Sunni Islam

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Sunni Muslims make up around 85-90% of the Muslim population worldwide. They believe that the first four caliphs were the rightful successors of Muhammad and follow the Hadith and the Qur'an. Sunni Islam is further divided into several sub-sects, including Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi'i, Hanbali, and others, based on different schools of Islamic law.