Mar 17, 2004 islamic sects are not simply denominations, if that word is understood to mean various valid approaches to the same religion. Although a minority in the muslim world, shia muslims constitute the majority of the muslim populations in iran, iraq, lebanon, bahrain and azerbaijan as well as significant minorities in syria, turkey, eastern africa, south asia, yemen, and saudi arabia and other parts of the persian gulf. I really enjoyed the actual pdf you wrote on the 73 sects. Also in the ahle sunnah we have the deobandies, sunnis, wahaab. Anyone who holds a beleif outside the islamic aqeeda is simply not a moslem. When people say sect, theyre usually thinking about christian sects. Last questions why do people divide themselves into sects. On the unreliability of the hadith narrations mentioning. Like other religions, islam has a number of cults and sects. Dec 12, 2010 the muslims are divided into two major sects, namely the sunnis and the shias. The base of all the sects are the six groups, and then each group is divided into 12 sects, and when 6 is multiplied by 12 it equals to 72 sects. If there are 73 sects in islam, and prophet muhammadpbuh.
The other sects are like barracudas waiting to pounce on ahmadis everywhere and slaughter them like the quraish used to behave during the prophets time. These two are major sects but there are some other sects in muslims. The children of israel were divided into seventytwo sects, and my people will be divided into seventythree. Shia islam, on the other hand, is separated into three major sects. It has been the premier institute to represent islam and the international flagship for islamic legal research. Sunni means tradition, and sunnis regard themselves as those who emphasize following the traditions of muhammad and of the first two. Clear contradictions in some sahih hadith, even in hadith of sahih bukhari and sahih. My ummah will divide into 73 sects, all of them will be in the fire except for one this narration is authentic when its various chains and wordings are gathered together. There is another class of muhammadan called motazillas. Those who follow the teachings of the quran and sahih hadith, and do not create sects are the people who are on the true path. This hadith reports that the prophet predicted the emergence of seventythree sects. In the name of allah most beneficent most merciful peace and blessings of allah be upon the prophet muhammad, his family and companions and those who followed him in ihsaan. There is an hadith that there will be 73 sects of islamhelpline. History of the sects of islam indeed, the believers should try to exert their best efforts to be on the path of truth.
These political divisions are well known as sunni islam, shia islam and khariji islam. Shia islam is the secondlargest denomination of islam, comprising 1020% of the total muslim population. Cults, sects and branches of islam apologetics index. Members of one islamic group do not usually recognize members of other groups as fellow muslims, and open conflict between sects is not uncommon. They believe in the finality of prophethood of the holy prophet pbuh and that he was the seal of the all the prophets. It fulfills its historic and civil role by keeping contemporary muslim in touch with religious principles, clarifying the right way, removing doubts concerning religious and worldly. Get pdf 3 get epub 4 get mobi 5 introduction in the name of allah, the bene. The rest of the 72 sects were unanimous and happy and formed a party a set excluding the one the other set from islam.
Babis followed the bab gate who was a man named ali muhammad, born in 1821 who claimed to be the forerunner for the 12th imam returned in 1844 a. As it has been predicted by prophet it is sure that it will happen and ummah will be divided into 73 sects. And what difference is there, is in theinterpretation of some of the. Abdu llah ibn umar relates that the prophet said verily it will happen to my people even as it did to the children of israel. Followers of sulaiman ibnjarir alzaidi, they believed imamat was a matter of conference and could be. The famous hadith that says islam will seperate into 73 sects of which only one will be saved is a tool of arogancy used by all sects and it stops openminded thinking by people, and i do not belive that this hadith is sahih as it goes against the justice of allah. The hadith you are referring to is authentic, and has multiple versions with different grades. All the others are basically offshoots and unislamic. The influence of the 73 sects hadith on the classification of theological sects in islamic heresiographical literature this article deals with the questions that would be arisen in ones mind. Pdf 73 sect narration in the light of quran, hadees and facts. Ghulat sects the most innovative ones alawites drink wine and believe in a trinity of mohammed, ali, and saliman alfarisi. Its hard to know which one to go withshias say authentic hadith says imam ali is after the prophet. Yasir qadhi answers these crucial questions, and more, in his latest lecture entitled reflections on the hadeeth of the 73 sects. Islam has become a fairy tale instead of a religon that.
Muslim sects, sub sects of islam, types of sunni and shia. Each sect developed several distinct jurisprudence systems reflecting their own understanding of the islamic law during the course of the history of islam. Pdf this article deals with the influence of the 73 sects. Imam azam actually indicated towards the statement of the prophet sallallahu alyhiwasalam about the division of ummah into 73 sects and then only one group will be saved while the rest in hell. Islamic sects are not simply denominations, if that word is understood to mean various valid approaches to the same religion. There is an hadith that there will be 73 sects of islam and out of 73 sects one sect will be in true path and rest of the 72 sects will be in wrong path. Hadith of the 73 sects in light of the holy quran islam. Is this statement correct the right path is the path of the ahli sunnati wal jamaa, and we know this because in a hadith the prophet salallahu alaihi wassalam said. Sects in islam a number of lists are seen in the literature 6062 giving the names of the sects. Know that allahs messenger salallahu alaihi wasallam said. On the unreliability of the hadith narrations mentioning 73. Could you please enlight on this because all sects are claiming that they are in right path. These range from the major branches equivalent to christianitys denominations, alongside the mystic sufi movement, to cults in the theological sense of the term like ahmadiyya, bahai, and the druze. Every one of these sects will go to the hell fire, except the one which was followed by the prophet saws and his companions r.
Indeed, those who have divided their religion and become sects, you o. Muhammad is related to have prophesied that his followers would be divided into numerous religious sects. This one group is known as alfirqa alnajiya the group that attains salvation. This is an ongoing, evolving diagram which we hope to add to. Oct 27, 2017 the base of all the sects are the six groups, and then each group is divided into 12 sects, and when 6 is multiplied by 12 it equals to 72 sects. It was compiled in jami attirmidhi hadiths 2640 and 2641, sunan abi dawud hadiths 4596 and 4597, sunan ibn majah hadiths 3991 and 3992 and 3993, musnad ahmad hadith 2332, almustadrak hadith 61, as well as numerous other books of hadith. He did not say that muslims should be active in dividing themselves into sects. Taqi aldin alnabhani and the islamic liberation party pdf.
Jan 31, 2012 salam really your quoted hadith is valid but muhammad pbuh did not disclose the full names of 71 sects of judaism,72 sects of christianity and 73 sects of islam but he said that only one sect followers who will enter the heaven which was not elaborated its name. Jul 06, 2018 i really enjoyed the actual pdf you wrote on the 73 sects. Islamic fundamentalism is referred to as islamism, a totalitarian ideology that has given rise. A book to learn history of sects in islam and their deviation. This article summarizes the different branches and schools in islam. Clearly, according to these newspapers there existed 73 sections in islam, one jamaateahmadiyya and the rest of the 72.
Indeed, the believers should try to exert their best efforts to be on the path of truth. The muslims are divided into two major sects, namely the sunnis and the shias. Christians too should know about the people in different sects of islam to better understand how they. Name of the sects in islam and their basic beliefs 73. It was compiled in jami attirmidhi hadiths 2640 and 2641, sunan abi dawud hadiths 4596 and 4597, sunan ibn majah hadiths 3991 and 3992 and 3993, musnad ahmad hadith 2332, almustadrak hadith 61, as well as numerous other books of hadith the hadith was narrated with essentially two versions. Feb 12, 2014 there is a hadith by the prophet muhammad that islam will be divided into 73 sects but only one will go to heaven.
The prophet saws prophecized that there will come a time that islam will be divided into seventythree sects, and unfortunately we live in those times today. List of those 73 sects of islam which were prophesized by. Dec 03, 2018 73 sects, which one is the saved sect. Oct 03, 2015 a book to learn history of sects in islam and their deviation.
Any moslem can u tell the names of the 73 sects in islam. The followers of hazrat mirza ghulam ahmed of qadian as. Oct 03, 2015 the base of all the sects are the six groups, and then each group is divided into 12 sects, and when 6 is multiplied by 12 it equals to 72 sects. No wonder the very altitude of sectarian muslims is negative. There are a group of hadith narrations, not found in albukhari and muslim, but found in various other collections, in which the prophet muhammad mentions that the muslims will divide into 73 groups, 72 of which will enter the hellfire, meaning that only one among these 73 groups will be saved.
According on hadith a person who memorizes 99 names of allah will be in paradise. For instance we have the ismailis, zaydis, twelvers etc in shiaism. Thanks to imran ali, andrzej mendel, farshad tami, sajjad for corrections. There is a hadith by the prophet muhammad that islam will be divided into 73 sects but only one will go to heaven. The glorious quran commands us not to create sects. I welcome everyone to this group named discover islam in description, it is to discover islam from 73 sects. On the other hand munshi mehboob alim has included in his list, sects which rejects some of the. January 2009 version in discussing any religion, it is important to differentiate between the original teaching and the offshoots. Kitab lajawaab masmay bamazhab al islam by hakeem maulvi muhammad najam alghani. In the name of allah, the beneficent, the merciful there is no difference of opinion amongst muslim sects that the religion of allah is islam. In this hadith the prophet pbuh is reported to have said, my community will be split up into seventythree sects.
My ummah will divide into 73 sects, all of them will be in the fire except for one, and. May 23, 2012 haneef list of those 73 sects of islam which were prophesized by holy prophet saw points to majority. Many muslims might not be aware of the interesting diversity of teaching in the world of islam. All muslim sects happily claim that their sect is the saved one naji and the others are destined for hell. What people normally refer to as sects are usually schools of jurisprudence, schools of philosophy, popular movements. Does that mean after all our faith in the world were gonna end up in hell just for being the wrong sect. Salam really your quoted hadith is valid but muhammad pbuh did not disclose the full names of 71 sects of judaism,72 sects of christianity and 73 sects of islam but he said that only one sect followers who will enter the heaven which was not elaborated its name. These schools are named after abu hanifa, malik bin anas, alshafii, and ahmad ibn hanbal, respectively. Sunni islam is separated into four main schools of jurisprudence, namely, hanafi, maliki, shafii, hanbali. My ummah will divide into 73 sects, all of them will be in the fire except for one this narration is authentic when its. You can imagine every group that believes in such narrations rushing to make claims. It is the main body as it is the only body of muslims who practice islam the way it was practiced in the days of holy prophet saw.
This shows that there is variation of the hadith reported on the 73 sects. Although 99 names of allah are in arabic but there english meanings and explanations are given in e book. There is an hadith that there will be 73 sects of islam and out of 73 sects one sect will be in true path sahih muslim hadith 1885 narrated by jabir ibn abdullah. It is not clear whether they form the separate sect or are an offshoot of the shia sect. All this discord fitna literarywar is done in the name following narration. In the beginning islam was classically divided into three major sects. The majority of those arent sects of islam but rather offshoots of islam. What is the difference between sunni, shea, curdish, f. But i think the one sect is the sect where its loyal followers will obey to all of. Jan 28, 2004 aslaamalaikum brothers and sisters, does anyone know what the names of the 73 sects of islam are. Any moslem can u tell the names of the 73 sects in.
I do not belive anyone can compile a listing of all 73 islamic sects as there is no full proof that the islamic sects number 73. This website is for people of various faiths who seek to understand islam and muslims. It derives its name from abdulqadir gilani 1077 1166, a native of the. This book, devils deception is particularily frecommended to a new muslim,who gets confused about the different sects in islam. It contains a lot of brief, yet informative articles about different aspects of islam. You can imagine every group that believes in such narrations rushing to make claims of being the one sect. Followers of abuljarud, they believe prophet pbuh designated ali ra as the imam by his characteristics but not by name.
Although sunnis make up the majority of muslims, not every muslim belongs to the same islamic sect. Following e book contains the 99 names of allah and also meanings of 99 names of allah in english language. The one who says that each of the seventytwo sects is guilty of kufr that puts one beyond the pale of islam is going against the quraan and sunnah and the consensus of the sahaabah may allaah be pleased with them all, and the consensus of the four imams and others. But he did not say that muslims should be active in dividing themselves into sects. Division and differences among this ummah is something inevitable, to which history bears witness, as do the texts of the sunnah of our prophet muhammad peace and blessings of allaah be upon him. Haneef list of those 73 sects of islam which were prophesized by holy prophet saw points to majority. Feb 08, 2009 this hadith reports that the prophet predicted the emergence of seventythree sects.
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