page_title: Islam in Lebanon
section_title: Current political and religious issues
hierarchical_section_title: Islam in Lebanon / Current political and religious issues
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context_page_description: Islam in Lebanon is followed by nearly 60%, including the Druze, of the country's total population: Sunnis make up also 27.4%, with the Shafi'i madhhab being the predominant Sunni group with pockets of Hanafi and Hanbali. Shias make up 26.8%, with Twelvers being the predominant Shia group, followed by Alawites and Ismailis. Several large Sufi orders are active in the country, including the Naqshbandi and Qadiriyya tariqas.
  Although not traditionally considered as Muslims, the Druze make up 5.6% of the total population, which under the Lebanese political division the Druze community is designated as one of the five Lebanese Muslim communities.
context_section_description: Under the terms of an agreement known as the National Pact between the various political and religious leaders of Lebanon, the president of the country must be a Maronite, the Prime Minister must be a Sunnite, and the Speaker of Parliament must be a Shiite.
  Although Lebanon is a secular country, family matters such as marriage, divorce and inheritance are still handled by the religious authorities representing a person's faith. Calls for civil marriage are unanimously rejected by the religious authorities but civil marriages conducted in another country are recognized by Lebanese civil authorities.
  Non-religion is not recognized by the state, the Minister of the Interior Ziad Baroud made it possible in 2009 to have the religious sect removed from the Lebanese identity card. This does not, however, deny the religious authorities complete control over civil family issues inside the country.
caption: An estimate of the area distribution of Lebanon's main religious groups.
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