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Founder of the Durrani Empire in 1747, the precursor of modern-day Afghanistan National animal: Snow leopard: The snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is a species of big cat native to mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. National bird: Golden eagle
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 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 ...
Flag Country Religious significance Afghanistan () : Shahada [23]: Algeria () : Star and crescent, green color symbolizes Islam [24]: Azerbaijan () : Green stands for Islam, the crescent moon is also an Islamic symbol [25]
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]
Flag of Afghanistan (Taliban) bears the Shahada, [1] ... Religion in national symbols; Religious symbolism; List of flags with Christian symbolism; References
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 ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of Afghanistan (1 C, 5 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Afghanistan" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
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the entire field of social justice, represent major attempts to cope with elements of secular law based on, but superseded by, other systems.