Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word Sunnah, referring to the tradition of Muhammad. Ashʿarism or Ashʿarī theology is one of the main Sunnī schools of Islamic theology, founded by the Arab Muslim scholar, Shāfiʿī jurist, reformer (mujaddid), and scholastic theologian Abū al-Ḥasan al-Ashʿarī in the 9th–10th century. It established an orthodox guideline based on scriptural authority, rationality, and theological rationalism.
Sunni Islam is by far the biggest branch of Islam: 87 to 90% of Muslims worldwide follow it. The name Sunni Islam derives from the term ahl al-sunna wa-l-jama'a (people of the prophetic tradition and the community)
Hanafi is one of four traditional major Sunni schools (Fiqh) of Islamic law (madhhab). It is named after the 8th century Kufan scholar, Imam e Azam Imam Abu Hanifa, over 80% of Muslims follow it.
Also known as Ahl as-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaah is a Sunni revivalist movement following the Hanafi and Shafi'i schools of jurisprudence, and Maturidi and Ashʿari schools of theology with strong Sufi influences.