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...n North Africa, West Africa, Andalusia (historically), and parts of the Gulf.
...ant in East Africa, Southeast Asia, Egypt, the Levant, and parts of the Arabian Peninsula.
...defender of Ahl us-Sunnah. Predominant in Saudi Arabia and parts of the Gulf.
...extremism on faith and sin. They held that actions are not part of faith (iman), and that as long as one holds belief in th...
...Quran is created, and that faith is only knowledge in the heart without affirmation or action. Jahm was influenced by India...
...merged in Basra around 750 CE under Wasil ibn Ata after he parted from the circle of al-Hasan al-Basri. Prioritized rationa...
...tence. Concentrated today primarily in Oman, Zanzibar, and parts of Libya and Algeria. The Ibadi community in Oman is the w...
...of Times. Predominant in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Bahrain, and parts of Pakistan. The mainstream Twelver doctrine — as found in...
...ome orders have developed practices that cross into shirk, particularly invoking dead saints (istighatha).
...ss of their deeds. The order also forbids its members from participating in other Sufi orders.
... CE) in North Africa. Prominent in Egypt, the Maghreb, and parts of the Levant. Known for its relative emphasis on engaging...
.... Dominant in the rural areas of Pakistan, Bangladesh, and parts of the UK. Strongly opposed to the Deobandi and Ahl-e-Hadi...
...t Islamic movements in the world, with tens of millions of participants globally. Its 'Six Principles' (usul al-sitta) focu...
... Operates across dozens of countries. Emphasizes political participation to establish Islamic governance, social welfare wo...
A pan-Islamist political party founded in Jerusalem in 1953 CE by Taqiuddin al-Nabhani (1...
...scriptures, laws, and global administrative structure headquartered in Haifa, Israel. It is explicitly NOT Islam.