I think the two seperated due to which sources are considered more authentic. We talked about this when we talked about Hadith. Because it is important to maintain consistency as Professor Mozaffar said in class, I dont think it would be possible to consider both sources credible because I assume they condratic eachother at some point. On your second point, I think this story is avoided in Sunday schools because it might create confusion for the young students. It might solidfy the idea of sectarianism and accidentally teach the student to be intolerant of one sect over the other. I assume most Sunday schools want to promote the idea of "One Ummah." Although I'd like to think their intentions are pure, my experiences as a Shia Muslim lead me to think otherwise. Most of my friends who attended Sunday schools had a negative preconcived notion about Shias before they met me. They remember being told Shias arent Muslim, and no more. From that point of view, I'd assume this part of history is not taught in Sunday schools becasue it show students the difference between the two sects is close to none. In response to Gina, I dont think it is something sectarianists can forget and move past. As Professor Mozaffar was listing the events that occured after the Prophets death, there was an idea that kept coming
I think the two seperated due to which sources are considered more authentic. We talked about this when we talked about Hadith. Because it is important to maintain consistency as Professor Mozaffar said in class, I dont think it would be possible to consider both sources credible because I assume they condratic eachother at some point. On your second point, I think this story is avoided in Sunday schools because it might create confusion for the young students. It might solidfy the idea of sectarianism and accidentally teach the student to be intolerant of one sect over the other. I assume most Sunday schools want to promote the idea of "One Ummah." Although I'd like to think their intentions are pure, my experiences as a Shia Muslim lead me to think otherwise. Most of my friends who attended Sunday schools had a negative preconcived notion about Shias before they met me. They remember being told Shias arent Muslim, and no more. From that point of view, I'd assume this part of history is not taught in Sunday schools becasue it show students the difference between the two sects is close to none. In response to Gina, I dont think it is something sectarianists can forget and move past. As Professor Mozaffar was listing the events that occured after the Prophets death, there was an idea that kept coming