12 results for “ahl us-sunnah”

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Ahl us-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah

The mainstream body of Muslims who follow the Quran, the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, and the understanding of the Companions. Identified by the Prophet ﷺ as the sa

Ash'ari

... uses limited rational argumentation to defend the creed of Ahl us-Sunnah against Mu'tazilah rationalism. Accepts Allah's attributes ...

Maturidi

...E) in Samarkand. Similar to the Ash'ari school in defending Ahl us-Sunnah creed through rational argument, with some distinct positio...

Hanbali School

... Mihna crisis (833 CE) cemented his status as a defender of Ahl us-Sunnah. Predominant in Saudi Arabia and parts of the Gulf.

Shia Islam

...from the relatively moderate Zaydis to the extreme Rafidah. Ahl us-Sunnah scholarship distinguishes carefully between ordinary Shia l...

Zaydi Shia

...n 740 CE. Of all the Shia groups, the Zaydis are closest to Ahl us-Sunnah in theology and jurisprudence. They do not believe in the i...

Twelver Shia (Ithna Ashari)

...e primary religious texts (al-Kafi) — includes beliefs that Ahl us-Sunnah scholars consider shirk, particularly invoking the Imams in...

Sufi Orders (Tariqahs)

...rituality in general — is considered bid'ah (innovation) by Ahl us-Sunnah scholars. Some orders have developed practices that cross i...

Salafi Movement

A reformist movement within Ahl us-Sunnah calling for a return to the methodology of the Salaf al-Sal...

Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimun)

...nd theological foundations have been extensively debated by Ahl us-Sunnah scholars.

Jamaat-e-Islami

...nions of the Prophet ﷺ have been specifically criticized by Ahl us-Sunnah scholars.

Nation of Islam

...Ali were both associated with the NOI before leaving it for Ahl us-Sunnah Islam.