Duncan Black MacDonald, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 14… (1911)
“ The Sunnites hold that it is for men to appoint and that the basis is obedience to the general usage of the Moslem peoples from the earliest times. The necessity for leaders has always been recognized, and a leader has always been appointed. ”
Duncan Black MacDonald, 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 14… (1911)
“ Another distinction between the Sunnites and the Shī’ites is that the Sunnites regard the Imām as liable to err, and to be obeyed even though he personally sins, provided he maintains the ordinances of Islām. Effective leadership is the essential point. ”
