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Islam has only two branches: Sunnah & Shieaa. The two branches are found in Iran with a Shiaa majority there.
Muhammad was not the founder of any branches of Islam. In fact, he was not even the founder of Islam, rather the messenger. As well as this, Muhammad and Islam discourage branches within Islam so it clashes with the question.
The two main branches of Islam in Iraq are Sunnis and Shiites. However, both branches share many common Islam principles and rules. Refer to related question below.
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The main two branches of Islam are Sunnis and Shiites. Refer to related question below for the difference between the two.
There are actually three branches of Islam that are dominant in at least one country in Southwest Asia. In order of popularity: Sunni Islam, Shiite Islam, Ibadi Islam.
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An Alevite is a Muslim who follows the teachings of Alevism, one of the two main branches of Islam in Turkey, alongside Sunni Islam.
Yes. All sects or sub-groups of Buddhism follow one of these two major branches.
Islam is split into two large factions. The Sunni follow Mohammed alone as the prophet of Allah, while Shiites also accept the validity of the Caliph Ali (and to some extent several other lesser prophets). The Sunni are hence approximately equivalent to Protestant Christians, while the Shiites are more like Roman Catholics. The Sunni are by far the larger grouping, and sometimes differences between the sects can be quite marked. Relatively few Sunni, for example, practise female circumcision - but the practice is in theory acceptable to the faith. In Shiite Islam female circumcision is haram (blasphemous).