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shia Muslims live in many countries. Iran is the main Shia county and the leader of Shia Islam in world. Shia Islam constitute the majority of the population in Iran (90%), Azerbaijan (75%), Bahrain (30%), Lebanon (65% of Muslims) and Iraq (65%), Yemen (45%). Other countries with a significant proportion of Shia are Syria (15%), Kuwait (35%), Pakistan (20%), India (23% of Muslims), Afghanistan (15%), Saudi Arabia (18%), Turkey (20%), United Arab Emirates (16%), Qatar (15%), Albania(25%).
other Muslim countries are mainly sunni with minor shia population. Qum in Iran and Najaf in iraq are two main city of Shia Islam.
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Shiite and Sunni were two factions of what religions?
they are two sect or fraction of Islam religion. Sunnism as Majority and Shiite as minority are two main sects in Islam religion.
Which dynasty made Persia present-day Iran a Shiite state?
The Safavid Empire made Persia into a predominantly Shiite-State by aggressively repressing Sunni Islam.
Was Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Sunni or Shiite?
Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi was a Shiite Muslim, but his political philosophy was strongly secularist in the same vision employed by Atatürk in Turkey.
What Shiite dynasty carved out an empire in what is today Iraq and Iran?
mughals
Who is the taliban sunni or shiite?
they are Wahhabi that is a sunni sect.
What percent of Iran's culture is sunni and what percent is shiite?
90% shia and rest sunni.
What regoin does the iraquis live?
what regon dose iraquois live
What happened on April 09 2003?
The statue of Saddam Hussein has pulled down by Iraquis
Is Iran mainly Shiite?
Yes, 90% of the population is Shiite.9% associate themselves with the Sunni and Sufi branches of Islam.The remaining 0.9% associate themselves with non-Islamic religious minorities, including Baha'is, Mandeans, Yarsanis, Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians.
When was Holy Shiite created?
Holy Shiite was created in 2004.
What is the word 'shiite' when translated from Japanese to English?
"Shiite" = an act done by force
What is an anti-Shiite?
An anti-Shiite is a person who exhibits prejudice or discrimination towards Shiites.
Scientists Shiite religion with fixed argument. do you still believe it do you have to prove contradiction Shiite have you found you refer to the www.makaremshirazi.org English sites in Shiite saw?
your question is not clear.
What region in the world is predominantly Shiite Muslim?
Shiite Muslims are located mainly in Iran. There are some Shiite communities in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, Turkey and south Lebanon.
Are most Iraqis Sunni or Shiite?
Iraq is majority Shiite, but has a significant Sunni minority.
Were the Fatimids Shiite Muslims?
Yes. But they were not Twelver Shiites; they were Shiite Muslims of the Ismaili (Sevener) School.
Why do Shiite Muslim do matam?
this kind of ceremony advised and acted by the Imams Themselves as guardinaships and religious leaders of Shiite. in better word , the mourning is permissible from shiite point of view.
