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Schools of Islamic theology
Set of theological beliefs in the Islamic faith / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See Islamic schools and branches for sectarian divisions within Islam; see aqidah for the concept of "creed" in Islam; see kalam for the concept of theological discourse.
Schools of Islamic theology are various Islamic schools and branches in different schools of thought regarding creed. The main schools of Islamic theology include the extant Mu'tazili, Ash'ari, Maturidi, and Athari schools; the extinct ones include the Qadari, Jahmi, Murji', and Batini schools.
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The main schism between Sunni, Shia, and Khariji branches of Islam was initially more political than theological, but theological differences have developed over time throughout the history of Islam.[1]