Schia Community in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Shia community goes beyond the Hazaras. For example, there are Shia minorities among the Tajiks and Pashtuns. On the other hand, there are also Sunni Hazaras. Also a part of the Shia community are the Sayeds (also Sadat). However, there are also Sunni Sayeds/Sadat, as they all trace their origin to the family of the Prophet. Therefore, they are sometimes labelled (or label themselves) ‘Arabs’. Apart from them, there are small Arab communities in northern Afghanistan who are not Sayed and do not speak Arabic but rather the languages of the larger communities around them. Smaller communities have not only often adopted the language of the larger community living around them; their members also occasionally chose to identify with these groups ethnically.

Afghanistan’s Union of Shia Muslim Scholars Afghanistan Shia Council:
Names:
Seyyed Hussein Alemi Balkhi (20211013, 20220407)