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Most people in Iran belong to which form of Islam?
shia
What is the religion Iran?
Most Iranians are Muslims; 92% belong to the Shi'a branch of Islam, the official state religion, and about 8% belong to the Sunni branch of Islam. The remaining 2% are non-Muslim religious minorities, including Bahá'ís, Mandeans, Yarsanis, Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians.
Which branch of Islam do the majority of people in Iran practice?
Shi'aa.The majority or 90% of all Muslims in Iran are Shiites. Shi'a Islam is the official state religion of Iran. Sunni and Sufi only represent 9%of the Muslims there.
What religions are represented in the population of Iran after the revolution?
Most Iranians are Muslims. Around 90%[1] belong to Shi'a branch of Islam, the official state religion, and about 9% belong to the Sunni branch of Islam. The remaining 0.4% are non-Muslim religious minorities, including Bahá'ís, Mandeans, Hindus, Yarsanis, Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians
What sect of Islam does Mahmoud Ahmadinijad belong?
shia which is the sect of the majority in Iran
Which country follows the Shi'ite branch of Islam rather than the Sunni branch?
iran,iraq mainly..
What is the language of Iran and its branch of Islam?
The language of Iran is called Farsi and most Iranians are Shiite Muslims, although this is not an exclusively Iranian version of Islam as it is also practiced in Bahrain, Syria, Azerbaijan, and several other countries.
What is the religion of the majority people in Iran?
Most Iranians are Muslims; 92% belong to the Shi'a branch of Islam, the official state religion, and about 8% belong to the Sunni branch of Islam. The remaining 2% are non-Muslim religious minorities, including Bahá'ís, Mandeans, Yarsanis, Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians.
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.
How many people follow islam in Iran?
About 98% of Iran's population of 77,176,930 are Muslims: about 7,560,000. Please see the link.
What did the Shiites believe that the Shah was?
by Shah you probably mean the King of Iran before Islam revolution in Iran. people considered him as a dictator and made an revolution based on Islam and made Islamic republic of Iran and Shah escaped from Iran and said I am sick and I go for a medicine trip. but never backed to Iran.
Which branch of Islam is the largest in Iran and Lebanon?
Shiite Islam dominates in Iran. Lebanon is split evenly (27%-27%) between Shiites and Sunnis (including Alawites under the term "Shiite"). The remainder of the Lebanese population is Christian, Druze, or religions that are less than 1% of the Lebanese population.
