Religious text Hinduism is estimated to have been composed between 1700–1100 BCE, which not only denotes it as one of the oldest known religious texts, but also one of the oldest written religious text which is still actively used in religious practice to this day, though no actual evidence of this text exists prior to the 13th century AD. There are many possible dates given to the first writings which can be connected to Talmudic and Biblical traditions, the earliest of which is found in scribal documentation of the 8th century BCE, followed by administrative documentation from temples of the 5th and
Religion in Tanzania for Muslims to adopt a stricter interpretation of Islam in their daily lives. Religion in Tanzania Current statistics on religion in Tanzania are limited because religious questions have been eliminated from government census reports since 1967. A 2014 survey from the Pew Research Center found that 61% of the population are Christian, 35% are Muslim, 2% practice traditional religions and 1% are unaffiliated. For many years estimates have been repeated that about a third of the population each follows Islam, Christianity and traditional religions. Religion-related statistics for Tanzania have been regarded as notoriously biased and unreliable. About 98 percent of