無教派穆斯林[1]是指不屬於一個明確伊斯蘭教派的穆斯林。[2]無教派穆斯林可以指向《古蘭經》儀姆蘭的家屬第103節來捍衛這一立場,即要求穆斯林保持團結不要分離。[3]在各種調查中,當問及其屬於哪個教派時,這些穆斯林通常會自我認定為「只是一個穆斯林」。[4][5]在獲得明確的解釋之前,這些穆斯林會自己對教義(包括經文和聖訓)進行推理判斷或考慮大多數伊斯蘭學者的意見。在英語中,這種意識形態的穆斯林還有一個Just Muslim的稱呼。[6][7][8][9][10]
在至少22個國家中至少五分之一的穆斯林為無教派穆斯林。根據皮尤研究中心的宗教信仰與公共生活項目,有着最多無教派穆斯林人口的國家是哈薩克,佔比達到74%。報告還指出,在9個國家的穆斯林人口中,無教派穆斯林佔多數(在另外3個國家占相對多數):阿爾巴尼亞共和國 (65%)、吉爾吉斯共和國 (64%)、科索沃共和國 (58%)、印度尼西亞共和國 (56%)、馬里共和國 (55%)、波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那 (54%)、烏茲別克共和國 (54%)、阿塞拜疆共和國 (45%)、俄羅斯聯邦 (45%)和尼日利亞聯邦共和國 (42%)。其它佔比較高的國家是:喀麥隆共和國 (40%), 突尼西亞共和國(40%),畿內亞比紹共和國(36%),烏干達共和國(33%),摩洛哥王國(30%),塞內加爾共和國(27%),查德共和國(23%),埃塞俄比亞聯邦民主共和國(23%),利比里亞共和國(22%),尼日爾共和國(20%)和坦桑尼亞聯合共和國(20%)。[4]不過,這些數字可能會產生誤導,應採取謹慎態度,因為其中大部分國家都有一個佔主導地位的伊斯蘭教派,如遜尼派和什葉派,還有一些缺乏競爭力的教派。這些國家的大部分穆斯林選擇只認同自己是穆斯林,而不是自稱屬於一個特定的教派。
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Benakis, Theodoros. Islamophoobia in Europe!. New Europe (Brussels). 13 January 2014 [20 October 2015]. (原始內容存檔於2016-01-31). ... the non-denominational Muslims – those who are neither Shiites nor Sounites, but who accept Islam as a religion generally.
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Burns, Robert. Christianity, Islam, and the West. : 55 [2015-12-10]. (原始內容存檔於2020-11-16). 40 per cent called themselves "just a Muslim" according to the Council of American-Islamic relations
Mustapha, Abdul. Sects & Social Disorder. 2014: 5 [2015-12-10]. (原始內容存檔於2020-09-19). of Muslims identified themselves as Sunni, 12 per cent as Shi'a, 3 per cent as Ahmadiyya but 44 per cent as 'just Muslim' (Pew Forum, 2010)
Muttitt, Greg. Fuel on the Fire: Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq. 2012: 79 [2015-12-10]. (原始內容存檔於2020-11-16). A January 2004 survey by the Iraq Centre for Research and Strategic Studies, for instance, asked people which description suited them best Sunni Muslim, Shi'a Muslim or just Muslim'.
Boulting, Ned. On the Road Bike: The Search For a Nation’s Cycling Soul. : 155. What is your religion, asked a UN official. Muslim. Are you Shi'a or Sunni. Just Muslim
Lopez, Ralph. Truth in the Age of Bushism. 2008: 65 [2015-12-10]. (原始內容存檔於2020-08-03). Many Iraqis take offense at reporters' efforts to identify them as Sunni or Shiite. A 2004 Iraq Centre for Research and Strategic Studies poll found the largest category of Iraqis classified themselves as "just Muslim."
Cughtai, Muhammad Ikram. Jamāl Al-Dīn Al-Afghāni: An Apostle of Islamic Resurgence. 2005: 454. Condemning the historically prevailing trend of blindly imitating religious leaders, al- Afghani revised to identity himself with a specific sect or imam by insisting that he was just a Muslim and a scholar with his own interpretation of Islam.