"Sunni" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Bohra and Khoja immigrants from Gujarat are Shiahs and practically all other Muhammadans are Sunnis. With the exception of Persia, Oudh and part of Gujarat, the inhabitants of which are Shiahs, the Sunni sect is generally prevalent in the Muhammadan world. The main difference between the Sunnis and Shiahs is that the latter think that according to the Koran the Caliphate or spiritual headship of the Muhammadans had to descend in the Prophet's family and therefore necessarily devolved on the Lady ...
— The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) • R.V. Russell |
