Home›Islam›Parent ReligionBrowse ByParent ReligionThis page groups denominations by the wider religion they belong to. Wikipedia notes that "Shia Islam is the second largest denomination of Islam and its adherents believe that Ali succeeded Muhammad." Browsing by parent religion lets a visitor see every denomination belonging to one religion gathered together.FactsLearn MoreParent ReligionSourcesComments (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.Parent ReligionFilter Results1 entryAdherents Today MaximumAll2,000,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll2,000,000,000 (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllIndependent Survey (1)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (1)Establishment StatusAllVaries by Province (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (1)Membership Figure As OfAll2010-01-01 (1)2011-01-27 (1)2020-01-01 (1)Origin Period End YearAll632 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll610 (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage may licitly be polygynous (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Position on UsuryAllInterest of any kind on a loan is forbidden (1)Practice StatusAllPartly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)Standard Rate ExpectedAllTwo and a half percent. (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (1)TheologyAllMonotheistic: one God (1)Show ResultsIslamParent Religion14 entriesSources1. 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.