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Shi'ite Ja'fari [[fiqh]] (according to a [[fatwa]] by Al-Azhar, the most respected authority in Sunni Islam)<ref>[http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter1b/14.html al-Azhar Verdict on the Shia] - Shi'ite Encyclopedia v2.0, Al-islam</ref> can be accepted as a legitimate fifth [[Madh'hab|school of Islamic thought]]. | Shi'ite Ja'fari [[fiqh]] (according to a [[fatwa]] by Al-Azhar, the most respected authority in Sunni Islam)<ref>[http://www.al-islam.org/encyclopedia/chapter1b/14.html al-Azhar Verdict on the Shia] - Shi'ite Encyclopedia v2.0, Al-islam</ref> can be accepted as a legitimate fifth [[Madh'hab|school of Islamic thought]]. | ||
Other advocates of Islamic unity between Shi'ites and Sunnis include; Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani,<ref>[http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1470 Former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran Supports Palestinian and Lebanese "Mujahideen," But Will Not Initiate the Annihilation of Israel] - MEMRI TV, Video No. 1470, May 18, 2007</ref> Hojatoleslam Ali Yunesi,<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2002/25-080702.html RFE/RL Iran Report] - GlobalSecurity, 8 July 2002, Volume 5, Number 25</ref> | Other advocates of Islamic unity between Shi'ites and Sunnis include; Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani,<ref>[http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/1470 Former Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iran Supports Palestinian and Lebanese "Mujahideen," But Will Not Initiate the Annihilation of Israel] - MEMRI TV, Video No. 1470, May 18, 2007</ref> Hojatoleslam Ali Yunesi,<ref>[http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iran/2002/25-080702.html RFE/RL Iran Report] - GlobalSecurity, 8 July 2002, Volume 5, Number 25</ref> Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini,<ref>Mubahala - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymMXX2JASTI Imam Khumayni on Islamic Unity - Eng sub] - YouTube</ref> [[Imam Khamenei|Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]],<ref>Kumail12 - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25m5j_3hMxM muslim unity] - YouTube</ref> Hezbollah,<ref>[http://www.claudiomoffa.it/pdf/Hezbollahchavez20060816.pdf Hezbollah: We don’t have Shia agenda] - The Asianage, August 16, 2006</ref> the Grand Mufti of Kashmir, Mufti Bashiruddin,<ref>Syed Ali Safvi - [http://www.kashmiraffairs.org/safvi_yusuf_kashmiri_sept08.html Remembering Ayatollah Yousuf Kashmiri] - KashmirAffairs, September 24, 2008</ref> and [[Zakir Naik]].<ref>Shakirshuvo - [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-exUaeDB858 Unity Of The Ummah - Dr. Zakir Naik (1/13)] - YouTube</ref> Opponents include Abu Musab Zarqawi,<ref>Michel Chossudovsky - [http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=967 Al Qaeda and the Iraqi Resistance Movement] - Global Research, September 18, 2005</ref> and Sipah-e Sahaba.<ref> Najum Mustaq - [http://moderate.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/americas-musharraf-dilemma/ America’s Musharraf Dilemma] - Moderate Observer, March 2, 2007</ref> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Sunni]] | *[[Sunni]] | ||
*[[Shi'ites]] ''- A hub page that leads to other articles related to Shi'ites'' | *[[Shi'ites]] ''- A hub page that leads to other articles related to Shi'ites'' | ||