Kurdish Muslims
Kurds who follow Islam / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kurdish Muslims (Kurdish: موسڵمانی کورد; Musilmanên Kurd) are Kurds who follow Islam, which is the largest religion among Kurds and has been for centuries.[1] Kurds largely became Muslims in the 7th century.[2][3]
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Total population | |
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90% of all Kurds (75% Sunni; 15% Shia) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Kurdistan, Kurdish diaspora | |
Religions | |
Predominantly Sunni Islam (Shafi'i school) Minority Twelver Shia Islam, Sufism | |
Scriptures | |
Quran, Sunnah | |
Languages | |
Kurdish languages (Sorani, Kurmanji, Palewani) |
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