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  2. Religion in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    Buddhism (3.2%) Agnosticism (1.3%) Others (1.9%) Islam is the majority and official religion in the United Arab Emirates, professed by 74.5% of the population as of 2020. 63.3% are Sunni, 6.7% are Shia, while 4.4% follow another branch of Islam. [1] The Al Nahyan and Al Maktoum ruling families adhere to the Maliki school of jurisprudence.

  3. Islam in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    Islam is the official religion of the United Arab Emirates. Of the total population, 76.9% are Muslims as of a 2010 estimate by the Pew Research Center. Although no official statistics are available for the breakdown between Sunni and Shia Muslims among noncitizen residents, media estimates suggest less than 20 percent of the noncitizen Muslim ...

  4. Emirates Islamic - Wikipedia

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    Emirates Islamic. Emirates Islamic (Formerly known as Emirates Islamic Bank) is one of the four Islamic banks in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [1] The bank was established in 2004 to deliver banking services in line with Shari'a principles. It offers products designed for individuals and small businesses as well as large corporations.

  5. The Islamic Emirate and its System - Wikipedia

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    312. The Islamic Emirate and its System (Arabic: الإمارة الإسلامية ومنظومتها, al-Imarat al-Islamiat wa-Manzumatuha) is a book and manifesto published by Abdul Haqim Ishaqzai, the Chief Justice of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The book is a manifesto of the Islamic Movement of Taliban describing how to establish ...

  6. Freedom of religion in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of the United Arab Emirates provides for freedom of religion by established customs, and the government generally respects this right in practice; however, there are some restrictions (e.g. attempts to spread Christianity among Muslims are not permitted). The federal Constitution declares that Islam is the official religion of ...

  7. United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The United Arab Emirates[ c ] (UAE), or simply the Emirates, [ d ] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a federal, elective monarchy composed of seven emirates, with Abu Dhabi as its capital. [ 14 ] It shares land borders with Oman to the east and northwest, and with Saudi Arabia to ...

  8. Emirate - Wikipedia

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    t. e. An emirate is a territory ruled by an emir, [1] a title used by monarchs or high officeholders in the Muslim world. From a historical point of view, an emirate is a political-religious unit smaller than a caliphate. [2] It can be considered equivalent to a principality in non-Muslim contexts.

  9. Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque - Wikipedia

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    The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (Arabic: جَامِع ٱلشَّيْخ زَايِد ٱلْكَبِيْر Jāmiʿ Aš-Šaykh Zāyid Al-Kabīr) is located in Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. [1] It is the country's largest mosque, and is the key place of worship for daily Islamic prayers. There is a smaller replica of this ...