Identify the different traditions that have developed within Islam,and explain the basis of those differences.

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The Answer is •Sunni Islam:
oCaliphs selected by the Islamic community were the rightful political and military leaders.
oReligious authority rests with the ulama.
oAdvocated maintaining the established order.
•Shia Islam:
oDescendants of Ali and his son Husayn should be the leaders of the Islamic community.
oReligious authority rests with imams.
oIts followers considered themselves an embattled minority.
oElements of martyrdom and messianism more pronounced.
•Sufism:
oRepresented mystical dimension of Islam
oEmphasized direct and personal experience of the Divine
oRenounced the material world
oCritical of the legalistic and scholarly traditions of orthodox Islam
oAccommodated local beliefs and practices and created a popular or blended form of Islam
•Sikhism:
oIncorporated elements of Hinduism (karma and rebirth)into Islam (monotheism)

Identify the Different Traditions That Have Developed Within Islam,and Explain