Islam in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Islam is the most widespread religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was introduced to the local population in the 15th and 16th centuries as a result of the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Bosniaks are predominantly Muslim by religion, for which reason they have also been emphasized as "Bosnian Muslims" throughout their history, a term which thus also implies ethnic belonging. Albeit traditionally adherent to Sunni Islam of the Hanafi school of jurisprudence, a 2012 survey found 54% of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Muslims to consider themselves non-denominational Muslims, while 38% declared to follow Sunnism. There is also a small Sufi community, located primarily in Central Bosnia.
Muslims comprise the single largest religious community in Bosnia and Herzegovina (51%) (the other two large groups being Eastern Orthodox Christians (31%), of whom most identify as Serbs, and Roman Catholics (15%), of whom most identify as Croats).
Minority groups of Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina include Albanians, Roma people and Turks.
See also
- Islamization of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosniaks
- 13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar (1st Croatian)
- Islam by country
- Persecution of Muslims
- Bosnian Church
- Pomaks
