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The Muslim share of Nigeria's population is growing, due to a higher fertility rate. Merchants from North Africa and the Senegalese basin introduced Islam to what is now Nigeria during the 11th century, and it was the first monotheistic Abrahamic religion to arrive in Nigeria.
Muslims in Nigeria celebrate it with ritual worship that includes going to the praying ground in the morning, slaughtering sacrifices mostly in the form of male sheep (a core activity of the day), and sharing meals with family and friends. The aim is to share happiness with other Muslims and, in some cases, non-Muslim neighbors. [2]
About a quarter of Nigeria's population are Hausa. They are predominantly Muslim, but some are Christians. [1] They speak the Hausa language, although different tribes speak different dialects. Hausa traditional marriage is not as expensive as other forms of marriage in Nigeria. [2] Hausa traditional marriage is based on Islamic or Sharia law. [3]
About half of the population of Nigeria adhere to the Muslim religion, with Muslims living throughout the country but particularly in the north. 39% are Muslims 50% are Christians and 11% percent are other practiced religions [78] There are two main Muslim festivals, Eid Al Fitri and Eid Al Kabir, all national public holidays.
Islam in Nigeria has witnessed a rise in the numbers of Islamic extremism notably among them, the Boko Haram, Maitatsine, Darul Islam [60] [61] among others. These sects have sometimes resorted to the use of violence in a bid to realizing their ambitions on the wider Islamic and Nigerian populations as a whole. [62] [63]
Islamic rituals may refer to: Common rituals Aqiqah ... Taharah, Islamic ritual purification; Zakat, Islamic almsgiving; Other rituals. Eid al-Adha § Observances;
The word durbar is of Persian origin and it was first linked to ceremonial assemblies marking the proclamation of Queen Victoria as the Empress of colonial India in 1877. But the native Hausa use the term "Hawan Sallah" to describe the festival - meaning the "Mount of Eid", "Hawan" referencing the physical mounting of the horse and "Sallah" being the Hausa name for Eid.
A group of local caterers prepare Amala ( a meal made from yam flour) in Oyo town, South-West Nigeria during the celebration of Sango Festival in Oyo. Sango Festival is an annual festival held among the Yoruba people in honour of Sango , a thunder and fire deity who was a warrior and the third king of the Oyo Empire after succeeding Ajaka his ...