How Many Sects of Christianity, Judiasm, and Islam are there?
Prophet Muhammad (saw) said that Judiasm Will Break Up into 71 sects eventually. Christianity will eventually break up into 72. and Islam in to 73. So.....If Allah Wants his prophecy to come true, then when 71, 72, ad 73 are here--they must come before Isa'.
1) Judiasm
2) Christianity
3) Islam.
2007-12-25 10:21:09 · 9 answers · asked by لا إله إلاَّ الله 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am using the Word "sect" as in Religous Denomination. Like Shia and Sunni, or Catholic and Protestant. (wow....not the best match ups considering their past..)
2007-12-25 11:01:38 · update #1
Depends on your definition of sect, but there are far more than 72 Christian organized sects. Catholic, Episcopalian, Methodist, etc. And let's not forget those little one-man churches all over the place. Should we also count sects (like the Puritans) that no longer exist?
2007-12-25 10:29:19 · answer #1 · answered by Jeanster 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Too many. If for instant if Christians are truly Christian they would not split,but mend fences.And not nit pick over interpretations.
Christian is not a sect but a religion.
2007-12-25 18:27:30 · answer #2 · answered by yasses 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well he is already wrong. Christianity has hundreds of factions, Judaism also... maybe I don't understand the word 'sect' as you used it.
2007-12-25 18:28:39 · answer #3 · answered by Trin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity, if you count cross breeds (lack of better word) has more than 80
Judaism has four, unless you get into orthodox-reformist-etc.
2007-12-25 18:37:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no idea how many there are. But if Muhammed was correct then there should be 216.
2007-12-25 18:26:30 · answer #5 · answered by paula r 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't know about the others but Christendom has 37,000 different sects.
2007-12-25 18:27:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mo was wrong... there are currently over 38,000 christian sects...
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christian_denominations
2007-12-25 18:28:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Male and female.
2007-12-25 18:27:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No idea. Don't care. And please don;t list Christianity and Judaism alongside Islam.
2007-12-25 18:37:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋