Schools of Islamic theology are various Islamic schools and branches in different schools of thought regarding creed. The main schools of Islamic theology include the extant Mu'tazili, Ash'ari, Maturi
The Meeting of the Theologians, Persian painting by Abd Allah Musawwir (mid-16th century), Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
The founder of the Bektashiyyah sufi order, Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli (Ḥājjī Baktāsh Walī)
Four Spiritual Stations in Bektashiyyah: Sharia, tariqa, haqiqa, and the fourth station, marifa, which is considered "unseen", is actually the center of the haqiqa region. Marifa is the essence of all four stations.
Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, where Shias believe Ali is buried.
The Kharijites were an Islamic sect which emerged during the First Fitna. The first Kharijites were supporters of Ali who rebelled against his acceptance of arbitration talks to settle the conflict wi
Schools of Islamic theology
…Ash'ari, Maturidi, and Athari schools; the extinct ones include the Qadari, Jahmi, Murji', and Batini schools. The main schism between Sunni, Shia, and Khariji branches of Islam was initially more political than theological, but theological differences have developed over time throughout the history of Islam…
Persian miniature, likely depicting Ali at the Battle of Siffin, created in Safavid Iran, dated 1516
The Battle of Nahrawan; an Ottoman miniature painting from 16th/17th century
A 1909 photograph of the Nahrawan Canal
Arab-Sasanian dirham of the Azariqa leader Qatari ibn al-Fuja'a, struck circa 694–695, with the Kharijite slogan la hukma illa li-llah on the obverse margin