Shia or Sunni?Which branch of Islam has killed the most?

[Kyp]

Sunni of course. What is this thread. Not even a question.

[Nassbean]

dumb question because most muslims are and were sunnis

[osman_ghazi]

This is a complex question. There are two branches or rather interpretations of Sunni Islam. Sufism or Tasawwuff in Arabic and Salafism/Wahabbism.

The latter has killed not only non-Muslims, but also other Muslims such as Sufis and Shias. Salafism/Wahabbism is a branch of Sunni Islam that is intolerant, has a strict interpretation of Quran, Hadith and Sharia, literal, and ultra conservative.

Al Qaeda, Boko Haram and DAESH all follow Salafism/Wahabbism, and as you know, they have killed many people.

In my case, I am a Sunni Muslim that has an emphasis on Sufism/Tasawwuf and member of the Naqshbandi Tariqah. I also follow to a lesser degree the Cerrahi and Chisti tariqah. In madhab, I follow the Hanafi madhab.

As an additional info, there are Sunni and Shia Sufis as Sufism is not a sect of Islam, but rather the esoteric/inward dimension of Islam.