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Syria is roughly 80% Sunni. There are some Shiites, primarily Ismailis, but most of the remaining 20% is made of other religious groups like the ruling Alawites, Druze, and Christians. (Alawites and Druze are sometimes considered to be forms of Shiite Islam and sometimes -- properly -- considered to be Post-Islamic Religions that jumped off from Shiite Islam.)
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Which is the more mystical section sunni or shi'ite?
Neither Orthodox Sunnis nor Orthodox Shiites are terribly mystical. The mystical form of Islam is best known as Sufism. Most Sufis are considered Sunni Muslims, but live and act in a way quite different than the Orthodox Sunnis.
Are Sunnis or Shiites the majority in Syria?
Answer 1sunni are more.but shia are also considerable.alawis are shia.Twelver shia Muslims live in many countries. Iran is the main Shia county and the leader of Shia Islam in world. Twelver Shia Islam constitute the majority of the population in Iran (90%), Azerbaijan (75%), Bahrain (70%), 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.Answer 2Although the Alawite Shiites in Syria are in power, they make up less than a quarter of the overall Syrian population with Sunni Muslims comprising upwards of seventy percent of the total.
What countries have mostly Shiites and Sunnis?
1.Iran , mostly shiites and a few sunnis.2.Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain, Indonesia, Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon,qatar,Saudi Arabia and etc that have shiites and sunnis.Answer 2Twelver shia Muslims live in many countries. Iran is the main Shia county and the leader of Shia Islam in world. Twelver Shia Islam constitute the majority of the population in Iran (90%), Azerbaijan (75%), Bahrain (70%), 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.
How many Muslims live in Syria?
More than 20 million Muslims live in Syria (accounting for around 92% of total population) per Pew Forum study published in October 2009. See link below.
Do Shiites live in Israel?
No. Israel and Shiites have opposition.
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.
Are Palestinians Sunni or Shiite?
in Iran near 90% of people are shia Muslims. Muslims in world are near 80% sunni and near 20% shia. 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. there is at least 300,000,000 shia Muslims in world, 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 by Omayyads and Abbasids.
Where do most of the world's Sunni Muslims live?
The largest populations of Sunni Muslims are in Indonesia, South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeastern Europe. There are increasing populations of Sunni Muslims in Western Europe and North America.
Who fought majority of the Iran-Iraq War the Sunnis or the Shiites?
Shia. 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.
What does a Sunni want from a Shi'a?
They both want from each other to understand that they are both Muslims who are:believing in one and same Godbelieving and following same prophet, Muhammad (PBUH)reciting and memorizing the same holy book, Quranpraying facing same direction (Kibla), KabaPerforming pilgrimage (Hajj) to same place and same ritual worshipfasting same month, Ramadanbelieving in the Day of Judgmentbelieving that they differ only on minor Islam issues but never on basic Islam principles and teachings.believing that they should cooperate for the benefit of their families, countries, religion, and humankind.Refer to related question below for more information.
What percentage of Shiite Muslims live in Iran?
The question is ambiguous. Is it aboutthe percentage of the population of Lebanon that is Jewish, orthe percentage of Jews in the world who are living in Lebanon.
Where do sunnis and shi'ites live?
in many countries. but shia Muslims mainly in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and more. other Muslim countries are mainly sunni with minor shia population.
