Non-denominational Muslim

Non-denominational Muslims () are Muslims who do not belong to, do not self-identify with, or cannot be readily classified under one of the identifiable Islamic schools and branches. Such Muslims do not think of themselves as belonging to a denomination but rather as "just Muslims" or "non-denominational Muslims." Muslims who do not adhere to a sect are also known as "non-sectarian Muslims". 

Unlike Sunnis, Shias, and Ibadis, non-denominational Muslims are not affiliated with any madhhab (school of thought).Rane, Halim, Jacqui Ewart, and John Martinkus. "Islam and the Muslim World." Media Framing of the Muslim World. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. 15-28Obydenkova, Anastassia V. "Religious pluralism in Russia." Politics of religion and nationalism: Federalism, consociationalism and secession, Routledge (2014): 36-49 In Lithuania, non-denominational Muslims fall into the category of "non-traditional religious communities" and are formally separated by law from Sunnis.https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=BHxTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA111&dq=In+Lithuania,+non-denominational+Muslims+fall+into+the+category+of+“non-traditional+religious+communities”&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjGjayyxZiIAxXlzgIHHYZRICwQ6AF6BAgMEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false

Most people in the Middle East identify as either Sunni or Shi'a; many Muslims identify as non-denominational.  According to a 2012 study by the Pew Research Center, Muslims who do not identify with a sect and identify as "just Muslim" are found primarily in Central Asia.  They make up a majority of Muslims in eight countries (Kazakhstan (74%), Albania (65%), Kyrgyzstan (64%), Kosovo (58%), Indonesia (56%), Mali (55%), Bosnia and Herzegovina (54%), Uzbekistan (54%) and a plurality in four countries (Azerbaijan (45%), Russia (45%), Nigeria (42%), and Cameroon (40%)). According to World Atlas, 30% of Moroccans are non-denominational Muslims, and two thirds belong to the Sunni denomination. https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/religious-beliefs-in-morocco.html Southeast Europe also has a large number of Muslims who do not identify with a sect.

Notable individuals

Notable Muslim figures who have espoused an anti-sectarian stance include the following:

Al-Ma'munhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/al-Mamun#:~:text=al%2DMaʾmūn%20(born%20786%2C,subjects%20a%20rationalist%20Muslim%20creed.
Hafizhttp://www.dawn.com/news/1035023 https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=deNfpU7HUJMC&pg=PA24&dq=The+non-sectarian+tone+of+the+poems+of+Hafiz+struck+Debendra-+nath&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi7rNPRkdSHAxVizAIHHXVWKfUQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
Altaf Hussain Hali
Jamal al-Din al-Afghani
Kassim Ahmadhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mJrEMImPkMYC&pg=PA78&dq=Kassim+Ahmad:+Hadiths+are+“sectarian,+anti-science,+anti-reason+and+anti-women”&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNmaW4oP2IAxW8ZkEAHcMbB2oQ6AF6BAgKEAM#v=onepage&q&f=falseAhmad, Kassim. "Hadith: A Re-evaluation", 1986. English translation 1997
Muhammad Abduhhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-dM4hPlxMw8C&pg=PA98&dq=Abduh+held+that+the+extreme+fervour+of+sects+was+responsible+for+the+divide+of+Muslims&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiuycPk5dmHAxVgVkEAHWLHM5IQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
Muhammad Akram Khan
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Iqbal
Aga Khan III
Faisal I of Iraqhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3gRqEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT244&dq=especially+around+the+Arab+movement+and+the+Arab+government+under+Faisal.&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy9Lvg78eHAxUaV0EAHcbtKJEQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2014/02/11/man-of-the-momenthttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_t_AAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA480&dq=Faisal+was+angry+with+him,+for+as+the+King+was+trying+to+save+Iraq+from+the+poison+of+sectarianism&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4iaS278eHAxWdVkEAHWawAwoQ6AF6BAgOEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
Ghulam Ahmed Pervez 
Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyanhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rqpQEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT7&dq=Words+of+a+Leader+Sheikh+Zayed+Bin+Sultan+Al+Nahyan+Father+-+against+sectarianism,+factionalism%C2%A0&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjvzNSkxtCHAxWLV0EAHZCZHyIQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
Abdullah of Saudi Arabiahttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Rnb3DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA171&dq=King+Abdullah+acts+to+stem+rising+tide+of+regional+sectarianism&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFjvm14c-HAxVEU0EAHWjTBvYQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyanhttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9nlrEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA43&dq=sectarianism+Mohammed+bin+Zayed+Al+Nahyan&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi0_4CR34WLAxXeU0EAHdwmBxQQ6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q&f=falsehttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9nlrEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA42&dq=Mohammed+bin+Zayed+Al+Nahyan+never+hesitates+to+make+firm+decisions+when+it+comes+to+matters+of+the+United+Arab+...+sectarian+strife+sparked+by&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiO1MXy4YWLAxXMV0EAHZO2BwoQ6AF6BAgLEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false
Abdullah II of Jordan https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vZxvEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=The+ruler+of+Jordan+is+King+Abdullah+II+and+the+monarch+of+Morocco+is+Muhammad+VI.&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiiiK27y9CHAxX3Q0EAHfpHAaIQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false 
Muhammad VI of Morocco https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vZxvEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA4&dq=The+ruler+of+Jordan+is+King+Abdullah+II+and+the+monarch+of+Morocco+is+Muhammad+VI.&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiiiK27y9CHAxX3Q0EAHfpHAaIQ6AF6BAgNEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false 

References

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