History Of Religion In Afghanistan
Afghanistan is an Islamic state, in which most citizens follow Islam. As much as 90% of the population follows Sunni Islam. According to '' The World Factbook'', Sunni Muslims constitute between 84.7 - 89.7% of the population, and Shia Muslims between 10 - 15%. 0.3% follow other minority religions. History Religious demographics in the region known today as Afghanistan have shifted numerous times in history. In ancient and classical periods, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, followed by Buddhism were the primary religions in the region. Islam gradually became the primary religion in the region after first being introduced in the 7th century A.D., when the Rashidun Caliphate conquered parts of the region. The religion Zoroastrianism is believed by some to have originated in what is now Afghanistan between 1800 and 800 BCE, as its founder Zoroaster is thought to have lived and died in Balkh while the region at the time was referred to as Ariana. Ancient Eastern Iranian languag ...
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Sunni Islam
Sunni Islam () is the largest Islamic schools and branches, branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims. Its name comes from the word ''Sunnah'', referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Islam, Shia Muslims arose from a disagreement over the succession to Muhammad and subsequently acquired broader political significance, as well as Schools of Islamic theology, theological and Fiqh, juridical dimensions. According to Sunni traditions, Muhammad left no successor and the participants of the Saqifah, Saqifah event appointed Abu Bakr as the next-in-line (the first caliph). This contrasts with the Shia Islam#Succession of ʿAlī, Shia view, which holds that Muhammad appointed his son-in-law and cousin Ali, Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor. The adherents of Sunni Islam are referred to in Arabic as ("the people of the Sunnah and the community") or for short. In English, its doctrines and practices are sometimes called ''Sunni ...
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