non-Sunni
Outside majority Islam
Non-Sunni describes Muslims who are not adherents of Sunni Islam, the tradition followed by roughly 85% of Muslims worldwide.
The term groups together Shia, Sufi, Ahmadi, and other Islamic communities primarily by what they are not: non-Sunni populations in the region, non-Sunni interpretations of Islamic law.
It appears most often in political and demographic contexts.
Imam-following Muslim branch
Separation into parts
- divisionSplitting into parts
- riftCrack or estrangement
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- successionFollowing in order
Imamate · caliphate · controversy · divergence · breakaway · separation · disagreement · sectarianism
Islamic branch venerating Ali
- SufismIslamic spiritual mysticism
- esotericismStudy of hidden teachings
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
Shiite
Imam-following Muslim branch
split
Separation into parts
succession · Imamate · caliphate · controversy · divergence · breakaway · separation · disagreement · sectarianism
Shiism
Islamic branch venerating Ali
- SufismIslamic spiritual mysticism
- esotericismStudy of hidden teachings
- mysticismPursuit of divine union
Kurdish
Iranian language group