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After South Africa became a democracy in 1994, there has been a growing number of Muslim migrants from South Asia and North Africa; however, their numbers are fairly low. [ citation needed ] Most of the non-South African Muslims are urban dwellers and thus live in or near Cape Town , Durban , Port Elizabeth , East London , Kimberley , Pretoria ...
Cape Malays (Afrikaans: Kaapse Maleiers, کاپز ملیس in Arabic script) also known as Cape Muslims or Malays, are a Muslim community or ethnic group in South Africa. They are the descendants of enslaved and free Muslims from different parts of the world, specifically Indonesia (at that time known as the Dutch East Indies ) and other Asian ...
Muslim girl writing her exam in Africa. Islam in Africa is the continent's second most widely professed faith behind Christianity. Africa was the first continent into which Islam spread from the Middle East, during the early 7th century CE. Almost one-third of the world's Muslim population resides in Africa.
South African Sunni Muslims (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "South African Muslims" The following 80 pages are in this category, out of 80 total.
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Although, the majority of South African Muslims are Sunni, smaller numbers are Ahmadi, particularly in Cape Town. [23] The Auwal or Owal Mosque built in 1794, is a mosque in the Bo-Kaap neighbourhood of Cape Town, South Africa, it is recognised as the first mosque established in the country.
South African Muslims (6 C, 80 P) Pages in category "Islam in South Africa" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
South African Deobandi Muslims have many important and influential educational and socio-political organizations that educate the people and play an important role in religious and social activities. Among them are Jamiatul Ulama South Africa and the Muslim Judicial Council. [2]