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If only Non-Muslims were aware of this fact. There is nothing stronger than a Muslim’s love for another Muslim, yet simultaneously the opposite is also true. I’m not sure if you’re aware of sects in Islam, but extremists from the two major sects (Sunni’s and Shia’s) absolutely despise each other to the point where they’ll claim the other isn’t a true Muslim.
There is nothing more annoying than people starting a post by implying they know their stuffs only to end up with the most basic, ignorant conclusions.
Those you call extremists are not the extremists of Shia or Sunna,they are their own thing, ISIS is for instance is just a modern freak that combine aspects from the Khawarij and the Assassins with modernist/post-modern elements.
Keep in mind that Sunna weren't formed as a "sect", they were the anti-sect guys as such they were always defined as the opposite to whatever new sect was rising untill around the forth-fifth century where the madrassa system started spreading, and who was the very first sect to immerge? The Khawarij, so imagine how annoying it is to confuse sunnists with their very first enemy, Shai weren't even THAT relevant for many centuries and the prime ideological opponents for sunnist were the Mu'utazillies and similair sects for most of the early centuries.
Not a Muslim, but isn't it more accurate to just call them Wahabists? It seems to be a pretty accurate description of their ideology than the Isma'ili Assassins and the Khawarij.
No, that is a huge miconception. Wahhabis are specifically the Saudi-brand of salafism. They tend to generally be pro-Saudi (which ISIS certainly isn't). But it is true that Mohammed ibn Abdul Wahhab's takfirism (excommunication) has influenced all terror groups. In academia, these groups are usually referred to as "takifirs".
Meanwhile the Taliban is something all together. They aren't salafi or wahhabi.