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Muslims in world are near 80% sunni and near 20% sunni. researchers have counted up to 260 sect for Islam that they all belong to categories Sunni and shia. the main category of Shia is 12 Imami shia and other sects of shia are nearly extincted.
at least 300,000,000 but there is no clear stat. shias always have been controlled and killed during history and so usually they hide their beliefs. all 12 Imams of shia have been killed or spent their life in prison.
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What religion do the Sunnis and Shiites follow?
shiah as minority and sunni as majority are two main sects of islam.
Sunnis and shiites are followers of what religion?
they are two main great sects if Islam religion. Sunni as majority and Shiah as minority comprise two great sects in Islam religion.
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.
Are most Iraqis Sunni or Shiite?
Iraq is majority Shiite, but has a significant Sunni minority.
Are there more Sunni's or Shiites in the world percentage?
the Sunnis are the majority and the shiites are the minority.therefore the numbers of Sunnis are more than shiites populations.
Are Nigerian Muslims sunnis or shiites?
Both The majority of the Nigerians are the Sunni Muslims, yet a small minority is Shiites.
Sunni and Shiite belonged to which religion?
The Sunnis belong to Islam and Shiites are a false sect who claim to be part of Islam.
What what are the two sects of Islam and which do the majority belong to?
The two sects are Sunni and Shia, the majority belong to the Sunni.
Are Sunnis or Shiites more numerous?
the sunni as majority compromise the main part of Muslims. in other words sunnism are larger that shiites as minority.
Are most Muslims in Bahrain Sunnis or Shiites?
the majority of people are shia Muslims. but government is sunni.
How do the Sunni and Shiites define the word martyr?
both define as who forgive his/her life for God and protecting Islam.
Are the Sunni or Shiite Iranians?
not all of them. some of Iranians are shiites and some of them are sunnis. besides some of sunis are not Iranians and some of the shiites are not iranian. However, the overwhelming majority of Iranians are Shiites.
