There are a number of Islamic religious denominations, each of which has significant theological and legal differences from each other but possesses similar essential beliefs. The major schools of thought are Sunni and Shi'a; Sufism is generally considered to be a mystical inflection of Islam rather than a distinct school. According to most sources, present estimates indicate that approximately 85% of the world's Muslims are Sunni and approximately 15% are Shi'a.<ref>Esposito (2002b), p.2</ref><ref>[http://countrystudies.us/afghanistan/61.htm Sunni and Shia Islam </ref> There are a number of other Islamic sects not mentioned here which constitute a minority of Muslims today.

The following is a hierarchy of Islamic sects according to approximate date and location.

* [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]

** [[Hanafi]] (Iraq) 700 - present

*** [[Maturidi]] 944-present

**** [[Deobandi]] (India) 1850-present

***** [[Talibani]] (Afghanistan) 1980-present

*** [[Barelvi]] (India) 1856-present

*** [[Sunni Bohra]]

** [[Shafii]]

** [[Maliki]]

** [[Hanbali]]

*** [[Wahhabi]]

**** [[Salafi]] (Egypt) 1850s - present

* [[Shi'a Islam|Shi'ism]] 680s - present

** [[Kharijism|Kharijite]]

*** [[Ibadi|Ibadite]]

** [[Mu'tazili]] 748-1025 CE

** [[Zaidiyyah|Fiver - Zaydi]] 740 - present

** [[Ismaili|Sevener - Ismaili]]

*** [[Alawi]]

*** [[Bohra]]

*** [[Druze]]

*** [[Khoja]]

** [[Twelver Shi'ism|Twelver - Ithna-Ashari]]

*** [[Usuli]]

*** [[Akhbari]]

*** [[Shayki]]

**** [[Babism]]

***** [[Baha'i Faith|Bahá'ís]]

***** [[Azali]]

* [[Sufi]] 1100s - present

** [[Chishti]] (India)

** [[Suhrawardi]] (India)

** [[Mevlevi]] (Turkey)

** [[Qadriya]] (Iraq)

** [[Naqshbandi]] (Afghanistan)

** [[Nimatullahi]] (Iran)

** [[Shattari]] (India)

* [[Ahmadi]] 1908-present

** [[Qadiani]]

** [[Lahorite]]

===Sunni===

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