The mainstream body of Muslims who follow the Quran, the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, and the understanding of the Companions. ...
The creed of accepting the apparent meaning of Quran and Sunnah regarding divine attributes without ta'wil (metaphorical in...
...imited rational argumentation to defend the creed of Ahl us-Sunnah against Mu'tazilah rationalism. Accepts Allah's attributes ...
...amarkand. Similar to the Ash'ari school in defending Ahl us-Sunnah creed through rational argument, with some distinct positio...
...crisis (833 CE) cemented his status as a defender of Ahl us-Sunnah. Predominant in Saudi Arabia and parts of the Gulf.
...E). Takes only the literal (zahir) meaning of the Quran and Sunnah, rejecting qiyas (analogical reasoning) and ra'y (personal ...
A modern movement rejecting the authority of the Hadith and Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, claiming the Quran alone is sufficient. K...
...e relatively moderate Zaydis to the extreme Rafidah. Ahl us-Sunnah scholarship distinguishes carefully between ordinary Shia l...
...E. Of all the Shia groups, the Zaydis are closest to Ahl us-Sunnah in theology and jurisprudence. They do not believe in the i...
...ry religious texts (al-Kafi) — includes beliefs that Ahl us-Sunnah scholars consider shirk, particularly invoking the Imams in...
...ty in general — is considered bid'ah (innovation) by Ahl us-Sunnah scholars. Some orders have developed practices that cross i...
A reformist movement within Ahl us-Sunnah calling for a return to the methodology of the Salaf al-Sal...
...ement and sharing its core methodology: return to Quran and Sunnah, rejection of strict madhab taqlid, and Athari aqeedah. Dis...
...logical foundations have been extensively debated by Ahl us-Sunnah scholars.
...f the Prophet ﷺ have been specifically criticized by Ahl us-Sunnah scholars.
...e both associated with the NOI before leaving it for Ahl us-Sunnah Islam.