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Islam in Pakistan

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/islam-in-pakistan

Step 2 · Questions

1. From the article, write the estimated muslim population:
2. From the article, write the percentage of sunni muslims:
3. What is the main religion in Pakistan?
4. Why is Islam important in Pakistan's government and holidays?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

State Religion
Hanafi School of Jurisprudence
Mahdiist Creeds

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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Cite your source

Islam in Pakistan. Small Whale. https://smallwhale.org/articles/islam-in-pakistan. Accessed 2026-09-23. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Answer key (teacher copy)

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. From the article, write the estimated muslim population:Over 231.69 million (excluding Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan)
2. From the article, write the percentage of sunni muslims:85-90% of the Muslim population
3. What is the main religion in Pakistan?Islam is the main religion, with about 97% of people following it.
4. Why is Islam important in Pakistan's government and holidays?Islam is the state religion, so many laws and holidays, like Eid, are based on Islamic traditions.

State Religion: A religion officially endorsed and supported by a country's government.
Hanafi School of Jurisprudence: One of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic law, influential in South Asia.
Mahdiist Creeds: Religious groups that believe in the coming of a messianic figure known as the Mahdi.