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However, it has been suggested that the Shi’a comprises 23% of the Muslims, while the Hanafis compr ise 31%; the Malikis comprise 25%; the Shafi’is comprise 16% and the Hanbalis comprise 4% of the Muslims. See S. M. Qazwini, p. 4, taken from the Bulletin of Affiliation: Al-Madhhab ñ Schools of Thought, vol. 17, no. 4 (December 1998), p. 5 [^8]: The figures mentioned in the text is according to Britannica 2002, Deluxe Edition. Figures relate to the year 1998.

Therefore, the populations must have increased in the last few years. However, the percentages would have remained the same. [^9]: It has to be noted that the list above is not meant to be inclusive;…