Islam in Guinea-Bissau
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Islam in Guinea-Bissau is the nation's second largest religion behind Christianity. As of 2019, an estimated 36%[1] of its roughly 2 million citizens are Muslims. Some estimates put this at a higher figure.[2]
The vast majority of Muslims in the country are Sunni of Maliki school of jurisprudence, with Sufi influences.[3] Sizeable communities of Ahmadiyya Muslims also exist in some urban centers.
Ahmadiyya
[edit]Ahmadiyya is an Islamic community in Guinea-Bissau, under the leadership of the caliph in London.
First established in the country in 1995, during the era of the Fourth Caliphate, in 2012, the Community represented an estimated 2% of the country's Muslim population, corresponding to approximately 13,000 people.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/5bfee58e-abcd-5eca-87ef-5b56076382d1/content&ved=2ahUKEwjM48TG_-iCAxXSjqQKHQDECVgQFnoECCgQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0fI5yosicBe4P3HctJZgHr [bare URL]
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau people groups, languages and religions | Joshua Project". joshuaproject.net.
- ^ "National Profiles | World Religion". www.thearda.com.
- ^ "The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity" (PDF). Pew Forum on Religious & Public life. August 9, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-24. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
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