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Islam is the major religion in the Gambia, representing 97% [1] of the 2 million population, with the first Muslim communities in the country arriving in 11th century. [2] Islam has therefore had an influence on the Gambia throughout history, and continues to impact its culture, society and politics.
Mosque in Faji Kunda, Gambia Saint Mary's Anglican Cathedral in Banjul. The Gambia is a Muslim majority country, with Muslims constituting 96.4% of the population, some 3.5% are Christian, and 0.1% practice other religions (including African Traditional Religions). [2]
Most Muslims in The Gambia follow the Maliki school of jurisprudence. [125] There is also a significant presence of the Ahmadiyya movement in the country. [126] [122] A Shiite Muslim community exists in The Gambia, mainly due to Lebanese and other Arab immigrants to the region. [127] The vast majority of South-Asian immigrants are also Muslims ...
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation founded in 1969 has 57 members, 56 of which are also member states of the United Nations, with 48 countries having a Muslim majority. Some member countries, especially in West Africa and South America, such as Ivory Coast, Guyana, Gabon, Mozambique, Nigeria, Suriname, Togo and Uganda – though with large ...
India is the country with the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries with more than 200 million adherents. [ 25 ] The Middle East - North Africa ( MENA ) region hosts 23% of the world's Muslims, and Islam is the dominant religion in every country in the region [ 26 ] other than Israel .
In the fall of 2014, a leading Gambian Muslim cleric, Alhaji Abdoulie Fatty, who was also the Imam of the State House of the Gambia at that time, called for the expulsion of Ahmadi Muslims from the country. Having described Ahmadi Muslims as non-Muslims, he called for a ban on the propagation of Ahmadiyya teachings in the Gambia.
Gambia is a predominantly Muslim country (approximately 94% of the population as of 2020). [5] Relations between the Muslim and Christian communities in Gambia are generally very good. The Catholic Church operates various missions including schools which children of Muslim parents attend.
The 2011 census reports the population is 7.4 million. According to the census, 76% of the population identifies itself as Orthodox Christian. Orthodox Christianity, Hanafi Sunni Islam, Judaism, and Roman Catholicism all hold a historic place in the country's culture. Muslims are the second largest religious group, estimated at 10% of the ...