Muslim
Islam gathers nearly two billion believers who submit to the one God and follow the Qur'an and the example of Muhammad, meeting in mosques under their imams.
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Under Muslim
Ahmadiyya
a movement founded by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in 1889. Its followers identify as Muslim. Most Muslim bodies and several states do not recognize it as Islam, and it is listed here with that contest noted.
Ibadi Islam
an early tradition distinct from Sunni and Shia, centered in Oman.
Ismaili Shia Islam
the Shia tradition following the Aga Khan as its living Imam.
Sufi Orders
the mystical orders of Islam, such as the Qadiriyya and the Naqshbandiyya, organized around a master and a path.
Sunni Islam
the majority tradition of Islam, ordered by the four schools of law: Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, and Hanbali.
Twelver Shia Islam
the largest Shia tradition, following the line of the twelve Imams.
Zaidi Shia Islam
the Shia tradition of Yemen, closest in law to the Sunni schools.
World Views
Islam
Islam is submission to the one God, Allah, who spoke finally through his prophet Muhammad; the Qur'an guides believers toward judgment, mercy, and paradise.