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Which is a Shia school rather than a Sunni school of Muslim law?

Ithna Ashari is a Shia school. Hanafi, Maliki and Shafii are Sunni schools. These classifications concern schools of law, not separate statutes.

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Which is a Shia school rather than a Sunni school of Muslim law?

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Ithna Ashari is a Shia school. Hanafi, Maliki and Shafii are Sunni schools. These classifications concern schools of law, not separate statutes.

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Ithna Ashari is the Twelver Shia school.

Option B

Hanafi is a Sunni school.

Option C

Maliki is a Sunni school.

Option D

Shafii is a Sunni school.

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