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I would assume there are more Sunni Muslims in Austria than Shia Muslims as in general the split is around 90% Sunni and 10% Shia worldwide.
Shia's are mostly found in countries like Iran, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan. So they are a minority sect unlike the Sunni's who are mainstream and represent orthodox Islam.
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Are there more Sunni Muslims or Shiite Muslims?
There are more Sunni Muslims than Shiite Muslims. Shiite Muslims represent about 15% of the global Islamic community whereas Sunni Muslims represent 85%. The numbers of the other sects are negligible.
Who dominates more in Israel Sunni or Shiite?
Israel is a predominantly Jewish country (>75%). However, of the Muslims who live in Israel, they are almost exclusively Sunnis.
Is Persia more Sunni or more Shiite?
more shiya.about 95percent
I know Mauritius is mostly Muslim but are they Sunni or Shiah?
Well, your knowledge is incorrect. The majority of the citizens of Mauritius are Hindu (50.4%). Muslims in Mauritius are only 16.6% or roughly one-sixth of the population. As to whether that population is Sunni or Shiite, most of the Muslims on Mauritius are Sunni (around 95% of all Muslims in the country). You can read more about Islam in Mauritius at the Related Link below.
Does the shiite or the sunni consider themselves more orthodox?
yes. both
Was the Ottoman Empire sunni or shiite?
The Ottoman Empire was officially a SUNNI Caliphate. Shiite Islam was vilified and often repressed, being strongly associated with the Ottomans' rival to the east, the Safavid Empire.
What is more widely practiced sunni or shiite?
Sunni Islam comprises roughly 85% of the worldwide Islamic population.
Was the Shah of Iran a Muslim?
The Shah of Iran is a title for the Kings of Persia stretching back to antiquity, even preceding Islam. Some of the Shahs, such as those of the Parthian and Sassanid Dynasties were Zoroastrian. All Shahs of Iran after the year 800 C.E. were Muslim and All Shahs of Iran after 1550 C.E. were Shiite Muslims.
What religion are the sunni and shiite from?
the Sunni and Shiite are two main sects in Islam religion first as majority and latter as minority.
How does the Sunni Shiite split factor into Islamic protests about things like the Jyllands-Posten cartoons or the Innocence of Muslims film?
Answer 1Generally, it is the Sunnis who get so exercised about depictions of the Prophet Mohammed; Shiites tend to be a little more tolerant, going so far as to paint him themselves into small works of art.However, rioting about "insults" is not really a Sunni-Shiite distinction. While the rioters may be largely Sunni (there simply ARE more Sunnis), Shiites of a particularly violent persuasion can join in. Like lynch mobs and soccer hoodlums and Red Guards and Hutus amuck, Muslims who join "Mohammed riots" are really just people who like to cause trouble.Answer 2The Sunni-Shiite Divide is irrelevant as concerns this particular issue.
Does Iran have more sunni or shi'ite?
About 8% of Irans population are Sunni Muslims, the rest are Shi'a.
How were Sufis different from other Muslims?
Sufism is mysticism whereas Sunni and Shiite are orthopractical orthodoxies. It is hard to exactly explain what this means, but probably the best way to imagine it would be that Sufism is like poetry whereas Sunni or Shiite are like instruction manuals. Sufism doesn't have exact rules, is more about emotion than procedure, makes every syllable and motion count, etc. Sunni and Shiite are about form, regimentation, rules, study, and devotion. They are both roads to God through Islam.
