Sunni Islam

Sunni Islam (Arabic: أَهْلُ السُّنَّةِ) is the largest branch of Islam and came through the Rashidun Empire, which started with Abu Bakr and ended by Ali ibn Abi Talib. Sunni beliefs are based on the Qur'an and the Kutub al-Sittah. Sunnis make up around 90% of the world's Muslim population.^[1][2][3] With approximately 1.8 billion followers, it is the largest religious denomination of any religion in the world.^[4] Catholicism is the second-largest religious denomination in the world. There are four sub-groups (madh'habs) of Sunni Islam; Hanbalis, Malikis, Shafi'is and Hanafis.

Countries with more than 5% Muslims. Sunnis in shades of green, Shiites in shades of red. Some Islamic movements may be under-represented,

Adherents of Sunni Islam are Sunnis or Sunnites. The word Sunni comes from the word sunna (سَنَةٌ), which means the tradition of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad. Sunnis are also called ahl as-Sunnah wa l-Jamāʻah (Arabic: أَهْلُ السُّنَّةِ وَالْجَمَاعَةِ), which means people of tradition and congregation and means that the Sunnis are united.

Related pages

• Shia Islam
• Uthmaniyya
• Sunnah
• Non-denominational Muslims