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Afghanistan
RELIGION
Afghanistan
RELIGION
Islam is one of the few commonalities in Afghan society
despite the existence of sectarian differences and variations in
Quranic and legal interpretations. It faces no competition from
other religions as only scattered minorities of Hindus and Sikhs,
who came originally as traders from India, and Jews, lived in
urban centers. By 1985 virtually all Jews had emigrated.
In their war of liberation against the Soviet Union,
resistance groups striving for a pan-Afghan constituency appealed
to Afghans on the basis of their Muslim identity. The term used
for the resistance fighters, mujahidin, translates as "those
waging jihad." Jihad, meaning to strive or to struggle to follow
God's will, both within oneself and in the defense of Islam, is
an obligation incumbent on all Muslims.
Data as of 1997
