What Are the Two Major Branches of Islam

question 49

Multiple Choice

What are the two major branches of Islam?

• A) Sufi and Shi'a
• B) Sunni and Shi'a
• C) Umayyad and 'Abbasid
• D) Sunni and Sufi
• E) Imami and Ismaili

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Definitions:

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Carbanion

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