Describe factors that led to the development of schools of thought

Question

Discuss the factors that led to the development of schools of thought

Answer 1

a) Difference in the understanding the Quran.
b) Difference in the interpretation of hadith.
c)Difference in the geographical environment of the scholars.
d) Difference in the linguistic interpretation and understanding of some verses in the Qur'an. 
e) The expansion of the islamic empire.
f) The spread of Islam in different parts of the Islamic empire.