Religion

Terminology

Sunna Ahl as-Sunna Ahl as-Sunna wa l-Jamāʻah History

Transition of caliphate into dynastic monarchy of Banu Umayya Caliphate and the dynastic monarchy of Banu Abbās Sunni Islam in the contemporary era Adherents

Three group doctrines Ash'ari Maturidi Athari Narrow definition Sunnism in general and in a specific sense Classification of the Muʿtazila Mysticism Jurisprudence

Schools Barelvism Pillars of iman

God Unity Transcendence Names and attributes Angels and other spirits Books of God Prophets Messages Muhammad Eschatology In the grave Sign of the hour Day of resurrection The vision of God in the hereafter Release of the monotheists from hell and intercession The predestination Extent of the predestination The Blessed and the Damned Sunni view of hadith

Kutub al-Sittah Sunni State institutions Self-image of the Sunnis

As the "saved sect" As center of Muslims As the essential bearers of Islamic science and culture Contemporary Ashʿarī – Salafī relations See also References

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History

Origins Hasan, Husayn, and Karbala Imamate of the Ahl al-Bayt Imam Mahdi, last Imam of the Shia Dynasties Fatimid Caliphate Safavid Empire Beliefs

Alī: Muhammad's rightful successor Profession of faith (Shahada) Infallibility (Ismah) Occultation (Ghaybah) Hadith tradition Holy Relics (Tabarruk) Other doctrines Doctrine about necessity of acquiring knowledge Practices

Holidays Holy sites Purity Demographics

Significant populations worldwide Major denominations or branches

Twelver Doctrine Books The Twelve Imams Jurisprudence Islamists Ismāʿīlī Ismāʿīlī Imams Pillars Contemporary leadership Zaydī Doctrine Jurisprudence Timeline Persecution of Shia Muslims See also References

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