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With its various branches, it is the largest Sunni movement in the Arab world, and an affiliate is often the largest opposition party in many Arab nations. The Muslim Brotherhood is not concerned with theological differences, accepting both, Muslims of any of the four Sunni schools of thought, and Shi'a Muslims.
Sunni Islam [a] (/ ˈ s uː n i /; Arabic: أهل السنة, romanized: Ahl as-Sunnah, lit. 'The People of the Sunnah') is the largest denomination of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.
The four Sunni Imams founded the four madhhab (schools of thought) recognized in Sunni Islam. While they agree on the foundational principles of fiqh according to the Sunni narrative, their interpretations of certain legal and practical matters differ, which led to the development of the four distinct madhhab.
A study done by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 1985 put the numbers of Muslims (Shia 41%, Sunni 27%, Druze 7%) at 75% of the population (1,667,000 of 2,228,000). [ 23 ] Current political and religious issues
The Sunni Muslims make up the vast majority in the country, mainly of the Hanafi and Shafi'i madhhabs. The Alawites are the biggest Muslim minority sect (10% of the country's population [ 2 ] ), followed by Isma'ili and Twelver Shia Muslims, which constitute about 3% percent of the country's population. [ 3 ]
Within Sunni Islam, the mosque is affiliated with Sufism [233] and the Barelvi movement. [234] In Norway, the WIM established another large mosque named, Jam-e-Mosque in Oslo, Norway in 1980. The mosque in Åkebergveien is the headquarters of World Islamic Mission, one of the biggest Muslim congregations in Norway. It is second largest mosque ...
The following is a list of Sunni Muslim dynasties. Asia. Arabian Peninsula. Ziyadid dynasty (819–1018) Banu Wajih (926–965) Sulaymanids (1063–1174)
While, there are several Islamic schools and branches, as well as non-denominational Muslims, the two largest denominations are Sunni Islam (75–90% of all Muslims) [57] and Shia Islam (10–20% of all Muslims). [18] [19] [20] By sheer numbers, South Asia accounts for the largest portion (31%) of the global Muslim population.