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The state '''religion in Pakistan ''' is [[Islam]], which is practiced by about 95–98% of the 195,343,000<ref>[http://www.prb.org/pdf14/2014-world-population-data-sheet_eng.pdf 2014 World Population Data]</ref><ref>Information on other countries: http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_20072008_EN_Complete.pdf {{page needed|date=October 2011}}</ref> people of the nation.<ref name="LoC">{{cite web |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Pakistan.pdf |title=Country Profile: Pakistan |date=February 2005 |work=[[Library of Congress Country Studies]] on Pakistan |quote=Religion: The overwhelming majority of the population (96.3 percent) is Muslim, of whom approximately 95 percent are Sunni and 5 percent Shia. |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |accessdate=2010-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2119.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk |title=Population: 174,578,558 (July 2010 est.) |work=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |publisher=[[The World Factbook]] on Pakistan |accessdate=2010-08-28}}</ref><ref name="Oxford">{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1809?_hi=1&_pos=1 |title=Pakistan, Islam in |accessdate=2010-08-29 |work=[[Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies]] |quote=Approximately 97 percent of Pakistanis are Muslim. The majority are Sunnis following the Hanafi school of Islamic law. Between 10–15 percent are Shiis, mostly Twelvers. |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |date=}}</ref> The remaining 2–5% practice [[Christianity in Pakistan|Christianity]], [[Hinduism in Pakistan|Hinduism]] and other religions.<ref name="Oxford"/><ref name="CIA">{{cite web |url= https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk |title=Religions: Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other |department=Pakistan (includes Christian and Hindu) 5% |accessdate=2010-08-28 |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]|year=2010}}</ref> Muslims are divided into the following [[sect]]s: the majority of them practice [[Sunni Islam]], while 10–25% are [[Shia Islam|Shia]]s<ref name="stuorg.iastate.edu.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/site/557/biography|title=Shia Muslims Population|quote=Pakistan has Shia population of 10–25%.|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="shianumbers.com">http://shianumbers.com/shia-muslims-population.html</ref><ref name="CIAr">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk|title=Field Listing : Religions|accessdate=24 August 2010|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|work=[[The World Factbook]]|year=2010}}</ref><ref name="Pew">{{cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/08/09/the-worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity-1-religious-affiliation/#identity|title=Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation|date=August 9, 2012|work=The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity|publisher=[[Pew Research Center]]'s Religion & Public Life Project|accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref> and 2.2% are [[Ahmadiyya|Ahmadi Muslim]]s,<ref name="ahmadi"/> although the last are not permitted to call themselves Muslim. Nearly all Pakistani Sunni Muslims belong to the [[Hanafi]] [[Fiqh]] Islamic law school.<ref name="Oxford"/> The majority of [[Shia Islam in Pakistan|Pakistani Shia Muslims]] belong to the [[Twelver|Ithnā‘Ashariyyah]] Islamic law school, with significant minority groups who practice [[Ismailism]], which is composed of [[Nizari]] ([[Aga Khan]]is), [[Mustaali]], [[Dawoodi Bohra]], [[Sulaymani]], and others.
The state '''religion in Pakistan ''' is [[Islam]], which is practiced by about 95–98% of the 195,343,000<ref>[http://www.prb.org/pdf14/2014-world-population-data-sheet_eng.pdf 2014 World Population Data]</ref><ref>Information on other countries: http://hdr.undp.org/en/media/HDR_20072008_EN_Complete.pdf {{page needed|date=October 2011}}</ref> people of the nation.<ref name="LoC">{{cite web |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Pakistan.pdf |title=Country Profile: Pakistan |date=February 2005 |work=[[Library of Congress Country Studies]] on Pakistan |quote=Religion: The overwhelming majority of the population (96.3 percent) is Muslim, of whom approximately 95 percent are Sunni and 5 percent Shia. |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |accessdate=2010-09-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2119.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk |title=Population: 174,578,558 (July 2010 est.) |work=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |publisher=[[The World Factbook]] on Pakistan |accessdate=2010-08-28}}</ref><ref name="Oxford">{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1809?_hi=1&_pos=1 |title=Pakistan, Islam in |accessdate=2010-08-29 |work=[[Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies]] |quote=Approximately 97 percent of Pakistanis are Muslim. The majority are Sunnis following the Hanafi school of Islamic law. Between 10–15 percent are Shiis, mostly Twelvers. |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |date=}}</ref> The remaining 2–5% practice [[Christianity in Pakistan|Christianity]], [[Hinduism in Pakistan|Hinduism]] and other religions.<ref name="Oxford"/><ref name="CIA">{{cite web |url= https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk |title=Religions: Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other |department=Pakistan (includes Christian and Hindu) 5% |accessdate=2010-08-28 |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]|year=2010}}</ref> Muslims are divided into the following [[sect]]s: the majority of them practice [[Sunni Islam]],<ref name="LoC" /> while 5–20% are [[Shia Islam|Shia]]s<ref name="LoC" /><ref name=":122">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/08/09/the-worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity-executive-summary/|title=The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity|last=|first=|date=9 August 2012|website=Pew Research Center|publisher=|access-date=26 December 2016|quote=On the other hand, in Pakistan, where 6% of the survey respondents identify as Shia, Sunni attitudes are more mixed: 50% say Shias are Muslims, while 41% say they are not.}}</ref><ref name="CIAr">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk|title=Field Listing : Religions|accessdate=24 August 2010|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|work=[[The World Factbook]]|year=2010}}</ref> and 0.22%-2.2% are [[Ahmadiyya|Ahmadi Muslim]]s,<ref name="ahmadi"/> although the last are not permitted to call themselves Muslim. Nearly all Pakistani Sunni Muslims belong to the [[Hanafi]] [[Fiqh]] Islamic law school.<ref name="Oxford"/> The majority of [[Shia Islam in Pakistan|Pakistani Shia Muslims]] belong to the [[Twelver|Ithnā‘Ashariyyah]] Islamic law school, with significant minority groups who practice [[Ismailism]], which is composed of [[Nizari]] ([[Aga Khan]]is), [[Mustaali]], [[Dawoodi Bohra]], [[Sulaymani]], and others.


==Constitutional provisions==
==Constitutional provisions==
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*'''Islam (96.0%)'''
*'''Islam (96.0%)'''
**[[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]: 75–85%<ref name="LoC">{{cite web |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Pakistan.pdf |title=Country Profile: Pakistan |date=February 2005 |work=[[Library of Congress Country Studies]] on Pakistan |quote=Religion: The overwhelming majority of the population (96.3 percent) is Muslim, of whom approximately 95 percent are Sunni and 5 percent Shia. |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |accessdate=2010-09-01}}</ref><ref name="CIA">{{cite web |url= https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk |title=Religions: Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other |department=Pakistan (includes Christian and Hindu) 5% |accessdate=2010-08-28 |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]|year=2010}}</ref><ref name="PRC">{{cite web |url= http://pewforum.org/Muslim/Mapping-the-Global-Muslim-Population%286%29.aspx |title=Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population |accessdate=2010-08-28 |work=[[Pew Research Center]] |publisher= |date=October 7, 2009}}</ref><ref name="PRCPDF">{{Cite book |url=http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf |title=Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population |editor-last=Miller |editor-first=Tracy |date=October 2009 |publisher=[[Pew Research Center]] |format=PDF |accessdate=2010-08-28}}</ref><ref name="State">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2008/108505.htm |title=Pakistan - International Religious Freedom Report 2008 |quote= |work=[[United States Department of State]] |publisher= |accessdate=2010-08-28}}</ref>
**[[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]: 75–95%<ref name="LoC">{{cite web |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Pakistan.pdf |title=Country Profile: Pakistan |date=February 2005 |work=[[Library of Congress Country Studies]] on Pakistan |quote=Religion: The overwhelming majority of the population (96.3 percent) is Muslim, of whom approximately 95 percent are Sunni and 5 percent Shia. |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |accessdate=2010-09-01}}</ref><ref name="CIA">{{cite web |url= https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk |title=Religions: Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other |department=Pakistan (includes Christian and Hindu) 5% |accessdate=2010-08-28 |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]|year=2010}}</ref><ref name="PRC">{{cite web |url= http://pewforum.org/Muslim/Mapping-the-Global-Muslim-Population%286%29.aspx |title=Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population |accessdate=2010-08-28 |work=[[Pew Research Center]] |publisher= |date=October 7, 2009}}</ref><ref name="PRCPDF">{{Cite book |url=http://pewforum.org/newassets/images/reports/Muslimpopulation/Muslimpopulation.pdf |title=Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population |editor-last=Miller |editor-first=Tracy |date=October 2009 |publisher=[[Pew Research Center]] |format=PDF |accessdate=2010-08-28}}</ref><ref name="State">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2008/108505.htm |title=Pakistan - International Religious Freedom Report 2008 |quote= |work=[[United States Department of State]] |publisher= |accessdate=2010-08-28}}</ref>
**[[Shia Islam in Pakistan|Shia]]: 10–25%<ref name="stuorg.iastate.edu.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/site/557/biography|title=Shia Muslims Population|quote=Pakistan has Shia population of 10–25%.|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="shianumbers.com">http://shianumbers.com/shia-muslims-population.html</ref><ref name="CIAr">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk|title=Field Listing : Religions|accessdate=24 August 2010|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|work=[[The World Factbook]]|year=2010}}</ref><ref name="Pew">{{cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/08/09/the-worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity-1-religious-affiliation/#identity|title=Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation|date=August 9, 2012|work=The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity|publisher=[[Pew Research Center]]'s Religion & Public Life Project|accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref>
**[[Shia Islam in Pakistan|Shia]]: 5-20%<ref name="CIAr">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk|title=Field Listing : Religions|accessdate=24 August 2010|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|work=[[The World Factbook]]|year=2010}}</ref><ref name="Pew">{{cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/08/09/the-worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity-1-religious-affiliation/#identity|title=Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation|date=August 9, 2012|publisher=[[Pew Research Center]]'s Religion & Public Life Project|work=The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity|accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref>
**[[Ahmadiyya in Pakistan|Ahmadi]]: 2.2%<ref name="ahmadi">The 1998 Pakistani census states that there are 291,000 (0.22%) Ahmadis in Pakistan. However, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has boycotted the census since 1974 which renders official Pakistani figures to be inaccurate. Independent groups have estimated the Pakistani Ahmadiyya population to be somewhere between 2 million and 5 million Ahmadis. However, the 4 million figure is the most quoted figure and is approximately 2.2% of the country. See:
**[[Ahmadiyya in Pakistan|Ahmadi]]: 0.22-2.2%<ref name="ahmadi">The 1998 Pakistani census states that there are 291,000 (0.22%) Ahmadis in Pakistan. However, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community has boycotted the census since 1974 which renders official Pakistani figures to be inaccurate. Independent groups have estimated the Pakistani Ahmadiyya population to be somewhere between 2 million and 5 million Ahmadis. However, the 4 million figure is the most quoted figure and is approximately 2.2% of the country. See:
*over 2 million: {{cite web | author= Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | title= Pakistan: The situation of Ahmadis, including legal status and political, education and employment rights; societal attitudes toward Ahmadis (2006 - Nov. 2008) | date= 2008-12-04 |url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/49913b5f2c.html | accessdate= 2012-06-28}}
*over 2 million: {{cite web | author= Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | title= Pakistan: The situation of Ahmadis, including legal status and political, education and employment rights; societal attitudes toward Ahmadis (2006 - Nov. 2008) | date= 2008-12-04 |url=http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/49913b5f2c.html | accessdate= 2012-06-28}}
*3 million: International Federation for Human Rights: ''International Fact-Finding Mission. Freedoms of Expression, of Association and of Assembly in Pakistan.'' Ausgabe 408/2, Januar 2005, S. 61 ([http://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/pk408a-2.pdf PDF])
*3 million: International Federation for Human Rights: ''International Fact-Finding Mission. Freedoms of Expression, of Association and of Assembly in Pakistan.'' Ausgabe 408/2, Januar 2005, S. 61 ([http://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/pk408a-2.pdf PDF])
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{{Main article|Islam in Pakistan}}
{{Main article|Islam in Pakistan}}
[[File:FaisalMasjid.jpg|thumb|The [[Faisal Mosque]] in [[Islamabad]], which is the largest mosque of Pakistan and is also one of the [[List of large mosques|largest in the world]], was built by King [[Faisal of Saudi Arabia]].]]
[[File:FaisalMasjid.jpg|thumb|The [[Faisal Mosque]] in [[Islamabad]], which is the largest mosque of Pakistan and is also one of the [[List of large mosques|largest in the world]], was built by King [[Faisal of Saudi Arabia]].]]
[[Islam]] is the state religion of [[Pakistan]], and about 95-98% of [[Demographics of Pakistan|Pakistanis]] are Muslim.<ref name="Oxford">{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1809?_hi=1&_pos=1 |title=Pakistan, Islam in |accessdate=2010-08-29 |work=[[Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies]] |quote=Approximately 97 percent of Pakistanis are Muslim. The majority are Sunnis following the Hanafi school of Islamic law. Between 10–15 percent are Shiis, mostly Twelvers. |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |date=}}</ref> Pakistan has the second largest number of [[Muslim]]s in the world after Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=pbqfCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT5&dq=pakistan+has+second+largest+muslim+population+in+the+world&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3yOzdk6TQAhVBmpQKHWY3BWYQ6AEIHDAB#v=onepage&q=pakistan%20has%20second%20largest%20muslim%20population%20in%20the%20world&f=false|title=Islam in India and Pakistan – A Religious History|last=Singh|first=Dr. Y P|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd|year=2016|isbn=9789385505638|location=|pages=|quote=|via=}}</ref> The majority are [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]], with an estimated 10–25% Shia.<ref name="congress">{{cite web|url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Pakistan.pdf|title=Country Profile: Pakistan|year=2005|publisher=Library of Congress|pages=2, 3, 6, 8|format=PDF|accessdate=28 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="shianumbers.com2">{{cite web|url=http://shianumbers.com/shia-muslims-population.html|title=Shia Muslims Population|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="CIAr2">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk|title=Field Listing : Religions|year=2010|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|accessdate=24 August 2010|work=[[The World Factbook]]}}</ref><ref name="Pew2">{{cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/08/09/the-worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity-1-religious-affiliation/#identity|title=Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation|date=9 August 2012|publisher=[[Pew Research Center]]'s Religion & Public Life Project|work=The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity|accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref> A PEW survey in 2012 found that 6% of Pakistani Muslims were Shia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/08/09/the-worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity-executive-summary/|title=The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> There are a number of Islamic law schools called ''[[Madhab]]'' (schools of [[jurisprudence]]), which are called [[fiqh]] or 'Maktab-e-Fikr' in [[Urdu]]. Nearly all Pakistani Sunni Muslims belong to the [[Hanafi]] Islamic school of thought while small number belong to the [[Hanbali]] school. The majority of [[Shia Islam in Pakistan|Pakistani Shia Muslims]] belong to the [[Twelver]] (Ithna Asharia) branch, with significant minority who adhere to [[Ismailism]] branch that is composed of [[Nizari]] ([[Aga Khan]]is), [[Mustaali]], [[Dawoodi Bohra]], [[Sulaymani]], and others. [[Sufi]]s and above mentioned Sunni and Shia sects are considered to be [[Muslim]]s according to the [[Constitution of Pakistan]].
[[Islam]] is the state religion of [[Pakistan]], and about 95-98% of [[Demographics of Pakistan|Pakistanis]] are Muslim.<ref name="Oxford">{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1809?_hi=1&_pos=1 |title=Pakistan, Islam in |accessdate=2010-08-29 |work=[[Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies]] |quote=Approximately 97 percent of Pakistanis are Muslim. The majority are Sunnis following the Hanafi school of Islamic law. Between 10–15 percent are Shiis, mostly Twelvers. |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |date=}}</ref> Pakistan has the second largest number of [[Muslim]]s in the world after Indonesia.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=pbqfCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT5&dq=pakistan+has+second+largest+muslim+population+in+the+world&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi3yOzdk6TQAhVBmpQKHWY3BWYQ6AEIHDAB#v=onepage&q=pakistan%20has%20second%20largest%20muslim%20population%20in%20the%20world&f=false|title=Islam in India and Pakistan – A Religious History|last=Singh|first=Dr. Y P|publisher=Vij Books India Pvt Ltd|year=2016|isbn=9789385505638|location=|pages=|quote=Pakistan has the second largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia.|via=}}</ref> The majority are [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]],<ref name="LoC" /> with an estimated 5-20% Shia.<ref name="LoC" /><ref name="congress">{{cite web|url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Pakistan.pdf|title=Country Profile: Pakistan|year=2005|publisher=Library of Congress|pages=2, 3, 6, 8|format=PDF|accessdate=28 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="CIAr2">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html?countryName=Pakistan&countryCode=pk&regionCode=sas&#pk|title=Field Listing : Religions|year=2010|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|accessdate=24 August 2010|work=[[The World Factbook]]}}</ref> A PEW survey in 2012 found that 6% of Pakistani Muslims were Shia.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2012/08/09/the-worlds-muslims-unity-and-diversity-executive-summary/|title=The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity|last=|first=|date=9 August 2012|website=Pew Research Center|publisher=|access-date=26 December 2016|quote=On the other hand, in Pakistan, where 6% of the survey respondents identify as Shia, Sunni attitudes are more mixed: 50% say Shias are Muslims, while 41% say they are not.}}</ref> There are a number of Islamic law schools called ''[[Madhab]]'' (schools of [[jurisprudence]]), which are called [[fiqh]] or 'Maktab-e-Fikr' in [[Urdu]]. Nearly all Pakistani Sunni Muslims belong to the [[Hanafi]] Islamic school of thought while small number belong to the [[Hanbali]] school. The majority of [[Shia Islam in Pakistan|Pakistani Shia Muslims]] belong to the [[Twelver]] (Ithna Asharia) branch, with significant minority who adhere to [[Ismailism]] branch that is composed of [[Nizari]] ([[Aga Khan]]is), [[Mustaali]], [[Dawoodi Bohra]], [[Sulaymani]], and others. [[Sufi]]s and above mentioned Sunni and Shia sects are considered to be [[Muslim]]s according to the [[Constitution of Pakistan]].


===Sufi===
===Sufi===
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{{Main article|Hinduism in Pakistan}}
{{Main article|Hinduism in Pakistan}}
[[File:Karachi Mandir.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi]]]]
[[File:Karachi Mandir.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi]]]]
[[Hinduism in Pakistan|Hinduism]] is the second largest religion in Pakistan after Islam, according to the 1998 Census.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/other/yearbook2011/Population/16-16.pdf|title=Population Distribution by Religion, 1998 Census|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> {{As of|2010}}, Pakistan had the fifth largest Hindu population in the world and PEW predicts that by 2050 Pakistan will have the fourth largest Hindu population in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/hindus/pf_15-04-02_projectionstables96/|title=10 Countries With the Largest Hindu Populations, 2010 and 2050|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-largest-hindu-populations.html|title=Countries With The Largest Hindu Populations|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> In the 1998 Census the Hindu (jati) population was found to be 2,111,271 while the Hindu (scheduled castes) numbered an additional 332,343.<ref name=":1" /> Hindus are found in all provinces of Pakistan but are mostly concentrated in [[Sindh]]. According to the last census held in 1998, 93% of Hindus live in [[Sindh]], 5% in [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] and nearly 2% in [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]].<ref name="census.gov.pk"/> They speak a variety of languages such as [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Seraiki language|Seraiki]], Aer, Dhatki, Gera, Goaria, Gurgula, Jandavra, Kabutra, Koli, Loarki, [[Marwari language|Marwari]], Sansi, Vaghri <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/country/PK/languages|title=Pakistan|last=|first=|date=|website=Ethnologue|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]].<ref name=":7">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/57104-with-a-handful-of-subberstwo-newspapers-barely-keeping-gujarati-alive-in-karachi|title=With a handful of subbers, two newspapers barely keeping Gujarati alive in Karachi|last=Ur Rehman|first=Zia|date=18 August 2015|work=The News International|access-date=|via=}}</ref>
[[Hinduism in Pakistan|Hinduism]] is the second largest religion in Pakistan after Islam, according to the 1998 Census.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files/other/yearbook2011/Population/16-16.pdf|title=Population Distribution by Religion, 1998 Census|last=|first=|date=|website=Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|publisher=|access-date=26 December 2016}}</ref> {{As of|2010}}, Pakistan had the fifth largest Hindu population in the world and PEW predicts that by 2050 Pakistan will have the fourth largest Hindu population in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/hindus/pf_15-04-02_projectionstables96/|title=10 Countries With the Largest Hindu Populations, 2010 and 2050|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-largest-hindu-populations.html|title=Countries With The Largest Hindu Populations|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> In the 1998 Census the Hindu (jati) population was found to be 2,111,271 while the Hindu (scheduled castes) numbered an additional 332,343.<ref name=":0" /> Hindus are found in all provinces of Pakistan but are mostly concentrated in [[Sindh]]. According to the last census held in 1998, 93% of Hindus live in [[Sindh]], 5% in [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] and nearly 2% in [[Balochistan (Pakistan)|Balochistan]].<ref name="census.gov.pk"/> They speak a variety of languages such as [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Seraiki language|Seraiki]], Aer, Dhatki, Gera, Goaria, Gurgula, Jandavra, Kabutra, Koli, Loarki, [[Marwari language|Marwari]], Sansi, Vaghri <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/country/PK/languages|title=Pakistan|last=|first=|date=|website=Ethnologue|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> and [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]].<ref name=":72">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/57104-with-a-handful-of-subberstwo-newspapers-barely-keeping-gujarati-alive-in-karachi|title=With a handful of subbers, two newspapers barely keeping Gujarati alive in Karachi|last=Rehman|first=Zia Ur|date=18 August 2015|work=The News International|quote=In Pakistan, the majority of Gujarati-speaking communities are in Karachi including Dawoodi Bohras, Ismaili Khojas, Memons, Kathiawaris, Katchhis, Parsis (Zoroastrians) and Hindus, said Gul Hasan Kalmati, a researcher who authored “Karachi, Sindh Jee Marvi”, a book discussing the city and its indigenous communities. Although there are no official statistics available, community leaders claim that there are three million Gujarati-speakers in Karachi – roughly around 15 percent of the city’s entire population.|access-date=|via=}}</ref>


The [[Rig Veda]], the oldest Hindu text was believed to have been composed in the Punjab province of modern-day Pakistan on the banks of [[Indus River]] around 1500 BCE<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/503627/Rigveda</ref> and spread from there across South and South East Asia slowly developing and evolving into the various forms of the faith we see today. Although no population census recording religious affiliation has taken place since 1998, if the numbers are extrapolated then Hindus would account for around 3 to 3.5 million people today.
The [[Rig Veda]], the oldest Hindu text was believed to have been composed in the Punjab province of modern-day Pakistan on the banks of [[Indus River]] around 1500 BCE<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/503627/Rigveda</ref> and spread from there across South and South East Asia slowly developing and evolving into the various forms of the faith we see today. Although no population census recording religious affiliation has taken place since 1998, if the numbers are extrapolated then Hindus would account for around 3 to 3.5 million people today.

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The Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan, was built during the Mughal Empire

Religion in Pakistan (2010)[1]

  Islam (96.4%)
  Other (includes Christian and Hindu) (3.6%)

The state religion in Pakistan is Islam, which is practiced by about 95–98% of the 195,343,000[2][3] people of the nation.[4][5][6] The remaining 2–5% practice Christianity, Hinduism and other religions.[6][7] Muslims are divided into the following sects: the majority of them practice Sunni Islam,[4] while 5–20% are Shias[4][8][9] and 0.22%-2.2% are Ahmadi Muslims,[10] although the last are not permitted to call themselves Muslim. Nearly all Pakistani Sunni Muslims belong to the Hanafi Fiqh Islamic law school.[6] The majority of Pakistani Shia Muslims belong to the Ithnā‘Ashariyyah Islamic law school, with significant minority groups who practice Ismailism, which is composed of Nizari (Aga Khanis), Mustaali, Dawoodi Bohra, Sulaymani, and others.

Constitutional provisions

The constitution of Pakistan establishes Islam as the state religion,[11] and provides all its citizens the right to profess, practice and propagate their religion subject to law, public order, and morality.[12] The Constitution also states that all laws are to conform with the injunctions of Islam as laid down in the Quran and Sunnah.[13] The constitution limits the political rights of Pakistan's non-Muslims, and only Muslims are allowed to become the President[14] or the Prime Minister.[15] Moreover, only Muslims are allowed to serve as judges in the Federal Shariat Court, which has the power to strike down any law deemed un-Islamic, though its judgments can be overruled by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[16]

Demographics of religion in Pakistan

Based on information collected from the Library of Congress, Pew Research Center, CIA World Factbook, Oxford University, University of Pennsylvania, U.S. State Department and others, the following is a list of estimations about the percentage of people professing different faiths in the country. These estimations vary considerably from source to source, depending on methods of research and databases that were used.

As of 2012, around 5,900,000 Pakistanis of non-Muslim faiths were holding the Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC cards) from National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), which can only be obtained by citizens over 18 years of age. It is estimated that some 96% adult Pakistanis currently hold CNIC cards, and therefore the total adult population of non-Muslim religions seems to be over 3 million. Of the minority CNIC holders, 1,414,527 were Hindus (769,647 males and 644,880 females), 1,270,051 were Christians (731,713 males and 538,338 females), 125,681 were Ahmadi Muslims (63,479 males and 62,202 females), 33,734 were Bahais, 6,146 were Sikhs, 4,020 were Parsis, 1,492 were Buddhist and 66,898 were others (such as Kalasha Animists).[24]

Islam

Main article: Islam in Pakistan
The Faisal Mosque in Islamabad, which is the largest mosque of Pakistan and is also one of the largest in the world, was built by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.

Islam is the state religion of Pakistan, and about 95-98% of Pakistanis are Muslim.[6] Pakistan has the second largest number of Muslims in the world after Indonesia.[25] The majority are Sunni,[4] with an estimated 5-20% Shia.[4][26][27] A PEW survey in 2012 found that 6% of Pakistani Muslims were Shia.[28] There are a number of Islamic law schools called Madhab (schools of jurisprudence), which are called fiqh or 'Maktab-e-Fikr' in Urdu. Nearly all Pakistani Sunni Muslims belong to the Hanafi Islamic school of thought while small number belong to the Hanbali school. The majority of Pakistani Shia Muslims belong to the Twelver (Ithna Asharia) branch, with significant minority who adhere to Ismailism branch that is composed of Nizari (Aga Khanis), Mustaali, Dawoodi Bohra, Sulaymani, and others. Sufis and above mentioned Sunni and Shia sects are considered to be Muslims according to the Constitution of Pakistan.

Sufi

Islam to some extent syncretized with pre-Islamic influences, resulting in a religion with some traditions distinct from those of the Arab world. Two Sufis whose shrines receive much national attention are Ali Hajweri in Lahore (ca. 11th century) and Shahbaz Qalander in Sehwan, Sindh (ca. 12th century).[citation needed] Sufism, a mystical Islamic tradition, has a long history and a large popular following in Pakistan. Popular Sufi culture is centered on Thursday night gatherings at shrines and annual festivals which feature Sufi music and dance. Contemporary Islamic fundamentalists criticize its popular character, which in their view, does not accurately reflect the teachings and practice of the Prophet and his companions. There have been terrorist attacks directed at Sufi shrines and festivals, 5 in 2010 that killed 64 people.[29][30] Sufism in Pakistan started to lose its role as a powerful influence in the life of the Muslims of Pakistan in the early 1970s. The elections in 1970 gave rise to orthodox Muslim parties that emphasized Sharia and were hostile to heterodox folk Sufi traditions. The mass media and economic migration of Pakistanis to the Middle East exposed to them to the Muslims of other nations. The Islamic text books in schools taught orthodox Islam as opposed to Sufism. The Umrah and Hajj travel to Makkah and Madina became easier and cost effective due to direct air travel. Millions of Pakistanis performed Haj and Umrah the Pakistani Muslim society became more religious. The Muslim television channels also increased the awareness of Sharia and Sufi traditions declined. The Pakistan's Muslim society questioned and opposed the folk and heterodox Sufi traditions. Pakistan witnessed the growth of the Wahhabi movement with many Madrasa and mosques switching to Salafi Islam. The Urs, the death anniversary of a Sufi saint, had turned into yearly fairs over the centuries where entertainment, music, trade and commerce took precedence over religion. The orthodox Muslims violently opposed these practices, termed it as shirk and many incidents violent confrontations took place.[31] Sufism does not play a prominent role in Pakistani society any more. Many hardline Muslims and political movements are not in favor of it in Pakistan.[32] Many traditions of Sufism are now considered to be haram or forbidden in Islam.[33] The Urs of Sufi saint in Karachi, Abdullah Shah Ghazi and Pir Mangho Urs has seen steady decline of attendance over the years.

Ahmadiyya

Main article: Ahmadiyya in Pakistan

The Ahmadiyya Muslim community, a minority group is also present. In 1974, the government of Pakistan amended the Constitution of Pakistan to define a Muslim "as a person who believes in finality of Prophet Muhammad".[34] Ahmadis believe in Muhammad as the best and the last law bearing prophet and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad as the Messiah of Muslims. Consequently, they were declared non-Muslims by a parliamentary tribunal. According to the last Pakistan census, Ahmadi Muslims made 0.25% of the population, however, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community boycotted the census. Independent groups generally estimate the population to be somewhere between 2 and 5 million Ahmadi Muslims. In media reports, 4 million is the most commonly cited figure.[10]

Hinduism

Main article: Hinduism in Pakistan
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Karachi

Hinduism is the second largest religion in Pakistan after Islam, according to the 1998 Census.[35] As of 2010, Pakistan had the fifth largest Hindu population in the world and PEW predicts that by 2050 Pakistan will have the fourth largest Hindu population in the world.[36][37] In the 1998 Census the Hindu (jati) population was found to be 2,111,271 while the Hindu (scheduled castes) numbered an additional 332,343.[35] Hindus are found in all provinces of Pakistan but are mostly concentrated in Sindh. According to the last census held in 1998, 93% of Hindus live in Sindh, 5% in Punjab and nearly 2% in Balochistan.[21] They speak a variety of languages such as Sindhi, Seraiki, Aer, Dhatki, Gera, Goaria, Gurgula, Jandavra, Kabutra, Koli, Loarki, Marwari, Sansi, Vaghri [38] and Gujarati.[39]

The Rig Veda, the oldest Hindu text was believed to have been composed in the Punjab province of modern-day Pakistan on the banks of Indus River around 1500 BCE[40] and spread from there across South and South East Asia slowly developing and evolving into the various forms of the faith we see today. Although no population census recording religious affiliation has taken place since 1998, if the numbers are extrapolated then Hindus would account for around 3 to 3.5 million people today.

Christianity

Main article: Christianity in Pakistan
Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Karachi.

Christians (Urdu: مسيحى) make up 1.6% of Pakistan's population, about 2.8 million people out of a total population.[4] The majority of the Pakistani Christian communities is constituted by converts from the Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims from Punjab region, from the British colonial era. The community is geographically spread throughout the Punjab province, whilst its presence in the rest of the provinces is mostly confined to the urban centers. There is a Roman Catholic community in Karachi which was established by Goan and Tamil migrants when Karachi's infrastructure was being developed by the British during colonial administration between World War I and World War II.

Meanwhile, there are few Protestant groups conducting missions in Pakistan. The Day by Day Christian Ministries which is based in the Philippines is operating a school in Karachi, though most of its members there converted outside the country due to restrictions at home.

Bahá'í

Main article: Bahá'í Faith in Pakistan

The Bahá'í Faith in Pakistan begins previous to its independence when it was still under British colonial rule. The roots of the religion in the region go back to the first days of the Bábí religion in 1844,[41] with Shaykh Sa'id Hindi who was from Multan.[42] During Bahá'u'lláh's lifetime, as founder of the religion, he encouraged some of his followers to move to the area that is current-day Pakistan.[43]

The Bahá'ís in Pakistan have the right to hold public meetings, establish academic centers, teach their faith, and elect their administrative councils.[44] However, the government prohibits Bahá'ís, as well as every other citizen, from travelling to Israel for Bahá'í pilgrimage.[45] Recent estimates are over 79,000[22] though Bahá'ís claimed less than half that number.[46]

Sikhism

Main article: Sikhism in Pakistan
Nankana Sahib Gurdwara in Punjab, Pakistan

In the 17th century the reformist Sikh movement originated in Pakistan's Punjab region where Sikhism's founder as well as most of the faiths disciples originated from. There are a number of Sikhs living throughout Pakistan today; estimates vary, but the number is thought to be on the order of 20,000. In recent years, there numbers have increased with many Sikhs migrating from neighboring Afghanistan who have joined their co-religionists in Pakistan.[19] The shrine of Guru Nanak Dev is located in Nankana Sahib near the city of Lahore where many Sikhs from all over the world make pilgrimage to this and other shrines.

Zoroastrianism

Bai Virbaiji Soparivala Parsi School, Karachi
Further information: Parsi people

There are at least 4,000 Pakistani citizen practicing the Zoroastrian religion.[47] With the flight of Zoroastrians from Greater Iran into the Subcontinent, the Parsi communities were established. More recently, from the 15th century onwards, Zorastrians came to settle the coast of Sindh and have established thriving communities and commercial enterprises. These newer migrants were to be called Parsi. At the time of independence of Pakistan in 1947, Karachi and Lahore were home to a thriving Parsi business community. Karachi had the most prominent population of Parsis in Pakistan. After independence, many migrated abroad but a number remained. Parsis have entered Pakistani public life as social workers, business folk, journalists and diplomats. The most prominent Parsis of Pakistan today include Ardeshir Cowasjee, Byram Dinshawji Avari, Jamsheed Marker, as well as the late Minocher Bhandara. The founding father of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, married Ratti Bai who belonged to a Parsi family before her conversion to Islam.[48]

Kalash

Guardians of a Kalasha village in the valley of Mumuret (Bumburet)
Main article: Kalash people

This is pagan religion of the Kalash people living in a remote part of Chitral. Adherents of the Kalash religion number around 3,000 and inhabit three remote valleys in Chitral; Bumboret, Rumbur and Birir. Their religion is unique but shares some common ground with Greek, Macedonian Pagan, Vedic and Pre-Zoroastrian religions.

Jainism

Jain Temple of Bhodesar
Main article: Jainism in Pakistan

Jainism existed in Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Karachi, before the partition in 1947, and even for several years after the partition. There is no evidence of any Jains living in Pakistan today, although it is claimed that a few still live in Sindh and Punjab provinces. They are number of disused Jain Temples found in different parts of Pakistan. Gulu Lalvani, a famous Jain, was originally from Pakistan but he, like other Jains, emigrated from Pakistan. Baba Dharam Das Tomb is also found in Pakistan. The Jain temple temple at Gori in Tharparkar was a major Jain pilgrimage center. The Jain Mandir Chowk at Lahore was the site of a Digambar Jain Temple. The memorial of Jain seer Vijayanandsuri at Gujranwala is now a police station.

Buddhism

Main article: Buddhism in Pakistan

Buddhism has an ancient history in Pakistan; currently there is a small community of at least 1500 Pakistani Buddhist in the country.[47] The country is dotted with numerous ancient and disused Buddhist stupas along the entire breath of the Indus River that courses through the heart of the country. Many Buddhist empires and city states existed, notably in Gandhara but also elsewhere in Taxila, Punjab and Sindh. It is believed that Tantric Buddhism was developed in Pakistan's Swat valley. Pakistan and much of Afghanistan were one of the first regions to adopt Buddhism and which saw a large number of adherents to the faith. It is believed that through the Silk Road of northern Pakistan, that Buddhism spread later to Central Asia, China and beyond.

Judaism

Main article: Jews and Judaism in Pakistan

Various estimates suggest that there were about 1,500 Jews living in Pakistan at the time of its independence on 14 August 1947, with the majority living in Karachi and a few living in Peshawar. However, almost all emigrated to Israel after 1948. There are a few disused synagogues in both cities; while one Karachi synagogue was torn down for the construction of a shopping mall. The one in Peshawar still exists, although the building is not being used for any religious purpose. There is a small Jewish community of Pakistani origin settled in Ramla, Israel.

One Pakistani, Fishel Benkhald of Karachi calls himself Pakistan's only Jew. His mother is Jewish (making him Jewish by Jewish custom) but, because his father is a Muslim, Pakistani authorities refuse to recognize him as Jewish.[49][50]

Irreligion

Main article: Irreligion in Pakistan

There are people who do not profess any faith (such as atheists and agnostics) in Pakistan but their numbers is not known.[51] They are particularly in the affluent areas of the larger cities. Some were born in secular families while others in religious ones. According to the 1998 census, people who did not state their religion accounted for 0.5% of the population, but social pressures against claiming no religion was strong.[19] A 2012 study by Gallup Pakistan found that people not adhering to any religion account for 1% of the population.[52]

In September 2010 a Facebook group surfaced for [ www.aaapakistan.org/ Atheist & Agnostic Alliance Pakistan].[53] On August 2011, they launched their website www.aaapakistan.org which received more than 17,000 hits in just 48 hours after its launch from 95 countries.[51] The AAAP wants a non-theist box to be added on the passport and to be easier for Pakistanis to change their religion legally if they want.[51]

See also

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