1. The Spectrum regarding Ali Group 1 [the anti-Alid] possessed animosity for Ali and his household. Group 2 opposed granting any special distinction or reverence to Ali. Group 3 opposed the taf ḍ īl of ‘Alī, but ranked him as the greatest Companion after the previous caliphs. Group 4 believed in the taf ḍ īl of ‘Alī, but opposed Imāmī veneration of Ali. Group 5 saw him as the divinely selected, sole inheritor of the Prophet, but rejected his deification. Where have Muslim scholars you have met or studied lay on the spectrum?

2. A summary of Sufi practices 1.To use prayer beads (rosaries) to remember God 2. To become a scholar of ‘ilm al-kalam (dialectical theology) 3. To become a scholar of Islamic philosophy 4. To follow a school of mysticism (tasawwuf) 5. To recite dhikr (litany) in congregation 6. To recite dhikr (litany) out loud 7. To speak directly to the Prophet and invoke his name in prayers [tawassul and madad] 8. To regularly visit the graves and utilize them as a place of invocations (du’a) 9. To believe in the sanctity of relics and saints (tabaruk) 10. To celebrate the birthday (mawlid) of the Prophet with the recitation of Quran, litany, his biography and poetry. 11. To recite a daily litany (wird) 12. To recite the Qur'an or do a good deed on behalf of the dead Have Muslim scholars you have met upheld or rejected these practices? How can a mosque cater to diverse Muslims vis-à-vis these practices?

3. A Summary of Sufi practices 13. To follow a spiritual master or guide (murshid) 14. To believe in the metaphorical interpretation of anthropomorphic verses of the Qur'an 15. To believe that the Prophet's Parents : 'Abdullah b. 'Abd al- Muttalib and Sayyida Amina bint Wahb are from the people of Heaven 16. To follow Shaykh al-Islam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali 17. To love and venerate the Family of the Prophet as sacred 18. To follow Sunni scholars who disagreed with ibn Taymiyya and Muhammad b. Abd al-Wahhab 19. To follow the most influential mystic in Islamic intellectual history before the proliferation of Salafism, Muhyi al-Din ibn 'Arabi. 20. To uphold the plurality of legal, theological and mystical schools in Islam and that all Muslims have a right to worship freely. Have Muslim scholars you’ve met upheld or rejected these practices? How does a mosque navigate in catering to diverse Muslims who attend?