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The Muslim Community of Albania in its statutes claims authority over all Muslim groups in Albania. [88] Sufi Sunni Islam was the dominants form of Islam in Albania under the Ottomans [88] However the traditional reliance on the establishment hierarchy and internal structures of the restoration of Sufi Islam, historically synonymous to Sunni ...
Skanderbeg (1405 –1468) Albanians began converting to Islam when they became part of the Ottoman Empire in the late 14th century. [1] Albania differs from other regions in the Balkans such as Bulgaria and Bosnia in that until the 1500s, Islam remained confined to members of the co-opted aristocracy and sparse military outpost settlements of Yuruks.
Albania is a secular and religiously diverse country with no official religion and thus, freedom of religion, belief and conscience are guaranteed under the country's constitution. [2] Islam is the most common religion in Albania, followed by Christianity, though religiosity is low and there are many irreligious Albanians.
From the early days of interwar Albania and due to Albania's heterogeneous religious makeup, Albania's political leadership defined Albania as without an official religion. [23] Muslim Albanians at that time formed around 70% of the total population of 800,000 and Albania was the only Muslim country in Europe. [ 23 ]
Albanian Chief, lithography by Alphonse-Léon Noël, 1828. Islam arrived in the lands of the Albanian people gradually and grew widespread between at least the 17th and 18th centuries. [78] The new religion brought many transformations into Albanian society and henceforth offered them equal opportunities and advancement within the Ottoman Empire.
Albanian communists viewed religion as a societal threat that undermined the cohesiveness of the nation. [2] Within this context, religions like Islam were denounced as "foreign" and clergy such as Muslim muftis were criticised as being socially backward with the propensity to become foreign agents and undermine Albanian interests. [2]
The Bektashi Order is a Sufi order, originating in the 13th-century Ottoman Empire. [5] Origins of the community point towards the Kızılbaş and Alevism.As the Janissaries became a dominant force in Ottoman politics, they adopted Bektashism as the corps' religion, while Sunni Islam dominated the Muslim millet.
Islam in Albania (1800–1912) refers to the period that followed on after the conversion to Islam by a majority of Albanians in the 17th and 18th centuries. By the beginning of 19th century Islam had become consolidated within Albania and little conversion occurred.