History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

If Judaism is the oldest Abrahamic religion, why does it have so few followers compared to Christianity and Islam and why by such a large margin?

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If Judaism is the oldest Abrahamic religion, why does it have so few followers compared to Christianity and Islam and why by such a large margin?

History@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

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Zoroastrian

Are we discussing Sunni empires or Shia empires?
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  Mostly Sunni, why do you ask? Iran was Sunni until the 16th century no?
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    My knowladge of Iran history is not very good. I was under false impression they were always Shia. TIL

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