Islam in Tajikistan

Sects of Islam in Tajikistan (2003)
Religions percent
Sunni Islam
 
 95%
Shia Islam
 
 3%

Sunni Islam is, by far, the most widely practiced religion in Tajikistan. Sunni Islam of the Hanafi school is the recognized religious tradition of Tajikistan since 2009. According to a 2009 U.S. State Department release, the population of Tajikistan is 98% Muslim, (approximately 95% Sunni and 3% Shia), with some Sufi orders.

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