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  2. Religion in Iran - Wikipedia

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    Religion in Iran has been shaped by multiple religions and sects over the course of the country's history. Zoroastrianism was the main followed religion during the Achaemenid Empire (550-330 BC), Parthian Empire (247 BC-224 AD), and Sasanian Empire (224-651 AD). Another Iranian religion known as Manichaeanism was present in Iran during this period.

  3. Iranian religions - Wikipedia

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    The ancient Iranian prophet, Zoroaster, reformed the early beliefs of ancient Iranians, the reconstructed Ancient Iranian religion, into a form of henotheism/monotheism. [1] The Gathas , hymns of Zoroaster's Avesta , introduced monotheistic ideas to Persia , while through the Yashts and Yasna , mentions are made to polytheism and earlier creeds.

  4. Islam in Iran - Wikipedia

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    The Iranian government's 2016 census purportedly presents 99% of the Iranian population as Muslim [14] [dead link ‍] (c.f. pie chart and its sources), and 80% of this figure is composed of Twelver Shias. [citation needed] [disputed (for: being unsourced, discrepant with chart sources) – discuss] Approximately 7% of Iranians are Sunnis.

  5. Category:Religion in Iran - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Religion in Iran" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  6. Freedom of religion in Iran - Wikipedia

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    With a population of approximately 87 million, approximately 99.4% of Iran is Muslim (as of 2022). [1] Of these an estimated 90-95% were Shi'a and 5-10% Sunni (mostly Turkomen, Arabs, Baluchs, and Kurds living in the southwest, southeast, and northwest); although there are no official statistics of the size of the Sufi Muslim population, some reports estimated several million people, while ...

  7. Christianity in Iran - Wikipedia

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    Christianity in Iran dates back to the early years of the religion during the time of Jesus.Through this time the Christian faith has always been followed by a minority of the population of Iran under its different state religions: Zoroastrianism in historical Persia, followed by Sunni Islam in the Middle Ages after the Arab conquest, then Shia Islam since the Safavid conversion of the 15th ...

  8. Religions by country - Wikipedia

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    This is an overview of religion by country or territory in 2010 according to a 2012 Pew Research Center report. [1] The article Religious information by country gives information from The World Factbook of the CIA and the U.S. Department of State .

  9. Religious information by country - Wikipedia

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    Reliable data on religious demography is difficult to obtain because an official nationwide census has not been conducted in decades. U.S. government estimates indicate a population of approximately 30.4 million, with Sunni Muslims comprising 80% of the population, Shia Muslims making up about 19%, and other religious groups comprising less than 1%.