answersLogoWhite

0

Was Iran first a sunni country?

Updated: 8/18/2019
User Avatar

Wiki User

6y ago

Best Answer

YES. Prior to the Safavids in the 1500s, the majority of Iran was Sunni, even though the Shiite minority there was more plentiful than in many other parts of the Islamic World.

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

6y ago

Iran was a Sunni country from 962 to 1186 by the Ghaznavids Dynasty, which believed in Sunni Islam.

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Was Iran first a sunni country?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Does Sunni lead the Iranian Government?

OF course not, Iran is a shia country...


Which country follows the Shi'ite branch of Islam rather than the Sunni branch?

iran,iraq mainly..


Is yousaf raza gillani a shia or sunni?

yousuf raza gilani is sunni syed,his ancestors family came from iran, and in iran there are sunni syed's, i can confirm this as i am a relative and also a sunni syed.,


Which country recognize Pakistan first?

Iran is the first country who recognize Pakistan as a contry in 1947-48.


How many Sunni Muslims live in Bahrain?

Majority of bahrain are Shia Muslims and this country have been part of Iran and separated from Iran in recent years by Britain. Of the overall Bahraini population, roughly 23% of the country is Sunni Muslim, making them a total of roughly 240,000 individuals. However, the census does not specify whether Muslims are Sunni or Shiite, so the numbers are only estimate. It is believed that there are nearly twice the number of Shiite Muslims as there are Sunni Muslims and roughly 30% of the country is non-Muslim.


What percent of Iran's culture is sunni and what percent is shiite?

90% shia and rest sunni.


Does Iran have more sunni or shi'ite?

About 8% of Irans population are Sunni Muslims, the rest are Shi'a.


Where is the first country to have Christmas?

Iran


Is Islam began in Iran?

No, Islam began in Mecca city in current Saudi Arabia country. but later Iran absorbed Islam and highly supported and developed it. Islam is Iran is Shia Islam and in Saudi Arabia is mostly Sunni Islam.


Was the king of Iran a Sunni or Shia?

The Shah of Iran was nominally Shiite, but was known as an ardent secularist.


Are Sunni or Shiites the ruling government of Iran?

Shiates rule the government of Iran.


Which Muslim countries do the Sunnis live in?

In all Muslim countries. percentage of shia and sunni differ in each Muslim country. for example Saudi Arabia and Egypt are mainly Sunni and Iran and Iraq are mainly Shia.