Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Islam arrived in Malawi with the Arab and Swahili traders who traded in ivory, gold and later on slaves beginning from 15th century. It is also argued that Islam first arrived in Malawi through traders from the Kilwa Sultanate. [9] Two Muslim teachers, Shayhks Abdallah Mkwanda and Sabiti Ngaunje, also played an important role in the spread of ...
Malawi is a majority Christian country, with a significant Muslim minority. Government surveys indicate that 87% of the country is Christian, with a minority 11.6% Muslim population. [2] According to the World Religion Database, Protestants made up the largest group of Christians in 2020. [4]
The Yao moved into what is now the eastern region of Malawi around the 1830s, [10] when they were active as farmers and traders. Rich in culture, tradition and music, the Yao are primarily Muslim, and count among their famous progeny two former Presidents of the Republic of Malawi, Bakili Muluzi and Joyce Banda. The Yao had close ties with the ...
Malawian former Muslims (1 C) S. Malawian Sunni Muslims (1 C) Pages in category "Malawian Muslims" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
By the 9th century, Muslim Sultanates started being established in the Horn of Africa, and by the 12th century, the Kilwa Sultanate had spread as far south as Mozambique. Islam only crossed deeper into Malawi and Congo in the second half of the 19th century under the Zanzibar Sultanate. Then the British brought their labor force from India ...
Malawian Muslims (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Islam in Malawi" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Islam in Malawi (1 C, 2 P) J. Jews and Judaism in Malawi (2 P) L. ... Pages in category "Religion in Malawi" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Malawi portal; Religion portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. C. Malawian Christians (4 C, 5 P) M. Malawian Muslims ...