Different sects in Islam, do they differ so much?


There is no gross difference between sects of Islam, all admit about 5 pillars of  Islam (the first pillar is iman which means

  • 1 Belief in the Oneness of God. ...
  • 2 Belief in the Angels of God. ...
  • 3 Belief in the Revelations (Books) of God. ...
  • 4 Belief in the Prophets of God. ...
  • 5 Belief in the Day of Judgment. ...
  • 6 Belief in Premeasurement (Qadar) ...
  • 7 Belief in Resurrection after Death.

  • The other 4 pillars are

salat which means prayers, fasting which is in Arabic called siam, hajj in English known as pilgrimage, and obligatory charity which is called zakat in Arabic.

every sect believes in  Quran as Allah's own words (divine text/ law )and believes that all Muslims must follow the instructions of the Quran for their success in the hereafter.

but there are some small differences between the sects. some people take advantage of these differences and try to make bad relations between the sects for their own evil interest.

Difference between Deobandi and Wahhabi

A major difference between these two sects of Islam is their opinion on guidance by an Imam. Whereas Deobandis are Hanafis and follow Imam Abu Hanifa, Wahhabis are ghair muqallid, which means that they do not follow any imam for jurisprudence. ... The founder of Wahhabism was Abdul Wahab in Saudi Arabia.

The Salafi rely solely upon the Quran and the hadith or Sunah of the prophet narrated by his companions. The Sunnis believe in the four imams and their school of thought whereas ahle hadith do not believe in taqleed (Taqlīd, in Islamic law, the unquestioning acceptance of the legal decisions of another without knowing the basis of those decisions)

Ahl al-Hadith followers believe that the zahir (literal, apparent) meaning of the Quran and the hadith has sole authority in matters of faith and that the use of rational disputation is forbidden even if it verifies the truth

While the Deobandi movement is known to be aligned with Wahhabism and is seen as puritanical and more austere, the Barelvi movement, in contrast, defends a more traditional South Asian version of the faith-centered on Sufi mysticism.

Wahhabism was a pared-down Islam that rejected modern influences, while Salafism sought to reconcile Islam with modernism. What they had in common is that both rejected traditional teachings on Islam in favor of direct, 'fundamentalist' reinterpretation.

Some Deobandi might be followers of Sufism too which believes in universal brotherhood. Ahl al-Hadith, on the other hand, considers Prophet as a normal human being but aims to abide by its teaching alone through religious texts and rely on jurisprudence only when it is in strict adherence with Quran, Sunnah, and Hadith.

another major sect is shia, they have some sub-sect as well, insha- Allah will discuss their beliefs in another blog.

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