Islam in Pakistan
Role and impact of Islam in Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Islam is the largest and the state religion of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan has over 230 Million adherents of Islam.[6][7] Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023.[8][9]As much as 90% of the population follows Sunni Islam. Most Pakistani Sunni Muslims belong to the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, which is represented by the Barelvi and Deobandi traditions.
Total population | |
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c. 231 million (2023)[1][2][3] (96.35% of the population) | |
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Throughout Pakistan | |
Religions | |
Majority: 90% Sunni Muslims, Minority: 10% Shia Muslims[4] |
About 97% of Pakistanis are Muslims.[10] The majority are Sunni (85-90%)[11][12][13][14][15] while Shias make up between 10% and 15%.[16][12][17][18][19][20] The Hanbali school has gained popularity recently due to Wahabbi influence from the Middle East.[21] Smaller minority Muslim populations in Pakistan include Quranists, nondenominational Muslims.[22] There are also two Mahdi'ist based creeds practiced in Pakistan, namely Mahdavia and Ahmadis,[23] the latter of whom are considered by the constitution of Pakistan to be non-Muslims, constitute 1% of the Muslim population.[24] Pakistan has the world's largest Muslim majority city (Karachi).[25]