Kosovo, Negara Kecil di Eropa Penduduknya Nyaris 100 Persen Muslim

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Kamis , 22 May 2025 - 07:52

Masjid Sinan Pasha di Kosovo. Foto: Getty Images/iStockphoto/BrilliantEye--

kosovo, negara kecil di eropa penduduknya nyaris 100 persen muslim                            koranradar.id- kosovo, sebuah negara kecil di eropa, menyimpan fakta tak terduga. mayoritas penduduknya adalah muslim, hal yang tak umum di negara barat. kosovo terletak di wilayah balkan, eropa tenggara. 
sebelum mendeklarasikan kemerdekaannya secara sepihak pada 2008, kosovo adalah bagian dari serbia. mahkamah internasional memutuskan deklarasi tersebut tidak melanggar hukum internasional tetapi serbia menolak keputusan itu.
berdasarkan catatan encyclopedia britannica, islam masuk kosovo saat wilayah tersebut dikuasai oleh kekaisaran ottoman pada pertengahan abad ke-15 hingga awal abad ke-20. 
periode tersebut merupakan masa islam tumbuh pesat dan populasi penutur bahasa albania meningkat.
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pada paruh kedua abad tersebut, etnis albania yang mayoritas beragama islam jumlahnya lebih banyak daripada etnis serbia yang sebagian besar beragama ortodoks timur. 
meskipun mayoritas penduduknya berubah jadi muslim, kosovo tetap mempertahankan warisan ortodoksnya.
95,6 persen warga kosovo beragama islam
meskipun islam mendominasi agama warganya, kosovo tidak memiliki agama resmi negara dan membebaskan warganya tidak beragama.
menurut sensus terbaru pada 2011, populasi muslim kosovo mencapai 95,6 persen. sisanya menganut katolik roma, ortodoks serbia dengan protestan, yahudi, dan tidak beragama (kurang dari 1 persen).
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sementara itu, data agama dunia boston university 2020 memperkirakan populasi muslim kosovo mencapai 93 persen, 6 persen kristen, dan 1 persen ateis atau agnostik atau menganut agama lain.
mayoritas muslim kosovo menganut mazhab hanafi sunni. selain itu, ada di antaranya yang masuk komunitas tarekat sufi.
kosovo, a small country in europe with almost 100 percent muslim population
kosovo, a small country in europe, has an unexpected fact. the majority of its population is muslim, something that is not common in western countries. kosovo is located in the balkan region, southeastern europe.
before declaring its independence unilaterally in 2008, kosovo was part of serbia. the international court of justice ruled that the declaration did not violate international law, but serbia rejected the decision.
according to encyclopedia britannica, islam entered kosovo when the region was controlled by the ottoman empire in the mid-15th century to the early 20th century. this period was a time when islam grew rapidly and the albanian-speaking population increased.
in the second half of the century, the ethnic albanians, who were predominantly muslim, outnumbered the ethnic serbians, who were mostly eastern orthodox. although the majority of its population became muslim, kosovo maintained its orthodox heritage.
95.6 percent of kosovo citizens are muslim
although islam dominates the religion of its citizens, kosovo does not have an official state religion and allows its citizens to have no religion. according to the latest census in 2011, kosovo's muslim population reached 95.6 percent.
the rest are roman catholic, serbian orthodox with protestantism, jews, and no religion (less than 1 percent). meanwhile, boston university's 2020 world religion data estimates that kosovo's muslim population reaches 93 percent, 6 percent christian, and 1 percent atheist or agnostic or adheres to other religions.
the majority of kosovo muslims adhere to the hanafi sunni school of thought. in addition, some of them are members of the sufi order community. (kri/lus)