Islam History: Islam In Africa History

Thursday 17 January 2013

Islam In Africa History

^{Islam In Africa History Details}

^{From its beginning, Islam has been a central feature in Africa.
Africa was the first continent into which Islam expanded, and it has
become an integral part of many African cultures and histories.
There are conflicting statistics of religions in Africa and the world,
from different sources. According to Britannica Online, the Muslim
population of Africa in 2010, was 421,938,820 (40.84%), while Christians
were 488,880,000 (47.32%), African traditional religions
(ethnoreligionists) were 109,592,000 (10.6%), and all other remaining
beliefs were 12,632.200 (1.22%), from the 1033,043,000 total population
of Africa (100%) in 2010. According to both Encyclopædia Britannica (2003) and World Book Encyclopedia, Islam is the largest religion in Africa, followed by Christianity. Africa harbors the highest percentage of Muslims (52.39%). A quarter of the world's Muslims live in Africa}

Islam In Africa History

Islam History

Thursday 17 January 2013

Islam In Africa History

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