To be Shia or to be Sunni?

To be a Shia or a Sunni Muslim?!

From someone who's half both, I've been riddled by the thoughts of the right way of prayer, right method of being a Muslim and the correct path to Jannah.

All I've gotten in return was the hate and ridicule towards the other side. From someone who belongs to both sides, it is impossible to be on the side that's ridiculing. From someone who's never supported anger or hatred, it's hard to listen to the imam ridicule the other side. The leaders who were supposed to be our guides in faith bring more questions to me than answers.

This Ramadan, I looked at my faith alone, without the chaos of religious leaders. I looked at the Qur'an as my guide and that brought me nothing but peace and pride of having the privilege to pray. It bought me peace knowing that there is no way that leads to Jannah if all the ways do. Allahtaalah is forgiving, he's forgiveness knows no bounds so it's comforting to know that as long as my intentions are clear and my conscience towards being a good human to anyone I come across, I'm fine.

This Ramadan also gave me lessons, more focus on my faith and less on the lack of faith of others.

While it's hard to accept that people you love do not believe in Allahtaalah or the faith, the patience that if Allahtaalah wills, they will one day find their faith in time.

It's hard to love people who hate the other side, but it's easy to ignore the bad in them and be at peace with them hoping they'll be kind to everyone, regardless of faith or caste or religion.

It's harder to be patient and love despite, but it's one of the most peaceful things one can do, for oneself and everyone else.