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The Kaaba in Mecca is the holiest site of Islam, the state religion of Saudi Arabia.. Islam is the state religion of Saudi Arabia. [1] As the "home of Islam" where the prophet of Islam lived and carried out his mission, [2] the kingdom attracts millions of Muslim Hajj pilgrims annually, and thousands of clerics and students who come from across the Muslim world to study. [3]
It has been said that Islam is more than a religion, it is a way of life in Saudi Arabia, and, as a result, the influence of the ulema, the religious establishment, is all-pervasive. [52] Article one of the 1992 Saudi "Basic Law of Governance" states, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a sovereign Arab Islamic State. Its religion is Islam.
Saudi Arabia has criminal statutes making it illegal for a Muslim to change religion or to renounce Islam, which is defined as apostasy and punishable by death. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] For this reason, Saudi Arabia is known as 'the hell for apostates', with many ex-Muslims seeking to leave or flee the country before their non-belief is discovered, and ...
Saudi Arabia religion-related lists (1 C) C. Christianity in Saudi Arabia (6 C, 8 P) H. History of religion in Saudi Arabia (1 C, 2 P) I. Islam in Saudi Arabia (16 C ...
A U.S. Congress-mandated group cut short a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom ordered a Jewish rabbi to remove his kippah in public, highlighting the religious ...
The ethnic composition of Saudi citizens is 90% Arabs and 10% Afro-Arabs, [33] though there still are smaller numbers of Indians, [34] Pakistanis, [35] and Turks in Saudi Arabia. [36] However, 38.3% of the residents(or about 13.3 million people) are non-citizens, [ 8 ] and many of them are migrant workers .
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
Abdullaziz ibn Abdullah Alashheikh, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia since 1999 A.D. A photograph of the minarets at sunrise in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Islam is the state religion of Saudi Arabia and its law requires that all citizens be Muslims. [32] The government does not legally protect the freedom of religion. [32]