Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

130 Religiousness and religious practice
Asia (60 per cent), the Near East (68 per cent), North Africa (86
per cent) and the other parts of Africa (71 per cent). As expected,
Iran forms an exception here, with Shiites accounting for 96
per cent of immigrants from this country. A further substantial
share of Shiites comes from the Near East (28 per cent). Just over
a quarter of all Muslims from South/Southeast Asia are members
of the Ahmadiyya. Turkey offers the most diverse composition
of Muslims. In addition to the previously mentioned Sunnis and
Alevis, small percentages of Turkish Muslims also declare themselves
to be adherents to the Shiah (2 per cent), Ahmadiyya (0.3
per cent), Sufism and Mysticism (0.2 per cent) and the Ibadiyya
(0.3 per cent). As expected, Alevis are barely represented in the
other regions of origin. 53 The substantial proportions of other
denominations, which are indicated in some parts are not always
based on professions of adherence to other branches of Islam.
Interviewees frequently pointed out that Islam is a uniform
religion without any denominations. This may result from an
absence of different denominations in the country of origin and
an unawareness of any such differences. Equally, this response
may also be attributable to a dogmatic rejection of such differences.
Overall, the analysis of the composition of denominations
of Muslim interviewees broken down according to groups
of origin again confirms the trends determined for all Muslims
living in the surveyed households (see figure 12).
53 The figures relate exclusively to Muslim interviewees aged 16 or over. The definitive
values for structural findings on all Muslims with a migrant background living
in Germany are the figures contained in figure 11 on all household members,
as children and young people up to the age of 16 are also included here.