Shia or Sunni Which Community Is Bigger: There are about 57 Muslim majority countries in the world. And if we talk about the same, there are 10 countries where the population of Muslims is 99% or more. Islam has become the fastest growing religion in the world. There are two main sects of Islam religion. One Sunni and the other Shia.
According to statistics, at present around 1.9 billion people across the world belong to the Muslim religion. And accordingly the religion of Islam is continuously growing. This number is expected to increase to 2.2 billion by the year 2030. Let us tell you which of these Muslim sects, Shia and Sunni, have more people in the world.
Which community is bigger, Shia or Sunni?
If we look at Shia and Sunni, the Sunni community is quite large. According to BBC report, the number of Muslims in the world. Almost 90 percent of them come from the Sunni community. If we talk about Shia community, its numbers are much less as compared to Sunni community. Shia Muslims are only 10 to 15% worldwide.
If we talk about Shia Muslim majority countries, it includes countries like Iran, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Bahrain and Yemen. If we talk about Sunni Muslims, out of 50 Muslim countries, 40 are Sunni Muslim majority countries. Which includes big countries like Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Indonesia.
Difference between Shia and Sunni?
There are two major communities of Islam throughout the world. In which Shia and Sunni come. After all, what is the difference between these two communities? Why there are often reports of disputes between the two. Let us tell you about this first. If we talk about these two communities, Sunni is the largest community in them. The word Sunni comes from the Arabic word Sunnah. Which means.
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Those who believe in the words and ideals of Prophet Muhammad, in general terms, those people who followed the rules of Prophet Muhammad and believed in the same ideas are called Sunni. People of Shia community consider Hazrat Ali, son-in-law of Hazrat Muhammad, as their religious guru. According to the Shia community, Hazrat Ali is considered the first Imam. So according to the Sunni community, Hazrat Ali is considered the fourth Caliph.
