It is not an "orientalist" way of looking at Islam. These are real distinctions that exist. For example, Wahhabism is distinctly opposed to and critical of a lo

It is not an "orientalist" way of looking at Islam. These are real distinctions that exist. For example, Wahhabism is distinctly opposed to and critical of a lot of the rest of the Sunni Muslim tradition and intellectual history, many adherents of which (and it sounds like this group includes you)[1] have started to label themselves "ahl al-sunnah" in order to distinguish themselves from numerous other positions, ranging from violent Islamic extremists with extremely literalist interpretations of the Quran and Sunnah to highly reformist modernists of various persuasions. At the end of the day, much of what anyone labels as Islam is highly man-made. To claim otherwise is to be either extremely unfamiliar with the Islamic intellectual tradition and the religion's history or disingenuous. I say this as an adherent of mainstream Sunni Islam. [1] This was a mistake; as the other person said, you are probably a Wahhabi.