Spread of Islam among Kurds

Spread of Islam among Kurds started in the 7th century with the Early Muslim conquests.

The Kurdish tribes had been an important element in the Sasanian Empire, and initially gave it strong support as it tried to withstand the Muslim armies, between 639 - 644.

[15] Today the majority of Kurds are Sunni Muslims, and there are Alevi and Shia minorities.

[16] Bassami Kurdi (9th century), Evdilsemedê Babek (972-1019), and Ali Hariri (1009-1079) were the first Kurdish Islamic poets and authors.

[8][21] Lessons taught in the Kurdish madrasas included Tafsir of the Quran, Hadith, Fiqh, Logic, Statute, Mathematics, Astronomy, Medicine and Philosophy.

The ruins of Menüçehr Mosque , the first mosque in Turkey which was built by the Kurdish dynasty of Shaddadids in the medieval Armenian city of Ani .
The Kurdish Red Madrasa in Cizre