Editing Sect (section)

=== Amman Message ===
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An Islamic convention held in [[Jordan]] in July 2005, which brought 200 Muslim scholars from over 50 countries together, announced the official recognition of eight [[Madhhab|schools]] of [[Fiqh|Islamic jurisprudence]]<ref>[http://ammanmessage.com/ The Amman Message summary] – Official website</ref> and the varying [[schools of Islamic theology]].<ref name="3Points">[http://ammanmessage.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=91&Itemid=74 The Three Points of The Amman Message V.1]</ref> The eight recognized [[List of Islamic schools and branches|Islamic schools and branches]] are:
# [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[Hanafi]]
# Sunni [[Maliki]]
# Sunni [[Shafi'i]]
# Sunni [[Hanbali]]
# [[Shi'i]] [[Imamah (Shia doctrine)|Imāmī]] ''(followers of the [[Ja'fari jurisprudence]])''
# Shi'i [[Zaidiyyah|Zaydi]]
# [[Khawarij|Khariji]] [[Ibadi]]
# Sunni [[Ẓāhirī]]