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Civil codes have greatly modified the authority of Islamic laws, and before the recent upsurge in Islamism during the Syrian civil war, the educational role of Muslim religious leaders had been declining with the gradual disappearance of kuttabs, the traditional mosque-affiliated schools. Syria maintains a dual system of sharia and civil courts.
The Alawites are the third largest religious group in Syria, after the Sunni and Shi'a Muslims. [10] Hafez al-Assad and his son, former President Bashar al-Assad , belong to the Alawite sect. [ 10 ] Alawites are divided into two main groups: traditional Alawites, who form the majority, and the minority Murshid Alawites (which rose from a modern ...
In a paper, "Islamic Education in Syria", Landis wrote that "no mention" is made in Syrian textbooks (controlled by the Al-Assad regime) of Alawites, Druze, Ismailis or Shia Islam; Islam was presented as a monolithic religion. [186] Ali Sulayman al-Ahmad, chief judge of the Baathist Syrian state, has said: We are Alawi Muslims. Our book is the ...
They pressed for Islam as a state religion, demanding that all laws contrary to Islam should be abrogated. Their beliefs encompassed the understanding that the essential elements of the unity of Syria is the shari'a, which includes laws adequate to organize all aspects of life; at the level of the individual, the family, the nation and the ...
Classification: Shia Islam: Scripture: Quran: Theology: Imamate: Imam: Aga Khan V; current Imam of Nizari Ismailism [1]: Branches and sects: Branches and sects of Isma'ilism: Region: Ismāʿīli communities can be found in Pakistan, India, Central Asia, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Eastern Africa, and North America [2]
Religious differences in Syria have historically been tolerated, [145] [146] and religious minorities tend to retain distinct cultural, and religious identities. Sunni Islam is the religion of 74% of Syrians.
The Syrian Constitution of 1973 made Islam the state religion. The third article ruled that: (1) The religion of the President of the Republic has to be Islam. (2) Islamic jurisprudence is a main source of legislation. [1] However, Article 35 guarantees religious freedom for every recognized religious communities: (1) The freedom of faith is ...
Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God [1] and that Muhammad is His last Messenger. [2] [3] The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Islam.