Home›Islamic Scriptures›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups scripture texts by the tradition that treats them as central. Wikipedia notes that in some non-theistic religions "such as some Indian religions they are considered to be the central tenets of their eternal Dharma," a different basis for sacredness than divine revelation. Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every text central to one religion together.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedScriptures & Texts 1TraditionFilter Results14 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll2,250,000 (1)1,750,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll1,760,000 (1)1,600,000,000 (1)Basis of the Humanitarian Aid FigureAllThe Body's Own Published Statistics (1)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (1)Independent Survey (1)National Census (2)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (7)Basis of the Wealth FigureAllJournalistic or Scholarly Estimate (1)Date of Separation End YearAll680 (2)740 (1)750 (1)765 (1)1600 (1)1930 (1)1974 (1)Date of Separation Start YearAll632 (2)657 (1)740 (1)765 (1)1500 (1)1880 (1)1889 (1)Defining Doctrinal PositionAllA living, present imam (1)An inner (batin) meaning of scripture and law alongside the outward (2)An interior path (tasawwuf) pursued within the schools of law (1)Belief may be concealed where disclosure would bring harm (taqiyya) (4)In the Imam's absence a qualified jurist holds his political authority (1)In the Imam's absence the jurist guides and judges but does not rule (1)Leadership by the community's election of the most qualified, without descent (1)Leadership by the community's election of the most qualified, without descent (1)Recognises a post-prophetic messianic figure (1)Recognises a post-prophetic messianic figure (1)Succession by divine designation in the Prophet's family (3)Succession to the Prophet settled by the community (1)Text and the reports of the earliest community above juristic reasoning (1)The imamate open to any qualified descendant of Ali who rises and claims it (1)The Imams are protected from sin and from error (ismah) (3)The practice of the first generations as the sole binding precedent (1)The Qur'an alone as the source of law; hadith not binding (1)The Qur'an is God's created speech (2)The Qur'an is God's uncreated speech (2)GovernanceAllA federation of autonomous member organisations (1)A living imam whose office passes by descent (1)A single central governing body over the whole movement (1)An imam or caliph elected by the community or its electors (3)Authority in living jurists whom the laity choose to emulate (1)Authority in trained scholars, with no central office (4)Authority through a shaykh and an initiatic chain (2)No central authority (4)Priestly office passing by descent (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (5)Liturgical LanguageAllClassical Arabic (12)The vernacular (5)Membership Figure As OfAll1922-01-01 (1)1923-01-01 (1)1998-01-01 (1)2008-01-01 (1)2009-01-01 (2)2012-01-01 (1)2012-01-02 (1)2012-01-03 (1)2020-01-01 (1)2021-09-01 (1)2023-01-01 (1)2025-01-01 (1)2026-08-14 (1)OrdinationAllAuthority conferred by initiation rather than by ordination (2)Conferred by a teacher's certification of learning (1)Conferred by appointment from a higher authority (2)No ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole body (9)Office passes by descent (2)Restricted to men (3)Varies between provinces or member bodies (1)Origin Period End YearAll657 (1)750 (1)897 (1)900 (1)909 (1)941 (1)1200 (1)1600 (1)1744 (1)1889 (1)1930 (1)1934 (1)1970 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll632 (2)657 (1)680 (1)740 (1)750 (1)765 (1)800 (1)1200 (1)1744 (1)1880 (2)1889 (1)1930 (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage may licitly be polygynous (3)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (4)Same-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (1)Relation to the StateAllDisestablished (1)Established (3)No Establishment (3)Status TodayAllAccess restricted by its custodians or by law (1)Living tradition, practised today (14)Wealth Figure As Of YearAll1974 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAhmadiyyaTradition2 entriesAlawitesTradition1 entryAlevismTradition2 entriesIbadismTradition3 entriesIsmailismTradition3 entriesKharijitesTradition1 entryNation of IslamTradition2 entriesQuranismTradition1 entrySalafismTradition2 entriesShia (Twelver)Tradition6 entriesSufismTradition2 entriesSunniTradition8 entriesWahhabismTradition2 entriesZaidiyyahTradition3 entriesSources1. 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