Islam in Chad
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The earliest presence of
Islam in Chad (Pew Research est. 2012)
Islam in Chad was not influenced much by the great mystical movements of the Islamic
Higher Islamic education in Chad is sparse; thus, serious Islamic students and scholars must travel to other countries.
Chadians observe the five pillars of the faith differently than the orthodox version. Prayer, both public and communal, occur more than once a week, but often not in a mosque. Chadian Muslims likely make the pilgrimage less often than Hausans in northern Nigeria. Some Chadian Muslims follow the Ramadan fast stricter than typical, with some refusing to swallow their saliva during the day.[2]: 72
See also
References
- ^ Sanderson, Beck. "Africa to 1500". Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2006-10-18.
- ^ a b c d e Library of Congress., and Thomas Collelo. Chad, a country study. 2nd ed. Washington D.C.: Federal Research Division Library of Congress ;For sale by the Supt. of Docs. U.S. G.P.O, 1990.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "The World's Muslims: Unity and Diversity" (PDF). Pew Forum on Religious & Public life. 9 August 2012. pp. 128–129. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ Brachet & Scheele 2019, pp. 53–59.
- ^ Brachet & Scheele 2019, pp. 11–31.
- Brachet, Julien; Scheele, Judith (2019). The Value of Disorder : Autonomy, Prosperity, and Plunder in the Chadian Sahara. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108566315.
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