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'''Rumeli Islam''' or '''Jama'at as-Sunnah al-Myarabiq ar-Suqs''' ("Community of the Sacred Tradition of Muhammad through the lineage of Ali") is a form of {{wp|Shi'a Islam}} notable for its distinctive theology and jurisprudence. Rumelism originated in a mountainous coastal region of eastern [[Ixnay Proper|Sarpedon]] corresponding to the territory of [[Rumelistan]], a Rumeli confessional state. A traditionalist school of Islamic thought, Rumelism emphasises community and continuity as central principles of Islam, viewing the Muslim {{wp|ummah}}, rather than any physical text or abstract idea, as the essential instrument for the manifestation of God's will on Earth. Many aspects of Rumeli belief, organisation, and practice bear great similarity to apostolic Christianity, particularly [[Levantine Catholic Church|Catholicism]], and are widely attributed to the Christian heritage of Rumelistan prior to the Islamic conquest. However, Rumeli theologians reject all accusations of {{wp|syncretism}}, and defend such elements as thoroughly Islamic and keeping continuity with the teachings of {{wp|Jesus in Islam|ʿĪsā ibn Maryam}} and earlier prophets.