# Ibadi Islam and Islam: a Diptych comparison Schema version 1.0. The Diptych displays; it does not score, rank, or adjudicate. ## 1. In its own words ### Ibadi Islam Ibadi Islam descends from the Kharijite secession of the first Islamic century, moderated early into a tradition of elected imams, congregational discipline, and quiet endurance. It is neither Sunni nor Shia, and it survives as the majority tradition of Oman with communities in North and East Africa. - [Ibadi Islam](/tree/ibadi-islam) ### Islam Islam began with the Prophet Muhammad's preaching in Mecca and Medina and divided within a generation over the succession to his leadership. That first division, and the schools of law and theology that grew from it, structure the tradition to this day, and this tree models them as first-class entities rather than as notes under a single heading. - [Islam](/tree/muslim) ## 2. Scale and spread ### Ibadi Islam Ibadi Islam counts a few million adherents. Oman is its demographic and scholarly center, where Ibadis form a large share of the population, with older communities in Algeria's M'zab valley, Libya's Nafusa mountains, Tunisia's Djerba, and Zanzibar. - [Ibadi Islam](/tree/ibadi-islam) ### Islam Islam counts about 1.9 billion adherents, roughly a quarter of the world's people, and is the majority faith in 49 countries. The largest national population is Indonesia's; the Asia-Pacific region holds the most Muslims, ahead of the Middle East and North Africa. - [Islam](/tree/muslim) ## 3. Historical timeline ### Ibadi Islam - [The muslim timeline](/history/islam) - [Birth of Muhammad](/history/events/birth-of-muhammad) - [First revelation](/history/events/first-revelation) - [Hijra to Medina](/history/events/hijra-to-medina) - [Battle of Badr](/history/events/battle-of-badr) - [Conquest of Mecca](/history/events/conquest-of-mecca) - [Death of Muhammad](/history/events/death-of-muhammad) ### Islam - [The muslim timeline](/history/islam) - [Birth of Muhammad](/history/events/birth-of-muhammad) - [First revelation](/history/events/first-revelation) - [Hijra to Medina](/history/events/hijra-to-medina) - [Battle of Badr](/history/events/battle-of-badr) - [Conquest of Mecca](/history/events/conquest-of-mecca) - [Death of Muhammad](/history/events/death-of-muhammad) ## 4. Sources of authority ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ### Islam - [Shahada](/prayers-and-creeds/shahada) - [Al-Fatiha](/prayers-and-creeds/al-fatiha) - [Salah](/prayers-and-creeds/salah) ## 5. Ultimate reality ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ### Islam - [Islam](/world-views/islam) ## 6. The human person ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ### Islam - [Islam](/world-views/islam) ## 7. Problem and solution ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ### Islam - [Islam](/world-views/islam) ## 8. Ethics and hard cases ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ### Islam - [Islam](/world-views/islam) ## 9. Practice and devotion ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ### Islam - [Ṣalāh; The Five Daily Prayers](/devotion/salah) - [Jumuʿah; The Friday Prayer](/devotion/friday-prayer) - [Dhikr; The Remembrance of God](/devotion/dhikr) - [The Hajj](/traditions/the-hajj) - [The Ramadan Fast](/traditions/the-ramadan-fast) - [Salah, the Daily Prayers](/traditions/salah) - [Shahada](/prayers-and-creeds/shahada) - [Al-Fatiha](/prayers-and-creeds/al-fatiha) ## 10. Community and governance ### Ibadi Islam - [Ibadi Islam](/church/ibadi-islam) ### Islam - [Muslim](/church/muslim) ## 11. Art and material culture ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ### Islam - [A Kufic Qur'an Folio](/art/entries/kufic-quran-folio) - [The Dome of the Rock](/art/entries/dome-of-the-rock) - [The Mughal Court Miniature](/art/entries/mughal-miniature) - [Islam](/art/profiles/islam) ## 12. Science and technology posture ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ### Islam - [Islamic Golden Age](/science/eras/islamic-golden-age) - [Contemporary](/science/eras/contemporary) - [Islamic](/science/traditions/islamic) - [The telescope](/science/technologies/telescope) - [Evolution by natural selection](/science/technologies/evolution-by-natural-selection) - [Vaccination](/science/technologies/vaccination) - [Gene editing and the germline](/science/flashpoints/gene-editing-and-the-germline) - [Climate and creation](/science/flashpoints/climate-and-creation) ## 13. Internal diversity ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. Coverage record created at intake; content not yet documented. ### Islam - [Sunni Islam](/tree/sunni-islam) - [Shia Islam](/tree/shia-islam) - [Ibadi Islam](/tree/ibadi-islam) - [Ahmadiyya](/tree/ahmadiyya) ## 14. Contributions ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. Evaluative coverage is scheduled; this slot populates through sourced, reviewed records. ### Islam Coverage: not documented. Evaluative coverage is scheduled; this slot populates through sourced, reviewed records. ## 15. Internal critique ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. Evaluative coverage is scheduled; this slot populates through sourced, reviewed records. ### Islam Coverage: not documented. Evaluative coverage is scheduled; this slot populates through sourced, reviewed records. ## 16. External critique and reply ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. Evaluative coverage is scheduled; this slot populates through sourced, reviewed records. ### Islam Coverage: not documented. Evaluative coverage is scheduled; this slot populates through sourced, reviewed records. ## 17. Contested history ### Ibadi Islam - [Kharijite Secession](/tree/schisms/kharijite-secession) ### Islam - [Sunni-Shia Split](/tree/schisms/sunni-shia-split) - [Kharijite Secession](/tree/schisms/kharijite-secession) ## 18. What each says about the other ### Ibadi Islam Coverage: not documented. This slot renders only when both directions stand populated and reviewed. ### Islam Coverage: not documented. This slot renders only when both directions stand populated and reviewed. ## 19. What this comparison cannot settle ### Ibadi Islam This comparison sets two self-descriptions side by side; it does not decide between them. A tradition is a living range of positions, and each panel renders the range this site has documented, which is not the whole of the tradition. Where a cell is marked not yet documented, the gap belongs to this site's documentation, not to the tradition. Questions of truth between the panels turn on premises the reader brings: what counts as evidence, what authority is recognized, and what a human life is for. The instrument does not score, rank, or adjudicate. ### Islam This comparison sets two self-descriptions side by side; it does not decide between them. A tradition is a living range of positions, and each panel renders the range this site has documented, which is not the whole of the tradition. Where a cell is marked not yet documented, the gap belongs to this site's documentation, not to the tradition. Questions of truth between the panels turn on premises the reader brings: what counts as evidence, what authority is recognized, and what a human life is for. The instrument does not score, rank, or adjudicate. ## 20. Sources ### Ibadi Islam - [Ibadi Islam](/tree/ibadi-islam) ### Islam - [Islam](/tree/muslim) ## Sources - Ibadi Islam: The Musnad of al-Rabi ibn Habib. - Ibadi Islam: Valerie J. Hoffman, The Essentials of Ibadi Islam (2012). - Islam: The Qur'an. - Islam: Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization (2003).