branch of Islam
C5789
concept
A branch of Islam is a major doctrinal and communal subdivision within the Islamic faith, distinguished by differing interpretations of theology, law, and religious authority.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sunni Muslim | 47 |
| Sufi order | 27 |
| branch of Shia Islam | 6 |
| branch of Islam canonical | 4 |
| Islamic denomination | 1 |
| Shia sect | 1 |
| Sunni Islamic school of jurisprudence | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: branch of Islam
Generated description
A branch of Islam is a major doctrinal and communal subdivision within the Islamic faith, distinguished by differing interpretations of theology, law, and religious authority.
Instances (86)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Usman dan Fodio | Sunni Muslim |
| Abu Talib al-Makki | Sunni Muslim |
| Qadiriyya wa Naqshbandiyya (Sudan and East Africa) | Sufi order |
| Abd al-Qahir | Sunni Muslim |
| Mawlawi Order | Sufi order |
| Badawiyya | Sufi order |
| Abd al-Aziz Awda | Sunni Muslim |
| Al-Muhasibi | Sunni Muslim |
| Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani | Sunni Muslim |
| Ibn Abd al-Salam | Sunni Muslim |
| al-Junayd al-Baghdadi | Sunni Muslim |
| Shadhiliyya Sufi tradition | Sufi order |
| Shia theology | branch of Shia Islam |
| Data Ganj Bakhsh | Sunni Muslim |
| Abu Yaʿla al-Farraʾ | Sunni Muslim |
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Abd al-Malik
surface form:
Abd al-Malik al-Juwayni
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Sunni Muslim |
| Shihab al-Din Abd al-Halim ibn Taymiyyah | Sunni Muslim |
| Al-Baqillani | Sunni Muslim |
| Senussi order | Sufi order |
| Alawiyya Sufi order | Sufi order |
| Alawiyya order | Sufi order |
| Twelver Shia | branch of Shia Islam |
| Ismaili Shia | branch of Shia Islam |
| al-Zarkashi | Sunni Muslim |
| Zaydi Shia | branch of Shia Islam |
| Safavid Sufi order | Sufi order |
| Imam Muslim | Sunni Muslim |
| Maliki | Sunni Islamic school of jurisprudence |
| Qutaybah ibn Saʿid | Sunni Muslim |
| Badawiyya Sufi order | Sufi order |
| Ahmad ibn Shuʿayb al-Nasaʾi | Sunni Muslim |
| Al-Ajurrī | Sunni Muslim |
| Ibn Majah | Sunni Muslim |
| Naqshbandi | Sufi order |
| Ishaq ibn Rahwayh | Sunni Muslim |
| Qadiri | Sufi order |