Islamic Sect Explainers

The Sunni sect is one of the two largest sects in Islam, with over 85% of Muslims being Sunni. The second largest sect is the Shia sect...

The Shia sect is one of the two largest sects in Islam, with over 15% of Muslims being Shia. The second largest sect is the sunni sect...

Ahmadiyya is a sect of Islam that was started in 1889, when the founder Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to be...

Sufism is a sects of Islam that was started shortly after the time of the prophet. It is often referred to as “Islamic mysticism”...

The Nation of Islam is a sect of Islam that was created in 1930 by Wallace Fard Muhammad. He claimed to be a representation...

Quranism or Quraniyya (Quranic Islam) is a sect of Islam that holds the belief that Islamic guidance should strictly be based on the Quran...