What is the difference between Deobandi and Sunni?

Deobandis are the indian version of wahabis, they have similar beliefs who only claim to follow Imam Abu Haneefa but just follows his fiqh rules not beliefs (aqeeda). Sunnis account for the majority of Muslims, at least 80\%. They are either from the Hanafi, Chafi’i, Maliki or Hambali school of jurisprudence.

Are Sunni and Hanafi the same?

First of all Hanafi and Sunni are completely different stations in Islam. Hanafi is a teaching of Fikh in Islam, which is how we Apply the hadith and the Sunnah of Nabi Muhammad(Prophet Muhammad). The Sunnis follow the Sunnah which is the direct teachings of Prophet Muhammad. Both Hanafi and Sunnah are not sects.

What are the beliefs of Hanafi?

Hanafi scholars refuse to control a human religious or spiritual destiny, and refuse to give that right to any human institution. Among the Hudud crimes, those crimes against God, blasphemy is not listed by the Hanafis. Hanafis concluded that blasphemy could not be punished by the state.

What is Hanafi in Islam?

Definition of Hanafi : of or relating to an orthodox school of Sunni Muslim jurisprudence followed especially in southern and central Asia.

Are Deobandi and Wahhabi same?

Deobandi, under the Hanafi school of thought, is a revivalist movement in the Sunni branch of Islam and claims to be perfectly pure. Whereas Deobandis are Hanafis and follow Imam Abu Hanifa, Wahhabis are ghair muqallid, which means that they do not follow any imam for jurisprudence.

What’s the difference between Hanafi and Shafi?

There are minor differences among these schools of law. Hanafi: Followers of Imam Abu Hanifa, the Hanafis see Quran, the Sunnah, the ijma (consensus) and qiyas (deduction from analogy) as the sources of law. The Shafis are the followers of Imam Shafi and give emphasis on ijma (consensus).

What is difference between Barelvi and Deobandi?

The Deobandi movement is aligned with Wahhabism and advances an equally harsh, puritanical interpretation of Islam. The Barelvi movement, in contrast, defends a more traditional South Asian version of the faith centered on the practices of Sufi mysticism.