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− 8 SECTS IN ISLAM (THE MAINSTREAM − SECTS AND THE SUBSECTS) During the course of Islamic history, political events and − ideological and theological issues divided the Muslim community into various groups which then started to identify with specific causes. At present there are more than 72 sects in Islam. − A tradition of the Holy Prophet states that the Ummati Muslimah will divide into 73 sects: O³j°M ¾B³ ɼ»A ¾Ìmi ÆA Éħ ɼ»A Óyi ÑjÍjÇ ÓIA ŧ D ê ä ì ä ä ä ä ê Õ ä æ å ä ì ä å æ ä å Õ ä ê ä ä ä æ ä å æ ê ä æ ä Ë Ò³j¯ ÅΨJm Ë ÅÎNÄQA ËA Ò³j¯ ÅΨJm Ë ÔfYA Ó¼§ eÌÈλA ä í ä æ ê ä æ ê æ ä ä ê æä ä æ ê ä í ä æ ê ä æ ê æ ä ä Ð æê Ð ä å æ å ä æ - Ò³j¯ ÅΨJm Ë TÝQ Ó¼§ ÓN¿A ¶jN°M Ë ¹»g ½R¿ ÔiBvÄ»A í ä æ ê ä æ ê æ ä ì î ä ä Ð ä æ ê ì å å ê ä æ ä ä ä ê Ð ä æ ê Ð ä ì ‘an abi hurairata anna rasulallahi qala tafarraqatil yahudu ra sa − − − − − ‘ala ihdawwa sab‘ina firqatan a-withnataini wa sab‘ina − ± − − − firqatan wannasara mithla dhalika wa taftariqu ummati ‘ala ± − − − − − thalathiñwwa sab‘ina firqatan. − − Hadrat Abu Huraira narrates that the Holy Prophet said: "Jews were ra sa ± ± − divided into 71 or 72 sects. Similarly, the Christians were divided in 71 or 72 sects. My Ummah will divide into 73 sects. " (Tirmidhi abwabul iman bab iftaraq hadhi hil ummati) ‘ − − − − − − − 204