WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The majority of Arabs in the Middle East are Muslims, a religious group who practice the religion of Islam. However, NOT ALL Arabs are Muslims, and NOT ALL Muslims are Arab.

Detailed explanation-2: -The great majority of the world’s Muslims are Sunnis; its followers make up 87 to 90% of the global Muslim population.

Detailed explanation-3: -Most Muslims are either of two denominations: Sunni (87–90%, roughly 1.7 billion people) or Shia (10–13%, roughly 180–230 million people). Islam is the majority religion in several subregions: Central Asia, West Asia, North Africa, West Africa, the Sahel, and the Middle East.

Detailed explanation-4: -The great religion in Arab countries is, of course, Islam. But Islam is also divided into different sub groups. The largest group are the Sunnis, who form the majority in many Arab countries.

Detailed explanation-5: -The vast majority of Persians practice Shīʿite Islam. Before the Muslim conquest of Persia in the 7th century ce, most Persians followed Zoroastrianism, based on the teachings of the ancient prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra), who lived during the first half of the 1st millennium bce.