Islamic schools and branches

Islamic schools and branches have different understandings of Islam.

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Demographic of Islamic schools and branches

  Ḥanafī Sunnīsm (45%)
  Shāfiʿī Sunnīsm (28%)
  Mālikī Sunnīsm (15%)
  Ḥanbalī Sunnīsm (2%)
  Twelver Shīʿīsm (8.5%)
  Zaydī Shīʿīsm (0.5%)
  Ismāʿīlī Shīʿīsm (0.5%)
  Ibadism (0.5%)


Population of the branches
Denomination Population
Sunni Varies: 75% - 90%[1][2]
Non-denominational Muslim 25%[3]
Shia Varies: 10% - 13%[4]
Ibadi 2.7 million[5]
Quranism n/a

References
  1. "Field Listing :: Religions — The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  2. "Mapping the Global Muslim Population". Pew Research Center. 7 October 2009.
  3. "Preface". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  4. "Mapping the Global Muslim Population". Pew Research Center. 7 October 2009.
  5. Robert Brenton Betts (2013-07-31). The Sunni-Shi'a Divide: Islam's Internal Divisions and Their Global Consequences. pp. 14–15. ISBN 9781612345222. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

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