ReligionsHindu 79.8%, Muslim 14.2%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.7%, other and unspecified 2% (2011 est.)Muslim 99.7% (Sunni 84.7 - 89.7%, Shia 10 - 15%), other 0.3% (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths69,000 (2017 est.)<1,000 (2020 est.) ...
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Large prayer meetings, parades and marches may cause local disruption to traffic. This is particularly true of areas of India with a predominantly Muslim population. Background Both Sunni and Shia Muslims observe the 10th day of Muharram in India and worldwide. Many Shia Muslims observe Muharram ...
Prince Khalifa was a controversial figure during his five decades in office — and deeply unpopular with the Sunni-ruled kingdom’s Shia population. When Shia-led protesters occupied Manama’s Pearl Square for a month in 2011, before being driven out by Saudi-backed security forces, their main...
Muharram is primarily known for its significance in Shia Islam, although Sunni Muslims also observe this month with reverence. The festival commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, and his companions at the Battle of Karbala in the year 680 AD. Is Muharram a...
ISSUES OF MINORITY WITHIN MINORITY IN A MULTICULTURAL FRAMEWORK: A PLIGHT OF SHIA MINORITY VIS--VIS SUNNI MAJORITY IN INDIAKAUSHAL, RachanaDanubius
Are Syed Shia or Sunni? TheSyed can be found among both Shia and Sunni Muslims(Joshua Project n.d.a; Encyclopedia.com n.d.a). A study on the ancestry of the Syed indicates that Syed is a "common honorific title given to male Muslims belonging to certain families claiming descent from ...
In Shia Islam there are still absolute mujtahids because they are regarded as the spokesmen of the hidden Imam. Thus collective ijtihad leads to ijma’, and the basis of ijma’ is divine protection against error—inerrancy. ESSENTIALS OF ISLAMIC STATE Since the basis of Islamic law is the pri...
The Sunni and Shia branches of Islam have different ways of marking the day. The Shia community believes that on 12 Rabiulawal, the Prophet Muhammad chose Hazrat Ali as his successor. The Sunni community holds prayers throughout the month and they do not practice mourning on this day. ...
The threats on his life began in 1981. “A mob of Sunni Muslims stormed into my property looking for me with machetes,” he said. “I ran all the way to the police station. Later I took refuge at the home of a Hindu attorney.” The lawyer’s family fed him and eventually ...