What form of religion is practiced in Morocco?
The predominant religion is Islam(98.7 percent of the population) and most are of the Sunni sect, the most dominant and less radical branch of Islam. The King, Mohammed VI is a sharif, descendant of the Prophet of Mohammad. Therefore he is the ultimate spiritual authority in Morocco and empowered to interpret the laws of Islam. There are also some 1.1 percent of the population practicing Christians- mostly Roman Catholic and now only 0.2 percent of the population are Jewish.
