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Practitioners of Islam first entered Somalia in the northwestern city of Zeila during prophet Muhammad's lifetime whereupon they built the Masjid al-Qiblatayn; [1] as such, Islam has been a part of Somali society since the 7th century. [2] Practicing Islam reinforces distinctions that further set Somalis apart from their immediate neighbors.
Somali Sufi religious orders (tariqa) – the Qadiriyya, the Ahmadiya and the Salihiyya – in the form of Muslim brotherhoods have played a major role in Somali Islam and the modern era history of Somalia. [23] [25] [26] Of the three orders, the less strict Qaadiriya tariqa is the oldest, and it is the sect to which most Somalis belonged. [27]
According to data from the Pew Research Center, the creed breakdown of Muslims in the Somali-majority Djibouti is as follows: 77% adhere to Sunnism, 8% are non-denominational Muslim, 2% are Shia and 13% declined to answer, and a further report inclusive of Somali Region stipulating 2% adherence to a minority sect (e.g. Ibadism, Quranism etc ...
South Asia has the largest population of Muslims in the world, with about one-third of all Muslims being from South Asia. [22] [23] [24] Islam is the dominant religion in the Maldives, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. India is the country with the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries with more than 200 million ...
According to the Pew Research Center, 99.8% of Somalia's population is Muslim. [311] The majority belong to the Sunni branch of Islam and the Shafi'i school of Islamic jurisprudence. [23] Sufism, the mystical sect of Islam, is also well established, with many local jama'a or congregations of the various tariiqa or Sufi orders. [312]
In Minnesota, Somalian Americans, many of whom are Muslims, spoke out about the 2024 election, ... A majority of the Somali population is Muslim, government data states.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation founded in 1969 has 57 members, 56 of which are also member states of the United Nations, with 48 countries having a Muslim majority. Some member countries, especially in West Africa and South America , such as Ivory Coast , Guyana , Gabon , Mozambique , Nigeria , Suriname , Togo and Uganda – though ...
Djibouti, whose demographics are approximately 60% Somali and 35% Afar, is in a similar position. Arabic is one of the official languages, 94% of the nation's population is Muslim, and its location on the Red Sea places it in close proximity to the Arabian Peninsula. Somali and Afar are also recognized national languages. [77]