Home›Islam›Ordination Practice›No ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodyBrowse ByNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodyThis page groups denominations by how they recognize a member as a minister. Wikipedia notes that Jehovah's Witnesses "consider an adherent's qualified baptism to constitute his ordination as a minister," a markedly different practice from a seminary-trained clergy. Browsing this way lets a visitor compare how differently denominations of the same religion set someone apart for ministry.FactsLearn MoreNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe branches, legal schools and mystical traditions of Islam. The principal division follows the dispute over leadership after the death of the Prophet; the madhhabs are schools of legal interpretation rather than separate bodies; and Sufism cuts across the whole. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedContested: denomination and sect fit Islam badly. A madhhab is a school of legal reasoning whose difference from the others is recognised as legitimate within Sunni Islam, not a church standing apart from another. 3DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedDenominations 1Learn MoreThe branches of Islam This group gathers the main branches and movements of Islam. The principal division, dating to disputes over leadership after the Prophet Muhammad's death, is between Sunni Islam, the majority tradition, and Shia Islam, which holds that authority passed through the Prophet's family. The browser will find the Sunni schools of law and the Shia branches (Twelver, Ismaili and others), along with Sufism, the mystical dimension found across both, and reform and revival movements of the modern period. The atlas describes each in its own terms, noting the theological and historical questions that separate them.No ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodyFilter Results9 entriesOrigin EraAll632 (2)657 (1)680 (1)740 (1)765 (1)1744 (1)1880 (2)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (1)Established (3)Parent ReligionAllIslam (9)Originated InAllArabia (3)Egypt (2)Indian Subcontinent (1)Iraq (4)Punjab (1)Marriage PositionAllMarriage may licitly be polygynous (2)Liturgical LanguageAllClassical Arabic (9)The vernacular (2)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (3)PolityAllA living imam whose office passes by descent (1)An imam or caliph elected by the community or its electors (2)Authority in living jurists whom the laity choose to emulate (1)Authority in trained scholars, with no central office (4)No central authority (3)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (9)Parent DenominationAllSunni (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9IbadismNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodyIsmailismNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodyKharijitesNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodyQuranismNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodySalafismNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodyShia (Twelver)No ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodySunniNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodyWahhabismNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodyZaidiyyahNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole bodySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editiontier 1P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.), Brill, 2005s.v. madhhabView the Source3. An Introduction to Islamic Lawtier 1Wael B. Hallaq, Cambridge University Press, 2009View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.