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Globally, the percentage of Muslims that are Sunni is very high: 70-90%. However, in individual regions (like Iran), Shi'ites may outnumber them.
As concerns the United States approximately 50% of the religious affiliations of Muslims is Sunni, 16% Shia, 22% non-affiliated and 16% other or non-responsive.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agosufi is not related to sect and can be found in both shia and sunni. but most of sufi leaders have been sunni.
sufi means paying more attention to spritual aspects of Islam.
sufi have many sect and many of them are deviated.
real sufi is very rare.
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.
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∙ 10y agoYes. Sunnis comprise between 80-85% of all Muslims. Shiites comprise another 10-15%. The remaining small percentage is made of other Muslim groups like Ibadis, Ahmadis, and Nation of Islam.
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∙ 11y ago80-85%
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What is the percentage of Muslims are sunni Muslims in Egypt?
over 90%.
What percentage of Muslims are Sunni Muslims?
80-85% Sunni Muslims10% Shi'ite Muslims5-10% Other Muslimsthe figures may vary a bit. but these are pretty close to actual figures
What percentage of sunni Muslims in Afghanistan?
In Afghanistan, approximately 99 percent of the population is Muslim, and of those 80-85% are Sunni Muslims. In Afghanistan, most Sunni Muslims belong to and follow the Hanafi school of teaching.
The Ottomans were what type of Muslims?
Most of them were Sunni Hanafis.
What is the percentage of sunni Muslims in Bahrain?
The are the majority for sure Different souses for the percentage It's vary from 55% to 70%
Where are Sunni located?
Most of the Muslims in the world are Sunni Muslims, their percentage is approximately 87% of the Muslims worldwide. You can find them as majorities in all of the Islamic countries except in Iraq, Iran, Bahrain & Azerbaijan.
Are the Muslims in Morocco Sunni or Shi'a?
the Muslims in morocco are sunni
What is percentage of shi'a in Egypt?
at least 1% of egypt population are shia muslims. but sunni/shia relation in egypt is different of other countries. in egypt shia and sunni have close relation and sunni muslims love 12 Imams of shia and sunni muslims of egypt can be called nearly shia. there is no shia/sunni conflict in egypt. egypt Muslims are mostly fatemi that are lovers of Imam Ali and Ahl al Bayt.
85 percent of Muslims are?
Sunni
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.
Are Palestinians Muslims?
Most Palestinians are Sunni Muslims with a minority of Christians.
What is the difference between Sunni Muslims and Barelvis?
Bravelis are also Sunni Muslims. Brely and Deoband are two Islamic Institutions and two schools of thought representing Sunni Muslims.
