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What makes Muslim groups different?

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10y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

It depends entirely on how you divide the Muslims into groups.

If the question is asking about the various sects of Islam, the differences are really just theological questions, usually concerning who has the legitimacy of terrestrial authority since Muhammad's death or random issues like whether shellfish can be consumed. Sunni, Shiite, Ibadi, and other sects of Islam all have among their membership liberals, reformers, conservatives, radicals and fundamentalists.

If the question is asking about Muslims by region, the differences are primarily cultural. While most Muslims try to consume exclusively halal food, there is a wide variety of cultural input into the food Muslims will eat in their home countries. There are also issues of dress, lifestyle, work-life balance, and family relationships that differ regionally. Region also plays a key role in leading Muslims to be more lax or more conservative in their outlook.

If the question is asking about Muslims by political views, Muslims generally break down along three major lines: (1) Islamists, those who believe that Islamic Laws should be part of national law (Jihadists are a more extreme group of Islamists that believe in using violence to achieve Islamism), (2) US-Style Secularists, those who believe that Islam and the state should be separate and not interfere with one another, and (3) Kemalist-Style Secularists, those who believe that the government should only have a nonreligious perspective and actively limit the propagation of religion.

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