Sophomore Sadaf Meghani, an Ismaili Muslim, which is a sect of Shia Islam, said she prays three times a day.
“That’s more according to how we interpret the Quran,” she said.
The Islamic religion separated into two sects – Sunnis and Shias – due to differences in how Muslims in the 600s believed they should be led, and who should lead them, after the prophet Muhammad died. While major beliefs remain the same, the separation resulted in slight differences in how they pray, fast and interpret the Quran today, Ahmed said.
Meghani said she does not attend the local mosque because it is more directed at the Sunni sect of Islam.
“The closest place that I can pray is in Chicago,” she said. “So I’ve gone there once when I was here, but because it’s so far, I don’t really have time to make the trip.”
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