Anti-sectarian movements in Islam

Anti-sectarian movements in Islam refers to contemporary religious trends that call upon Muslims to abandon sectarian labels such as Sunni, Shia, Deobandi, Barelvi and Ahl-e-Hadith, and to identify simply as "Muslim". These movements argue that sectarian identities are later historical developments that divide the ummah and conflict with Qur'anic injunctions against factionalism.

The phenomenon is especially visible in South Asia, where preachers such as Dr Israr Ahmad and Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza promote Qur'an–Sunnah–based unity and reject denominational labels. They describe sectarianism as a major cause of conflict within Muslim societies.