People of the Sunnah and the Community

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/People_of_the_Sunnah_and_the_Community
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Ahl_al-Sunnah_wa'l-Jama'ah
gptkbp:branch Sunni Islam
gptkbp:campus gptkb:Hanafi
gptkb:Hanbali
gptkb:Maliki
gptkb:Shafi'i
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:Kharijites
Shia Islam
gptkbp:coreBelief acceptance of the first four caliphs
following the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad
rejection of bid'ah (innovation in religion)
belief in the six articles of faith
consensus of the Muslim community
importance of ijma (consensus)
importance of qiyas (analogy)
practice of the five pillars of Islam
gptkbp:coreText gptkb:Hadith
gptkb:Quran
gptkbp:foundedIn 7th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label People of the Sunnah and the Community
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Abu_Hanifa
gptkb:Ahmad_ibn_Hanbal
gptkb:Al-Shafi'i
gptkb:Malik_ibn_Anas
gptkbp:percentageOfMuslims approximately 85-90%
gptkbp:population largest group in Islam
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ahl_al-Sunnah_wa'l-Jama'ah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8