Islam in Zimbabwe

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Christian majority country, with adherents of Islam being a small minority. Due to the secular nature of Zimbabwe's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. Islam is the religion of less than 1 percent of the population of Zimbabwe.[1]

Demographics

Estimates on the number of Muslims in Zimbabwe are around 120,000.

Yao tribe of neighbouring Malawi.[3] There are mosques located in nearly all of the larger towns. As a result of outreach efforts in rural areas, some chiefs and headmen have reportedly converted from Christianity to Islam.[4]

Remba (Lemba)

Main article: Lemba people

The Lemba or Remba are an ethnic group in Zimbabwe who have cultural traditions similar to Muslims in the Middle East, such as male circumcision.[5]

Famous Zimbabwean Muslims

  • Mufti Menk – Grand Mufti of Zimbabwe, and was born on June 27, 1975. Mufti Menk has many social media websites and such, including YouTube.
  • Sikandar Raza – International cricketer

See also

References

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 5 April 2018. An estimated 1 percent of the total population is Muslim.
  2. ^ The World Factbook
  3. ISBN 978-3-030-45758-7
    , retrieved 10 February 2023
  4. ^ "Zimbabwe". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. ^ Hove, Musavengana. "Muslims court Varemba community". The Herald. Retrieved 23 November 2020.

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