the Sunnah (the Prophet’s example and hadith reports) as an important source of guidance in addition to the Qur'an. (Nuance: the Qur'an is the primary text for all Muslims; Sunnah is the key secondary source, though Sunnis and Shias rely on different hadith collections and emphasize different transmitters.)