Shia Islam has some several branches. The largest of which is the Twelvers, followed by Zaidis and Ismailis. Different branches accept different descendants of Ali as Imams. After the death of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq considered the sixth Imam by the Twelvers, and the Ismaili's, the Ismailis started to consider his son Isma'il ibn Jafar as the Imam and the Twelver Shia's started to consider his other son Musa al-Kazim as their seventh Imam. While the Zaydis consider Zayd ibn Ali, the uncle of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq, as their fifth man. Islam is the second-largest religion and the fastest growing religion in the world. About 13% of Muslims live in Indonesia which is the largest Muslim-majority country in the world. 25% are living in South Asia, 20% in the Middle East, and 15% in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sizable minorities are also found in Europe, China, Russia, and the Americas. Converts and immigrant communities are found in almost every part of the world
Sufism(araabia k tasawwuf) müstiline suund. Esimene sufism askeetluse vormis. Suf (araabia k vill) Kanti villa. Praktiseerija on sufi. Õpetust püütakse tagasi viia Muhammadi ja Alini. Askees ehk zuhd maailmast loobumine. Hasan al-Basr?i(728) jutlustaja, askeetluse viljelega. Tõi sisse enesejälgimise (iga viimsem kui tegu, nt mida sööd jne). Kõik pidi olema läbi analüüsitud. Esimene, kes kindlalt kandis villa: Aloi Hasin as-Sufi (776 viimati mainiti) Abd al-Wahid ibu Zayd(suri 750) asutas esimesena sufi kloostri Mar Abadan Iraanis, millel oli ka kindluse funktsioon. Asus jõe ääres, pidi kaitsma jõge piraatide eest. Marokos hakati selliseid ehitisi nimetama ribat'eks. Sufi on võtnud justkui ülesandeks siin maailmas jõuda juba paradiisi. Naissufi Rabi'a al-'Adawiyya (801) tõi sisse armastuse aspekti. Bagdadi koolkond: Harit ibu al-Muhasibi (suri 857) Bagdadi koolkonna rajaja. Nende
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