Islamic traditions, schools & currents
Fifteen legal, theological, devotional and scholarly traditions. These classifications overlap: a person can follow a legal school and a theological or devotional tradition together.
How to read this category
Islamic means relating to Islam; it is broader than Islamist politics. Jurisprudence concerns interpretation of religious duties; theology concerns belief; a devotional lineage transmits spiritual practice. A Muslim can belong to several of these categories. Supporting structures are examples of teaching or community life, not automatic political endorsements or funding relationships.
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- Hanafi jurisprudence
- Maliki jurisprudence
- Shafii jurisprudence
- Hanbali jurisprudence
- Ashari theology
- Maturidi theology
- Athari traditionalist theology
- Twelver Shia tradition
- Nizari Ismaili tradition
- Dawoodi Bohra Tayyibi tradition
- Ibadi tradition
- Qadiri Sufi lineage
- Chishti Sufi lineage
- Deobandi scholarly current
- Barelvi devotional current
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Islamist political movements & currents