Suufeja on maailmassa arviolta noin 65 miljoonaa (~5 % muslimeista), eivätkä heidän suhteensa muihin muslimeihin ole aina täysin yksinkertaiset. Tuon mystisismiä viljelevän suuntauksen vastakkaisella äärilaidalla ovat sitten qutbismin, salafistijihadismin ja ääriwahhabismin kaltaiset islamin suuntaukset, joissa politisoitunut fundamentalismin - ja jopa terrorin - viesti on korostuneessa asemassa.
Afganistanin uskonnollisessa kentässä itse valtio ei ole sekulaari entiteetti, vaan tuossa islamilaisessa valtiossa mikään kansalaisia koskeva laki ei voi olla ristiriidassa islamin säädösten kanssa.Estimates of membership in Ṣūfī orders in Egypt, for example, are in the millions, in contrast to the hundreds or thousands in the more militant Islamic revivalist organizations.
http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/pri ... t236/e0759
According to the Constitution of Afghanistan, the country is an Islamic republic where "no law can be contrary to the sacred religion of Islam", while the government under the Constitution is also required to defend human rights and to guarantee people's fundamental rights and freedoms. (...)
About 99% of the population are Muslim. The majority are Sunni Muslims of the Hanafi School (estimated at about 80%). Over the course of the last 30 years, the Deobandi Movements and Salafists (Wahhabis) have gained power among the Sunnis.
About 15% of the population are estimated to be Shia Muslims (Jafaris) and a few percent adhere to Ismailism (a branch that developed in the 700s).
Most Shiites live in the central parts of the country, as well as in the west and in cities like Kabul, Mazar-i-Sharif, Herat and Ghazni. The largest group is Shia Hazaras, but there are also Sunni Hazaras. There are also Shiites, among several other ethnic groups, among others the Tadjik and the Pashtun. The largest group is the Shia Farsiwan in Herat Province.
The majority of Ismaili are Hazaras. Most live in the northeast of the country. The largest group is in Baghlan Province. There are small groups of Ismaili among the Tadjik in Badakshan Province and Wakhi in the Wakhan Corridor in the same province. The highest spiritual leader of the Ismaili is the Agha Khan.
Among the Sunni Muslims there are also Sufis. Most Sufis belong to the two Sufi orders Naqshbandi and Qadiri. Their religious leaders in Afghanistan called Pirs.
There is also a small minority groups of Sikhs and Hindus, as well as a limited number of Christians in the country.
The local religious leadership is the mullahs, who leads prayers in local mosques, teach children about Islam and distribute alms to the poor.
The position of religion is very strong in Afghanistan, but interpretations may vary between different parts of the country and between communities, families and individuals, not only between the different faiths.
https://swedishcommittee.org/afghanistan/religion