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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. ...

Athari (Textualist)

The creed of accepting the apparent meaning of Quran and Sunnah regarding divine attributes without ta'wil (metaphorical in...

Ash'ari

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

Maturidi

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

Hanbali School

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

Zahiri School

...E). Takes only the literal (zahir) meaning of the Quran and Sunnah, rejecting qiyas (analogical reasoning) and ra'y (personal ...

Quranists (Quran-Only)

A modern movement rejecting the authority of the Hadith and Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ, claiming the Quran alone is sufficient. K...

Shia Islam

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

Zaydi Shia

...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...

Twelver Shia (Ithna Ashari)

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

Sufi Orders (Tariqahs)

...ty 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...

Ahl-e-Hadith (South Asian)

...ement and sharing its core methodology: return to Quran and Sunnah, rejection of strict madhab taqlid, and Athari aqeedah. Dis...

Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimun)

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

Jamaat-e-Islami

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

Nation of Islam

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