Islam in Yemen

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Islam in Yemen is the dominant faith shaping the country’s social, cultural, and political life, within which minority communities such as Yemenite Jews have historically lived.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islam by country
Religion in Yemen
associatedWithMovement Houthi movement
Al-Islah Party
surface form: Islah Party

Salafi groups in Dammaj
country Yemen
dominantBranch Islam in Yemen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sunni Islam in southern Yemen

Zaydi Islam in northern Yemen
dominantFaithIn Yemen
hasBranch Islam in Yemen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Salafi Islam in Yemen

Zaydi Shia
surface form: Shia Islam in Yemen

Islam in Yemen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sufi Islam in Yemen

Islam in Yemen self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sunni Islam in Yemen

Zaydi Shia
surface form: Zaydi Islam in Yemen
hasMinority Ismaili Shia
surface form: Ismaili Muslims in Yemen
hasRitual Eid al-Adha celebration
Eid al-Fitr celebration
Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca
Ramadan
surface form: Ramadan fasting

five daily prayers
hasSchoolOfLaw Shafi'i school
surface form: Shafiʽi school

Zaydi fiqh
historicalIntroductionCentury 7th century
historicallyCoexistedWith Christian minorities in Yemen
Ismaili communities in Yemen
Yemenite Jews
holyDay Friday
importantCity Aden
Saada
Sanaʽa
Taiz
influences Yemeni culture
Yemeni politics
Yemeni society
influencesCalendar use of Islamic lunar calendar in Yemen
influencesDiet halal dietary practices in Yemen
influencesDressCode modest Islamic dress in Yemen
influencesFestivals religious festivals in Yemen
introducedBy companions of Muhammad
early Muslim envoys
legalSourceFor Yemeni constitution
Yemeni legislation
mainPlacesOfWorship mosques in Yemen
majorityReligionOf Yemen
prophet Muhammad
sacredText Quran
shapes Yemeni educational system
Yemeni family law
Yemeni legal norms

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Islam in Yemen hasBranch Islam in Yemen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sunni Islam in Yemen
Islam in Yemen hasBranch Islam in Yemen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Salafi Islam in Yemen
Islam in Yemen hasBranch Islam in Yemen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sufi Islam in Yemen
Islam in Yemen dominantBranch Islam in Yemen self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sunni Islam in southern Yemen