The Quran specifically warns users against creating sects in ayat 3:103 "And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allah (i.e. this Qur'an), and be not divided among yourselves..."
it is more accurate in religious sciences if we apply sect instead of branches.therefore we have to say in Islam religion we have two sects,shiite as minority and Sunni as majority.Sunni and shiism are two main sects of islam religion.
There is only one version of Islam . If you means sects , than there are many sects but basic two are Sunni and Shia .
Sunni:Follows the Sunnah and Teachings of Islam Shia: Does New Ideas that Sunni Muslims believe are not in Islam Sufi: they also bring new ideas in Islam that are Not Allowed in Sunni Islam
Sects of Islam
Sunni Islam and Shia Islam
Islam is a religion. It has several sects and schools, but it is one religion.
in religious sciences we apply sect in place of faction.hence it is better to say that we have two sects in islam religion shiite as minority and sunni as majority.
In the 7th century A.D.
The Sunnies and the Shias.
The two sects are Sunni and Shia, the majority belong to the Sunni.
they are two main great sects if Islam religion. Sunni as majority and Shiah as minority comprise two great sects in Islam religion.
The two main sects are Sunnis and Shiites. refer to question below for more information.