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Bookmark or Share- The four Sunni Imams - WikipediaImam Abu Hanifa al-Nu'man is the first of the four imams and the only taabi'i among them. He also had the opportunity to meet a number of the companions of the Prophet. Imam Malik ibn Anas: He was a sheikh of Imam Shafi'i.; Imam Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i was a student of Imam Malik and a sheikh of Imam Ahmad. [9]Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal was a student of Imam Shafi'i.
- Sunni Islam - WikipediaSunni Islam[a] (/ ˈsuːni /; Arabic: أهل السنة, romanized: Ahl as-Sunnah, lit. 'The People of the Sunnah') is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.
- Islam's Sunni‑Shia Divide, Explained | HISTORYToday, about 85 percent of the approximately 1.6 billion Muslims around the world are Sunni, while 15 percent are Shia, according to an estimate by the Council on Foreign Relations.
- Key Differences Between Shia and Sunni Muslims - Learn ReligionsSunni and Shia Muslims share the most fundamental Islamic beliefs and articles of faith and are the two main sub-groups in Islam. They do differ, however, and that separation stemmed initially, not from spiritual distinctions, but political ones.
- Sunnis and Shia: Islam's ancient schism - BBC NewsThe great majority of the world's more than 1.5 billion Muslims are Sunnis - estimates suggest the figure is somewhere between 85% and 90%. In the Middle East, Sunnis make up 90% or more of the...
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