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1.7 South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan & Maldives) ... The following is a list of Sunni Muslim dynasties. Asia. Arabian Peninsula Ziyadid ...
Sunni Islam ( / ˈsuːni, ˈsʊni /) is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world. Its name comes from the word Sunnah, referring to the tradition of Muhammad. [1] [2] The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagreement over ...
Most Muslims are either of two denominations: Sunni (87–90%, roughly 1.7 billion people) or Shia (10–13%, roughly 180–230 million people). Islam is the majority religion in several subregions: Central Asia, Western Asia, North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, and the Middle East.
Taoism. Korean Taoism. Quanzhen School ("School of the Fulfilled Virtue") Shangqing School ("School of the Highest Clarity") Way of the Five Pecks of Rice. Way of the Celestial Masters. Zhengyi Dao ("Way of the Right Oneness") Syncretic Taoism. Dragon Gate Taoism.
Islam in Central Asia has existed since the beginning of Islamic history. Sunni branch of Islam is the most widely practiced religion in Central Asia. Shiism of Imami and Ismaili denominations predominating in the Pamir plateau and the western Tian Shan mountains (almost exclusively Ismailis), while boasting to a large minority population in the Zarafshan river valley, from Samarkand to ...
Most Muslims in Southeast Asia are Sunni and follow the Shafi'i school of fiqh, or religious law. [4] It is the official religion in Malaysia and Brunei while it is one of the six recognised faiths in Indonesia. Islam in Southeast Asia is heterogeneous and is manifested in many different ways.
General Ma effectively repressed all non-Yihewani groups, including the traditional Sunni Gedimu, the oldest sect of Islam in China, doing things like enforcing Yihewani Imams on them. However, when the Communist party took over, the Gedimu used the Communist party's rules on freedom of religion to ward of the Yihewani practices and Imams.
The Sultanate of Ndzuwani (1711–1912) The Sultanate of Ngazidjia (1400–1912) Sultanate of Bambao. The Sultanate of Mwali (1830–1909) The Sultanate of Bajini (1500–1889) The Sultanate of Itsandra (1400–1886) The Sultanate of Mitsamihuli. The Sultanate of Washili. The Sultanate of Hambuu. The Sultanate of Hamahame.