Shia Muslims facts
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The difference between Shia and Sunni Muslims is who they believe is the rightful successor to Muhammad. Sunnis believe that the 4 Caliphs that came to power after his death where chosen by him. Shias believe that he chose as his successor his cousin and son-in-law Ali
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The Ayatollah Rohani, one of the highest religious authorities for Shia Muslims, issued a legal ruling in 2014 determining the use of psychedelics to be permissible for Shia Muslims
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In Lebanon, the President must be a Maronite Catholic; the Prime Minister must be a Sunni; the Speaker of Parliament must be a Shia; their deputies must be Greek Orthodox; the Commander of the Army must be Druze; and Christians must outnumber Muslims in Parliament by 6:5.
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According to the Ayatollah Khomeini there are 11 impure things Shia Muslims should avoid: "urine, excrement, sperm, bones, blood, dogs, pigs, non-Moslem men and women, wine, beer, and the sweat of the excrement-eating camel"
