Summary of Sunni concepts Meaning of band Band term Synonymous with the term sect It is a group united by one thought This is demonstrated by the words of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, in the hadith about separation The Jews divided into one or seventy-two sects The victory was divided into one or seventy-two sects My nation will split into seventy-three sects Narrated by Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhi and Ahmad All of them are from the hadith of Abu Hurairah, may God be pleased with him And in the narration of Awf bin Malik, may God be pleased with him, for the hadith It increased at the end One in heaven Seventy-two in Hell It was said, O Messenger of God, who are they? The group said Narrated by Ibn Majah and authenticated by Al-Albani This is the one group that survived It is a sect and sect of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah Those who remained as the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, was upon And his companions in belief and action Those other than them are among the misguided sects From the people of whims and heresies Their heresy may be considered infidel and expels one from the religion Like the heresies of the mystics and the deeds of the polytheist Sufis It may not be infidel It is their owners only Outside the circle of Sunnis But they remain among the people of the religion and the Qiblah Summary of Sunni concepts