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Ahlé sunnah wal jama'ah: known today as sunni. These were the Muslims who held the same beliefs from the time of Muhammed. They used a system of caliphate (sucessor) where there was one ruler for the Muslim empire. Shiism: known today as Shia. This sect developed during the caliphate of Uthman. Shias believed that Muhammed's cousin Ali was the rightful caliph. They rejected the other companions of Muhammed who believed otherwise. They split and later those who believed in Ali had formed their own belief system. They adopted a system of 12 Imams instead of caliphs. Kharajite: non existant today. They were a group of Muslims from outer locations in the Arab gulf who totally rejected both Shia and Sunni claims. Their existence dwindled as disputes between Shias and Sunnis ended.
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The three main sects of Islam are Sunni, Shia, and Kharijite. Sunni Muslims make up the majority of the Islamic population and follow the Sunnah (traditions) of the Prophet Muhammad. Shia Muslims believe that leadership should have passed through the Prophet's family, particularly through Ali, his cousin and son-in-law. Kharijites were an early Muslim sect that formed their own independent community based on strict interpretations of Islamic law and governance.
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What are the seventy three sects of Islam?
It was a saying from Prophet Mohamed (peace upon him) that it will come the time in future when Muslims will be segregated in seventy three different sects and only one of them will be on the right path of Islam. So, these 73 sects are not yet a physical reality.
The three primary religions or religious sects in Europe are?
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
What versions of Islam exists?
There is only one version of Islam . If you means sects , than there are many sects but basic two are Sunni and Shia .
What are the distinguishing features of each of the major Islamic sects?
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
What is another name for a major division of a religion particularly of that of Islam?
Sects of Islam
What are the two major sects of the Islamic religion?
Sunni Islam and Shia Islam
What are the two branches of the Islam?
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.
What religions are practiced in Islam?
Islam is a religion. It has several sects and schools, but it is one religion.
What are the two predominant sects of Islam?
The Sunnies and the Shias.
When did the Islam sects begin?
In the 7th century A.D.
What what are the two sects of Islam and which do the majority belong to?
The two sects are Sunni and Shia, the majority belong to the Sunni.
Sunnis and shiites are followers of what religion?
they are two main great sects if Islam religion. Sunni as majority and Shiah as minority comprise two great sects in Islam religion.
