The Religion Portal
Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements—although there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion. Different religions may or may not contain various elements ranging from the divine, sacredness, faith, and a supernatural being or beings. (Full article...)
Vital article
Vital articles to understand Religion.
Sunni Islam (/ˈsuːni, ˈsʊni/) is the largest branch of Islam, followed by 85–90% of the world's Muslims, and simultaneously the largest religious denomination in the world. Its name comes from the word Sunnah, referring to the tradition of Muhammad. The differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims arose from a disagreement over the succession to Muhammad and subsequently acquired broader political significance, as well as theological and juridical dimensions. According to Sunni traditions, Muhammad left no successor and the participants of the Saqifah event appointed Abu Bakr as the next-in-line (the first caliph). This contrasts with the Shia view, which holds that Muhammad appointed his son-in-law and cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor. (Full article...)
Did you know (auto-generated)
Did you know it about Religion?
- ... that Gherardo Gambelli, the incoming archbishop of Florence, served as a prison chaplain in Chad for over a decade?
- ... that the capital of South Ossetia once had more Jews than Ossetians?
- ... that Musa va 'Uj depicts figures from all three Abrahamic religions?
- ... that across his thirty-six collections, fashion designer Alexander McQueen contemplated religion, told fairy tales, and criticized the fashion industry?
- ... that fictional religions, often described in speculative fiction, have in some cases inspired real religious movements?
- ... that in her 2021 book White Evangelical Racism, professor of religion Anthea Butler called American evangelicalism a pro-Trump, "nationalistic political movement"?
Featured articles in Religion.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/%22Freedom_of_Worship%22_-_NARA_-_513537.jpg/220px-%22Freedom_of_Worship%22_-_NARA_-_513537.jpg)
Top 10 WikiProject Religion Popular articles of the month
This following Religion-related articles is a most visited articles of WikiProject Religion, See complete list at Wikipedia:WikiProject Religion/Popular pages.
Subcategories
Select [►] to view subcategories
Topics
Select [show] to view subtopics
Get involved
For editor resources and to collaborate with other editors on improving Wikipedia's Religion-related articles, visit WikiProject Religion.
Discover Wikipedia using portals