The 3 main dominations are:
1) Sunni
2) Shi'a
3) Sufi

The Sunni can be subdivided into:
1) Hanafi
2) Hanbali
3) Maliki
4) Shafi'i

The holy book is Quran. It has 114 chapters.

The secondary texts are:
1) Sunnah = code of practise (by Prophet)
2) Hadith = sayings & doings of Prophet (by great men)
3) Nahj al Balaghe = sayings & doings of Hazrat Ali

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