How many types of Muslims are there, apart from Shia-Sunni, divided into so many sects

Samira Vishwas | May 11, 2025 1:29 PM CST

New Delhi : Muslims who believe in the religion of Islam are called. All Muslims believe in the same God. Muslim God is called Allah. But Muslims who believe in the same God are divided into many sects. Their ideology and living are different. So let’s know how many types of Muslims are.

What are the types of Muslims?

Muslims have a population of 1.8 billion all over the world. All these Muslims believe in the religion of Islam. Despite this, they are divided into four different sects. It includes Shia, Sunni, Ahmadiyya and Sufi Muslims. At the same time, the maximum 85 percent of the population is Sunni Panth and Shia has 15 percent population. Muslims in the world live in the countries of East Asia and South Asia in the world.

Sunni Muslim

The word Sunni means tradition. This word is derived from Arabic. If you understand in easy words, Sunni means the person who follows the words of Allah. The number of Sunni Muslims is the highest among the Muslims who believe in the religion of Islam. Like every Muslim, they also believe in the Quran. Sunni Muslims offer prayers for five times.

Sunni Muslim mixture of 5 different classes

Hawafi Sunni Maliki Sunni Hambli Sunni Shafai Sunni Sallfi Sunni

Shia Muslim

Shia is the second largest population of Muslim Islam. According to them, Pangbar Muhammad considered Ali Ibn Talib as his successor. And he was chosen as the Imam. Shia has many sub-sects of Muslims. Iran Iraq, Azerbaijan, is the most Shia Muslim.

Sufi Muslim

Sufism is called ascetic Muslim in Islam. It is followed by crores of Muslims of the world. In the Muslim world, Sufi Muslim is known as Tasavwuf. There is a Sufi sect in Shia. People who believe in Sufism can come close to Allah through internal purification. He considers Allah and Muhammad as his messenger.

Ahmadiyya Muslims

The number of Ahmadiyas Muslims all over the world is 10 to 20 million. It is 1 percent of the Muslim population. The foundation of Ahmadiyya community was laid by Mirza Ghulam Ahmed. Mirza Ghulam Ahmed was born in Kadian, Punjab. People who believe this call themselves Ahmedia. Also read: