Islam In Syria
different denominations and sects of Islam are practised within Syria, who collectively constitute approximately 87% of the population and form a majority in most of the districts of the country. The Sunni Muslims make up the vast majority in the country, mainly of the Hanafi and Shafi'i madhhabs. The Alawites are the biggest Muslim minority sect (10% of the country's population), followed by Isma'ili and Twelver Shia Muslims, which constitute about 3% percent of the country's population. Some Sufi orders are also active in the country, including the Naqshbandiya, the Qadiriya and the Shadhiliya orders, most of whom identify as Sunnis. Christianity is the second most popular religion in the country, and Christians comprise roughly 10% of the overall population. The Druze make up 3% of the population, although their association with Islam is controversial. History Prior to the Muslim conquest of the Levant in 634, Syria was a center of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, the stat ...
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