Islam

Sunni Islam
In the Abbasid Empire, the followers of the Sunni religion have managed to take control of the birthplace of many Abrahamic faiths, and so claims dominance over them all and believes it must bring them all to the true final revelation from the Supreme God. They are renowned for their extremely efficient cavalry tactics, often harrying the enemy until they are too weak and then striking them down; even the most average archer in the Abbasid Empire is comparable to another country’s greatest. Taking control of the battlefield to allow their cavalry to strike is also vitally important, so they have powerful Warlocks and Wizards to influence the flow of battle.

The Sunni only has one god they worship, Allah. This staunch Monotheism brings them into regular conflict with the Egyptian Pharaonic and Byzantine Hellenic Orthodox faiths, as well as being fierce rivals of the Maliki

Ibadi Islam
In the Yemeni Caliphate, the Ibadi religion values an inquiring mind, and loyalty to the Caliph and his champions. Non-Ibadis are allowed to live freely within the Caliphate, as long as they give tribute to the Caliph by paying a Jizya (a freedom of religion tax). The pursuit of knowledge and scientific endeavours is highly prized, and as such they make great leaps in technology when not securing their borders with the bigger and more militaristic Sunni Abbasid Empire.

The Maliki only has one god they worship, Allah. Due to worshipping the same God as the Sunnis, they are mostly tolerated, but their lands are covetted by the more Imperialistic leaders in the Abbasid Empire.