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Islam in Iran
The population of Iran is approximately 99 % Muslim, of which approximately
91 % are Shi'a and 8 % are Sunni, mostly Turkomen, Arabs, Baluchs, and Kurds
living in the southwest, southeast, and northwest. In contrast, the majority of
Muslims throughout the world follow Sunni Islam. Of the several Shi'a sects, the
Twelve Imam or Twelver (ithna- ashari), is dominant in Iran; most Shi'as in
Bahrain, Iraq, and Lebanon also follow this sect. Sufi orders are popular, but
there are no reliable figures available regarding the size of the Sufi
population.
Persian religions
Many important ancient and modern religions and religious movements
originated from Iran (Persia), such as: Zoroastrism, Mithraism, Zurvanism,
Manichaeism, Mazdakism, Bábísm, The Bahá'í Faith.
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