The majority of nations in the middle east are muslim. in spite of this fact, conflict still develops between muslim nations over religious issues. describe what causes these types of conflicts.

The conflicts that causes the division among the Muslim nations are numerous and the cause of many studies around the world. Must of the studies focusses in the cultural roots of the Islam, which established the  jihad, as the religious duty to struggle, which glorifies the struggle and as a result promotes the violence among the people. In this regard it should be mentioned that the applicability of the concept of "religious war" in reference to the warfare that exist among Muslim nations is rather controversial. The very notion of  "religious war" in comparison to a "secular war" rises from the western culture, that separates the Church and the State. This division is inexistent in the Islamic world, as a result any warfare in the Muslim nations could be considered as religious warfare.

Conflicts still happen between Muslim nations over religious issues, basically because since the times of Muhammad, there are rival groups that dispute power and religious hegemony. When he died, his knowledge was shared by two groups who disagreed with each other. After that, a lot of conflicts happened, and suffering from both sides, so is difficult to achieve peace even with the majority being Muslim.

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