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Islam is the dominant religion in Egypt, with approximately 90% of Egyptians identifying as Muslims. [1] The majority of Egyptian Muslims are adherents of Sunni Islam, [2] while a small minority adhere to Shia Islam. [3] Since 1980, Islam has served as Egypt's state religion. [4]
Pages in category "Sunni mosques in Egypt" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Attarine Mosque; M.
Islam has been the state religion in Egypt since the amendment of the second article of the Egyptian constitution in the year 1980, before which Egypt was recognized as a secular country. The vast majority of Egyptian Muslims are Sunni, with a small Mu'tazila, Shia Twelvers and the Shia Ismaili communities making up the remainder. [66]
Sunni Islam [a] (/ ˈ s uː n i /; Arabic: أهل السنة, romanized: Ahl as-Sunnah, lit. 'The People of the Sunnah') is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world.
Egyptian Sunni Muslims (4 C, 52 P) M. Sunni mosques in Egypt (3 P) Muslim Brotherhood (6 C, 51 P, 9 F) Pages in category "Sunni Islam in Egypt"
Egyptian former Sunni Muslims (12 P) A. Egyptian al-Qaeda members (1 C, 32 P) B. Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood members (3 C, 30 P) S. Egyptian Salafis (1 C, 19 P)
Sunni Islam sees Egypt as an important part of its religion due to not only Quranic verses mentioning the country, but also due to the Al-Azhar University, one of the earliest of the world universities. It was created as a school for religion studies and works.
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.