Islamic schools and branches

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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%)

Islamic schools and branches have different understandings of Islam.

Population of the branches

Denomination	Population
Sunni	Varies: 75% - 90%
Non-denominational Muslim	25%
Shia	Varies: 10% - 13%
Ibadi	2.7 million
Quranism	n/a

Islamic Schools And Branches Media

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  Diagram showing the various branches of Islam: Sunnīsm, Shīʿīsm, Ibadism, Quranism, Non-denominational Muslims, Mahdavia, Ahmadiyya, Nation of Islam, and Sufism.

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  Geographical distribution of the main Islamic branches and their schools of jurisprudence

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  Main schools of thought within Sunni Islam, and other prominent streams.

Related pages

• Islamic studies
• Madhhab

Other websites

• The Four Sunni Schools of Thought