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At this period ...I am too ashamed to be a Nigerian...their military are too barbaric...killing civilians without gun but can't fight civilians with him like boko boys , Niger delta and others Shame on them |
aNAIJAFAN:Not even one Yoruba ...even adebayo is Togo anonga man ..put of then Igbo took two in Africa...we are not doing badly at all |
martineverest:Saying delta Igbo are not Igbo is like saying ijebu (some reject the term Yoruba ) are not Yoruba ..yes I know some are mischievous...and I know that the real owners of Lagos the aworis and eguns ra enpt yorubas ..they have said that over and over. Ilorin are not Yoruba because they have emir.in short the whole kwarra and those funny Yoruba sounding names are not Yoruba The only Yoruba are the ife and owo with modakekek then the ekiti. Ijebus are not Yoruba and some are making it clear . they don't believe that oduduwa madness ....no wonder yorubas hate them And also delta Igbo speak Latin ...their culture are British yet they are in ohaneze Igbo....I wonder how you reason Yet kabba , kwarra and egun are not in afenifere ...forget itshekiri seff Ikwerre are not Igbo yet amaechi went to aba to say he is an Igbo and more Igbo than Jonathan You are the non Igbo that knows who is Igbo than an Igbo man Lol |
oatzeal:Bullshit....is it only one motorised stairs |
The whole thing tire me |
IS THIS REAL OR A SCENE FROM MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 111 TunezMedia: |
Does your child have a smartphone? Or you are among parents who can afford one but believe children shouldn’t use one? Whatever your belief, more kids are connected today than in the recent past and if you live in an urban centre, your child probably spend more adventurous time with a smartphone than you. So what are you going to do about this? Despite the availability of mobile applications like Frontline SMS, Ushahidi for violence reporting and others for the protection of children online, there has been growing concerns for the use of smartphone among children, especially in Africa. This concern was further confirmed when a study by UNICEF revealed that at least 75% of children communicate with strangers using their smartphones at least once a week. http://itedgenews.com/2014/04/11/will-the-smartphone-kill-the-innocence-of-our-children/# |
Will the smartphone kill the innocence of our children? Does your child have a smartphone? Or you are among parents who can afford one but believe children shouldn’t use one? Whatever your belief, more kids are connected today than in the recent past and if you live in an urban centre, your child probably spend more adventurous time with a smartphone than you. So what are you going to do about this? Despite the availability of mobile applications like Frontline SMS, Ushahidi for violence reporting and others for the protection of children online, there has been growing concerns for the use of smartphone among children, especially in Africa. This concern was further confirmed when a study by UNICEF revealed that at least 75% of children communicate with strangers using their smartphones at least once a week. http://itedgenews.com/2014/04/11/will-the-smartphone-kill-the-innocence-of-our-children/# |
Can't these islamist rest ? Oh lord can I have a christian country of my own and away from this islamist madness biko |
This memo of a girl should grow up...why is she into Linda. .I feel that this girl is a hater Dbanj was never married so I still don't understand how Linda would break a home if dbanj ..the term home breaker is used for marriage Kemi pls grow up..don't bring shame to people that bear that name ..Linda is a business woman and you can't get popular this way Grow up |
Budding scientist Only if their religion will allow him to have access to education |
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GOD WILL BLESS YOU...GO TO IMO STATE AND YOU WILL JUST START SHEDDING TERAS THERE APC STATES ARE TERRIBLE...I WONDER HOW THEY DECIEVED PEOPLE Firefire: |
BUNCH OF CORRUPT ASSHOLESS ..I KEEP SAYING IT, NIGERIA WILL NEVER DEVELOPE ONCE WE DONT CALL A SPADE A SPADE. LAGOS STATE HAS BEEN ONE OF THE SATE THAT HAS BEEN BADLY RUN THIS PAST 15YRS BUT SENTIMENTALITY AND EMOTIONS WONT LET PEOPLE TO THINK LOGICALLY. LAGOS MAKES THE MONEY THAT TOGO AND BENE MAKES...BUT LOOK AT THOSE COUNTRIES THEN LOOK AT LAGOS WE STILL HAVE SOME TERRIBLE PLACES IN LAGOS, SCHOOLS BASICALLY BAD, FORGET HEALTHCARE MTCHEWWWW APC IS TERRIBLE PDP WAS OUR NEMESIS WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE I CRY FOR SMALL GIANT OF AFRICA CALLED NIGERIA |
EasternLeopard:they said he is a prof? Let us see how intelligent or foolish they are |
Sunni vs Wahabi The major difference between Sunni and Wahabi is the beliefs and rituals. Sunnis are in majority and almost 90% percent of Muslims around the world belong to Sunni sect whereas the members of Wahabi movement are located in Saudi Arab. There are a few main and major as well as many secondary differences between the Sunni and Wahabi Muslims which caused these sects to be cut off from each other and emerge independently. The major difference between them is that Wahabis believe that Prophet Muhammad should be praised only as a human being whereas Sunnis show extra special care and respect towards the Prophet of Islam. Sunni Muslims celebrate the birthday of the Holy Prophet and arrange Meelaad. Meelaad is a form of gathering in which the Sunni Muslims get together and praise the Holy Prophet. The birthdays of Sufi saints are also celebrated with much dedication and enthusiasm. The day of their deaths are commemorated in the form of Urs. Wahabi Muslims do not believe in celebrating and practicing all these events which are very strongly rooted in Islam. Wahabis call these practices of events as unlawful and wrongful innovations. Wahabis also believe that this is as close as to shirk or polytheism and Sunnis follow the ways of infidel Hindus. Sunni Muslims believe that Prophet Muhammad is Nur and still present in this world. Whereas Wahabis do not believe in using pious individuals as intermediaries when asking Allah as they consider it shirk or polytheism. Sunnis believe in the saints and mysticism whereas Wahabis do not believe in mysticism, intercession and prostration as well. Sunni Muslims visit the tombs of the saints and perform tawassul for the blessings of Allah whereas it is the greatest sin for a Wahabi. Sunni Muslims believe in four imams of fiqah or Islamic laws such as Hanfi, Hanbli, Malakii and Shaafeyii whereas Wahabi does not follow an Iman in Fiqh. Wahabi Muslims are a group of fundamentalists and have an orthodox version Islam. Wahabis in Saudi Arab do not allow their females to work side by side with their men and they also are not allowed to drive a car. The women are treated as third rate citizens and they are bound to wear a long abayaa or garment to cover them from head to toe. Sunni Muslims are moderate and believe in the equality of women as suggested by Islam. There are many differences present in their rituals of praying, marriage ceremonies, dresses etc. Wahabi Muslims have separate mosques and schools. Wahabi Muslims are followers of Mohammed ibn Abdul Wahab in the 18th century in Arabia, and his movement came up against a lot of opposition from the Indians Sunni Muslims. Members of the Wahab movement in Saudi Arabia believe their role as a restorer or reformer to free Islam from negative deviances, heresies, innovations, superstitions and idolatries. Wahabis prefer to eliminate music and listening to songs. They are against watching television and drawings of living things which contain a soul. Summary 1. Wahabi Muslims are followers of Muhammad ibne Abdul wahab present in the 18th century in Saudi Arabia whereas Sunni Muslims are followers of Prophet Muhammad and his companions. 2. Sunni Muslims believe in intercession and mysticism whereas Wahabis call them as deviants and wrongful innovations in Islam. 3. Sunni Muslims strictly follow one of the four schools of thoughts or madhabs of fiqah or Islamic jurisprudence whereas Wahabis follow their sheikh. 4. Wahabis do not observe annual Sufi festivals, events or the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. 5. Sunni Muslims wear charms and believe in healing powers unlike Wahabi beliefs like visiting tombs or shrines of saints. |
wirinet:pls can you just stop giving excuses/../ tell me one thing this man has done that is tangible..Tell me one project or contracted awarded Oga stop grasping straws here I Wonder how you guys think sometime, tell me what has that got to do with DOLLAR PRICE...The Dullard went ahead and banned Generator yet he has not improved power supply. Is that not crazy and idiotic act? |
[b]Sunni Islam (/ˈsuːni/ or /ˈsʊni/) [/b]is a denomination of Islam which holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad's first Caliph was his father-in-law Abu Bakr. Sunni Islam primarily contrasts with Shi'a Islam, which holds that Muhammad's son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib, not Abu Bakr, was his first caliph. Sunni Islam is by far the largest denomination of Islam. As of 2009, Sunni Muslims constituted 87-90% of the world's Muslim population.[1] Its adherents are referred to in Arabic as ahl as-sunnah wa l-jamāʻah (Arabic: أهل السنة والجماعة), "people of the tradition of Muhammad and the consensus of the Ummah" or ahl as-sunnah (أهل السنة) for short. In English, its theological study or doctrine is called Sunnism, while adherents are known as Sunni Muslims, Sunnis, Sunnites and Ahlus Sunnah. Sunni Islam is the world's largest religious body, followed by Roman Catholicism.[2][3] Sunni Islam is sometimes referred to as "orthodox Islam".[4][5][6] The word "Sunni" comes from the term Sunnah (Arabic: سنة), which refers to the sayings and actions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad as recorded in the hadith.[7] The primary collections consisting of Kutub al-Sittah accepted by Sunni orthodoxy, in conjunction with the Quran and binding consensus, form the basis of all jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. Laws are derived from these basic sources; in addition, Sunni Islam's juristic schools recognize differing methods to derive legal verdicts such as analogical reason, consideration of public welfare and juristic discretion. Shia (/ˈʃiːə/; Arabic: شيعة Shīʿah), an abbreviation of Shīʻatu ʻAlī (شيعة علي, "followers of Ali" , is a branch of Islam which holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad's proper successor as Caliph was his son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib. Shia Islam primarily contrasts with Sunni Islam, whose adherents believe that Muhammad's father-in-law Abu Bakr, not Ali ibn Abi Talib, was his proper successor.Adherents of Shia Islam are called Shias or the Shi'a as a collective or Shi'i individually.[1] Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam: in 2009, Shia Muslims constituted 10–13% of the world's Muslim population, and between 68% and 80% of Shias lived in four countries: Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, and India.[2] Twelver Shia (Ithnā'ashariyyah) is the largest branch of Shia Islam.[3] In 2012 it was estimated that perhaps 85 percent of Shias were Twelvers.[4] Shia Islam is based on the Quran and the message of the Islamic prophet Muhammad attested in hadith recorded by the Shia, and certain books deemed sacred to the Shia (Nahj al-Balagha).[5][6] Shia consider Ali to have been divinely appointed as the successor to Muhammad, and as the first Imam. The Shia also extend this "Imami" doctrine to Muhammad's family, the Ahl al-Bayt ("the People of the House" , and certain individuals among his descendants, known as Imams, who they believe possess special spiritual and political authority over the community, infallibility, and other divinely-ordained traits.[7] Although there are myriad Shia subsects, modern Shia Islam has been divided into three main groupings: Twelvers, Ismailis and Zaidis, with Twelver Shia being the largest and most influential group among Shia.[8][9][10]Wahhabism (Arabic: وهابية, Wahhābiya(h)) or Wahhabi mission[1] (/wəˈhɑːbi, wɑː-/;[2] Arabic: الدعوة الوهابية, ad-Da'wa al-Wahhābiya(h) ) is a religious movement or branch of Sunni Islam.[3][4][5][6] It has been variously described as "orthodox", "ultraconservative",[7] "austere",[3] "fundamentalist",[8] "puritanical"[9] (or "puritan" [10] and as an Islamic "reform movement" to restore "pure monotheistic worship" (tawhid) by scholars and advocates,[11] and as an "extremist pseudo-Sunni movement" by opponents.[12] Adherents often object to the term Wahhabi or Wahhabism as derogatory, and prefer to be called Salafi or muwahhid.[13][14][15]Wahhabism is named after an eighteenth-century preacher and scholar, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792).[16] He started a revivalist movement in the remote, sparsely populated region of Najd,[17] advocating a purging of practices such as the popular "cult of saints", and shrine and tomb visitation, widespread among Muslims, but which he considered idolatry (Shirk), impurities and innovations in Islam (Bid'ah).[5][18] Eventually he formed a pact with a local leader Muhammad bin Saud offering political obedience and promising that protection and propagation of the Wahhabi movement would mean "power and glory" and rule of "lands and men."[19] The movement is centered on the principle of Tawhid,[20] or the "uniqueness" and "unity" of God.[18] The movement also draws from the teachings of medieval theologian Ibn Taymiyyah and early jurist Ahmad ibn Hanbal.[21] The alliance between followers of ibn Abd al-Wahhab and Muhammad bin Saud's successors (the House of Saud) proved to be a rather durable alliance. The house of bin Saud continued to maintain its politico-religious alliance with the Wahhabi sect through the waxing and waning of its own political fortunes over the next 150 years, through to its eventual proclamation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932, and then afterwards, on into modern times. Today Mohammed bin Abd Al-Wahhab's teachings are state-sponsored and are the official form of Sunni Islam[3][22] in 21st century Saudi Arabia.[23] Estimates of the number of adherents to Wahhabism vary, with one source (Michael Izady) giving a figure of fewer than 5 million Wahhabis in the Persian Gulf region (compared to 28.5 million Sunnis and 89 million Shia).[23][24] With the help of funding from petroleum exports[25] (and other factors[26]), the movement underwent "explosive growth" beginning in the 1970s and now has worldwide influence.[3] Wahhabism has been accused of being "a source of global terrorism",[27][28] inspiring the ideology of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),[29] and for causing disunity in Muslim communities by labeling Muslims who disagreed with the Wahhabi definition of monotheism as apostates[30] (takfir), thus paving the way for their execution for apostasy.[31][32][33] It has also been criticized for the destruction of historic mazaars, mausoleums, and other Muslim and non-Muslim buildings and artifacts.[34][35][36] The "boundaries" of what make up Wahhabism have been called "difficult to pinpoint",[37] but in contemporary usage, the terms Wahhabi and Salafi are often used interchangeably, and considered to be movements with different roots that have merged since the 1960s.[38][39][40] But Wahhabism has also been called "a particular orientation within Salafism",[41] or an ultra-conservative, Saudi brand of Salafism |
wirinet:IN THE LAST 10 YEARS..NIGERIANS HAS NEVER HAD IT THIS BAD...EVEN IF JONA WAS SHOWING BAD ECONOMY...IT WAS NEVER THIS BAD. |
How did APC fool many..that's what I keep asking yet no one could explain ...how did they sell Nigerians dummy well most Nigerians are dummies .with all due respect When they were chanting change and sai buhari ..I was not impressed ...why ? Cos buharri and APC did not give us any economic blueprint on how they will run this economy Now look at the mess we are in |
The honest truth still remains that islam has been noted to be a violent and terrible religion ...they even kill thier own. I used to think that amongst thieves there used to be code if honour but in islam I do not think there is any thing honor unless you talk about honor killing where by a father kills the kid for converting to some religion or not marrying a particular spouse. This is done in Pakistan and Islamabad But back to your topic ... Nigeria Muslim practise a form of islam called wahabism and they are the most violent Muslim ever known to mankind. It is the type they also practise in Saudi and these set of Muslim virtually take no prisoner and their level of indoctrination second to non. Inshort their indoctrination is akin to opium . if you rrmemebr Karl Max (that Jew) father of socialism ...he said that religion is the opium if people and opium is what they plant in Afghanistan. It is the crop that is used to make cocaine and other high things and you see Afghan is a Muslim country and these guys in North loves snuffing . Forgive me for bringing Oga karl here because from the way the thing goes goes ....an average Muslim has been made to hate Jews and calling Karl here is am aberration but one thing is this From my own analysis the Nigerian army seems to be filled with wahabism and these are like 70% of Nigerian population and they will not find it funny for any set of islam getting upper hand ask Shiite group or zazaky or whatever The wars in Syria today is to some exteny fought on denomination ground one wahab which the HQ is Saudi and Shiite or other set of islam which the HQ is in Iran The bottom line is that islam is just terrible, despicable and incorrigible. Take it or leave it. I am off to church Happy Christmas in advance ...we must and will celebrate this Christmas in peace .no amount of their bombing can make us give up on peace and above all Christianity Christianity is the light and will always win . the way the Christian Europe has assembled to bomb these islamist to submission in middle East that is the way light will win We can sing Noel and jingle bells in peace. My kids can visit Santa Claus . Happy new year in advance |
This group has not really been in the news for violence and often times,they are found to be at the receiving end of some abuse nay overzealousness. Yet, one wonders why they've always had runnings with just about every government that comes into power. It's difficult for one outside their sphere of influence to understand their mission, motive, plight and desires. The Nigerian Army has also been known to be sometimes overzealous, unprofessional and tactless. I am simply hoping that for the sake of peace and humanity a proper investigation is carried out by those in higher authority to understand and manage whatever has transpired. Rest in peace to those who died, especially if they were simply carrying out their religious duties in a civil manner. [/b][/quote]The honest truth still remains that islam has been noted to be a violent and terrible religion ...they even kill thier own. I used to think that amongst thieves there used to be code if honour but in islam I do not think there is any thing honor unless you talk about honor killing where by a father kills the kid for converting to some religion or not marrying a particular spouse. This is done in Pakistan and Islamabad But back to your topic ... Nigeria Muslim practise a form of islam called wahabism and they are the most violent Muslim ever known to mankind. It is the type they also practise in Saudi and these set of Muslim virtually take no prisoner and their level of indoctrination second to non. Inshort their indoctrination is akin to opium . if you rrmemebr Karl Max (that Jew) father of socialism ...he said that religion is the opium if people and opium is what they plant in Afghanistan. It is the crop that is used to make cocaine and other high things and you see Afghan is a Muslim country and these guys in North loves snuffing . Forgive me for bringing Oga karl here because from the way the thing goes goes ....an average Muslim has been made to hate Jews and calling Karl here is am aberration but one thing is this From my own analysis the Nigerian army seems to be filled with wahabism and these are like 70% of Nigerian population and they will not find it funny for any set of islam getting upper hand ask Shiite group or zazaky or whatever The wars in Syria today is to some exteny fought on denomination ground one wahab which the HQ is Saudi and Shiite or other set of islam which the HQ is in Iran The bottom line is that islam is just terrible, despicable and incorrigible. Take it or leave it. I am off to church Happy Christmas in advance ...we must and will celebrate this Christmas in peace .no amount of their bombing can make us give up on peace and above all Christianity Christianity is the light and will always win . the way the Christian Europe has assembled to bomb these islamist to submission in middle East that is the way light will win We can sing Noel and jingle bells in peace. My kids can visit Santa Claus . Happy new year in advance |
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reduced MTN’s fine to $3.4billion from $5.2billion in what appears to have resulted from diplomatic intervention by the South African government. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in South Africa participating in the Forum on China/Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) taking place in Johannesburg which ends tomorrow. Also On the sidelines at the FOCAC, President Buhari would meet with the Chinese leader Xi Jinping, to ink a deal with China for the re-commencement of the stalled rail projects under new terms that would see China providing nearly all the financing required. http://itedgenews.com/2015/12/03/mtn-gets-reprieve-from-ncc-as-it-overhauls-nigerian-operation/ |
People are watching too much home videos and this is the adverse effects Nonsense |
airtel is giving those yello bastards run for their money ivoatt: |
President Muhammadu Buhari has no appointee with IT background in his ministerial list drawing flanks from members of the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) and other stakeholders in Nigeria’s very touchy technology community. The president has 21 ministerial nominees. “But one on the list is an IT professional, said a senior NCS official in Lagos who requested not to have his name mentioned. He said: “It is obvious that whoever will head the Ministry of Communication Technology and the Ministry of Science and Innovation will not be an IT professional. That speaks a lot of how much government in this country regards the IT community.” http://itedgenews.com/2015/10/16/no-techie-head-in-buharis-ministerial-list/# |
President Muhammadu Buhari has no appointee with IT background in his ministerial list drawing flanks from members of the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS) and other stakeholders in Nigeria’s very touchy technology community. The president has 21 ministerial nominees. “But one on the list is an IT professional, said a senior NCS official in Lagos who requested not to have his name mentioned. He said: “It is obvious that whoever will head the Ministry of Communication Technology and the Ministry of Science and Innovation will not be an IT professional. That speaks a lot of how much government in this country regards the IT community.” http://itedgenews.com/2015/10/16/no-techie-head-in-buharis-ministerial-list/# |
As Nigeria battles insurgents in the north east of the country, the country’s telcos are demandingto be compensated for their damaged infrastructures. Billions have been lost through willful destruction of telcos installations by insurgents in a bid to cut off areas under their control from government forces. The military has been able to regain most of the areas once under insurgents but telcos are counting their losses as the country works to return normalcy to such areas. Telcos made their demands in Lagos under their umbrella body, the Association of Licensed Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ALTON). “The issue of telecoms infrastructure destruction in the north east cannot be over emphasized. The Association requests the federal government to compensate the service providers because as we have internally displaced people, so also we have internally displaced telecoms operators. http://itedgenews.com/2015/10/16/nigerian-telcos-seek-reparations-for-damaged-facilities/ |
In the last decade, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the country’s financial watchdog, has implemented several policies designed to promote a cashless economy or a financial ecosystem that is driven largely by technology. The market and the people in the market have grown more sophisticated thus putting pressures on banks and financial players to up their games or else lose relevance to competing brands. Then of course, technology has completely altered the way banking services are delivered. Under the CBN’s ‘cashless economy policy’, which kicked off less than five years ago, banks are forced to encourage their customers to do their banking transactions through several mobile and web windows. The result has been outstanding. More than 75% of Nigeria’s banked population either must do their daily transactions through ATMs, point of sales (PoS) or through the increasingly popular mobile banking. http://itedgenews.com/2015/10/21/how-technology-is-changing-the-business-of-banking-in-nigeria/# |
Are you an ICT stakeholder be it owner of an ICT firm from dealership to software and vendors of ICT product and you wish to network with top stakeholders in Nigerias ICT eco s[ace.... you have to read this. Nigeria’s pulsating information communication technology, we are compelled to request for your presence and contribution at this annual event believing that it will help to advance the much needed knowledge to sustain the industry. We are are glad to inform you about WEST AFRICAN CONVERGENCE CONFERENCE http://waconvergenceconference.net/ which we wish that your organization participate. The Forum has a long history of gathering top decision makers across sectors within and outside the ECOWAS space. It is a meeting point for multi-sectors stakeholders. We believe Forum 2015 offers an excellent window for your organization to showcase your various ICT solutions to the industry stakeholders. http://itedgenews.com/wp/2015/07/17/nbc-nitda-put-weight-as-sponsors-behind-7th-west-africa-convergence-conference-wacc-2015/# To participate please visit ...... http://waconvergenceconference.net |
TO BE HONEST..SHE HAS LOST IT ALL, THAT IS SANITY AND DECORUM AND ABOVE ALL HER SOUL REST IN PEACE...IN ADVANCE. love2nicee: |
Three Nigerians including two heads of government agencies will be joining the plenary sessions at this year’s GITEX Leaders Congress. This should thicken the growing relationship between Nigeria and the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), organizers of the GITEX. To join other notable industry leaders from the rest of the world are the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA, Mr. Peter Jack; the Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Mrs. Uju Aisha Hassan Baba; and Mr. Olasupo Oyedepo, Country Director of the ICT4SOML Project. All three will be participate in the plenary sessions anchoring the themes of the 35th edition of GITEX which holds this October with the main theme as ‘The Internet Future of Everything.’ Last year at the 34th edition, Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, made its second entry as the Official Country Partner for GITEX. http://itedgenews.com/2015/09/30/three-nigerian-leaders-make-the-list-at-gitex-leaders-congress/ |
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, is a branch of Islam which holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad's proper successor as Caliph was his son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib. Shia Islam primarily contrasts with Sunni Islam, whose adherents believe that Muhammad's father-in-law Abu Bakr, not Ali ibn Abi Talib, was his proper successor.