Sunni Islam

Sunni Islam

• Founded 632 CE
• Originally founded by Muhammad
• The first group of Sunni Muslims believed that Abu Bahkr was the first caliph of Muhammad

Their supreme being is Allah

The 3 splits of Sunni Islam

• Maturidi-Founded by Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
• Ash'ari-Founded by Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari
• Athari-No orignal founder

Maturidi

• Originally small following
• Gained followers when the new beliefs spread to Turkish tribes
• Believed in the Shafi'i school and Maturidi creed

Athari

• Believes in a more literal sense of the Quran
• Believes in the School of Jurisprudence

Ash'ari

• The most accepted form of Islam
• Believes in finding the best attributes of Allah from the Quran

Relation to other Religions

• The second half of the two major parts of islam
• Much conflict with Shia Islam
• Has created tension between countries with separate beliefs and has even started civil war

Following Today

• The biggest religion today
• Makes up to 80% of Muslims
• The daily life is decided by the school the individual follows.
• There are five main schools for Sunni Islam
• Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali, and Jurisprudence

3 Main countries

• Saudi Arabia
• Turkey
• Egypt
• Along with many others

The countries that follow Sunni Islam

Interesting Facts

• The name of the religion is derived from the Arabic word "usual" or "ordinary"
• There are originally four Caliphs of Sunni Islam called Rashidun
• Follows all the Five Pillars of Islam

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunni_Islam