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  2. Islamic schools and branches - Wikipedia

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    The Salafi movement is a conservative reform branch and/or revivalist movement within Sunnī Islam whose followers do not believe in strictly following one particular madhhab. They include the Wahhabi movement , an Islamic doctrine and religious movement founded by Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab , and the modern Ahle Hadith movement, whose ...

  3. Category:Islamic branches - Wikipedia

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    Shia Islam (25 C, 129 P) Sufism (30 C, 125 P, 2 F) Sunni Islam (23 C, 57 P) Pages in category "Islamic branches" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of ...

  4. Schools of Islamic theology - Wikipedia

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    The Twelver branch of Shia Islam Muslim population of Turkey is composed of Mu'tazila aqidah of Ja'fari jurisprudence madhhab, Batiniyya-Sufism aqidah of Maymūn’al-Qāddāhī fiqh of the Alevīs, and Cillī aqidah of Maymūn ibn Abu’l-Qāsim Sulaiman ibn Ahmad ibn at-Tabarānī fiqh of the Alawites.

  5. Sunni Islam - Wikipedia

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    Sunni Islam [a] is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr (r. 632–634) rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Muslim community, being appointed at the meeting of Saqifa.

  6. Islam - Wikipedia

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    Islam [a] is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, [9] ... Twelvers, the largest Shia branch and most influential, ...

  7. Shia Islam - Wikipedia

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    Shia Islam [a] is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib ( r. 656–661 ) as his successor ( khalifa ) as the imam , that is the spiritual and political leader of the Muslim community.

  8. Islam by country - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] Further studies indicate the worldwide spread and percentage growth of Islam, may be attributed to high birth rates followed by a trend of worldwide adoption and conversion to Islam. [3] [6] Most Muslims fall under either of two main branches: Sunni (87–90%, roughly 1.7 billion people) [7] Shia (10–13%, roughly 180–230 million ...

  9. Outline of Islam - Wikipedia

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    Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God [1] and that Muhammad is His last Messenger. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Islam.