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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. Part of a series of articles on Religion in Afghanistan Blue Mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif The largest mosque in Afghanistan Majority Sunni Islam Minority Shia Islam Zoroastrians Sikhism Hinduism Bahá'í Christianity Catholicism Historic/Extinct Buddhism Judaism Controversy Religious freedom ...
The 1977 Constitution declared Islam the religion of Afghanistan, but made no mention that the state ritual should be Hanafi. The Penal Code of 1976 and the Civil Code of 1977, covering the entire field of social justice, represent major attempts to cope with elements of secular law based on, but superseded by, other systems.
In 2022, Freedom House rated Afghanistan's religious freedom as 1 out of 4. [10] In 2023, it was reported that violations against minorities had increased after September 2021. In particular, religious, sectarian, and ethnic minorities including Shia Hazaras and Ahmadis had fled to neighbouring countries such as Iran and Pakistan. [11]
Islam is the main religion of Afghanistan and over 99.7% [31] of Afghans are Muslims. An estimated 84.7–90% of the population adhere to Sunni Islam, while an estimated 7–15% practice Shia Islam, and approximately 1% are followers of other religions, [31] [32] most prominently Sikhism. [33]
Afghanistan religion-related lists (1 C, 1 P) C. Christianity in Afghanistan (6 C, 4 P) H. Hinduism in Afghanistan (5 C, 14 P) History of religion in Afghanistan (6 C ...
Until 2021, when all minority religious institutions ceased to be recognized, the only legally recognized church in Afghanistan was within the compound of the Italian embassy. Italy was the first country to recognize Afghanistan's independence in 1919, and the Afghan government asked how it could thank Italy.
Zoroastrianism was a prominent religious belief in Afghanistan for centuries. Until half a century ago, 2,000 Zoroastrians were living in Afghanistan. For a long period of time Bactria was a center of Zoroastrianism, and Zoroaster is said to have taught in the city, perhaps in the 15th century BCE. Arachosia (modern Kandahar) was considered the second fatherland of Zoroastrianism. Additionally ...
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