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Most Shia Muslims in the country follow the Ja'fari school of Shia Islam, while Sunni Muslims typically adhere to either the Hanafi or Shafi'i school. [7] Due to many decades of Soviet atheist policy, religious affiliation in Azerbaijan is often nominal and Muslim identity tends to be based more on culture and ethnicity than on religion. Shia ...
Most Shia Muslims in the country follow the Ja'fari school of Shia Islam, while Sunni Muslims typically adhere to either the Hanafi or Shafi'i school. [10] Due to many decades of Soviet atheist policy, Muslim religious affiliation in Azerbaijan is largely cultural and ethnic rather than religious. Shia Islam is prevalent in the western, central ...
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This category contains Sunni mosques, current or destroyed, built in what is now Azerbaijan. Pages in category "Sunni mosques in Azerbaijan" This category contains only the following page.
This is a list of mosques in Azerbaijan. [1] ... Sunni (different madhabs) U: ... Azerbaijan portal; Islam portal; List of mosques in Asia; List of mosques in Baku;
With its various branches, it is the largest Sunni movement in the Arab world, and an affiliate is often the largest opposition party in many Arab nations. The Muslim Brotherhood is not concerned with theological differences, accepting both, Muslims of any of the four Sunni schools of thought, and Shi'a Muslims.
Islam is divided into two major denominations, Sunni and Shi'a. Of the total Muslim population, 87–90% are Sunni and 10–13% are Shi'a. Most Shi'as (between 68% and 80%) live in mainly four countries: Iran, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, and Iraq. [31]
The Ashur Mosque (Azerbaijani: Aşur Məscidi), also known as the Lezgi Mosque (Arabic: مسجد عاشور), is a Sunni Islam mosque in the Old City of Baku, Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1169 by the master Najaf Ashur son of Ibrahim. It is located in Asaf Zeynalli Street.