The 1968 constitution of Mauritius recognized four religious categories: Hindus, Muslims, Sino-Mauritians, and the general population. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République A Hindu ( Devanagari: हिन्दू is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, a set of religious, Philosophical A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion According to a 1989 estimate of a total population of 1,080,000, Muslims constituted about 16 percent (179,280).
Recent statistics are not available because questions on religious affiliations have been removed from the population census.
The Muslim population is approximately 95 percent Sunni and many are Urdu-speaking. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Other languages include Bhojpuri, Gujarati, and Tamil. Bhojpuri ( is a regional language spoken in parts of north-central and eastern India. Gujarati (ગુજરાતી Gujǎrātī ? Sunnis adhere mostly to the Hanafi school of thought, reflecting their roots in the Indian subcontinent. The Hanafi ( Arabic حنفي school is the oldest of the four schools of thought ( Madhhabs
The biggest and second oldest place of worship is the Jummah Mosque in Port Louis, but there are many smaller mosques in the towns and villages. The highest concentration of Muslims is found in the capital Port Louis, predominantly in the Plaine Verte, Ward IV , Valle Pitot and Camp Yoloff neighborhood.
Among the Shi'a minority, some have their origins in different parts of India, others are adherents of the Agha Khan from East Africa. Aga Khan ( آقا خان) is the Hereditary title of the Imam of the Nizārī Muslims the largest branch of the Ismā'īlī
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- This article contains material from the Library of Congress Country Studies, which are United States government publications in the public domain. Listing of Muslims by country Important note Population counts by religious affiliation like most demographic characteristics of a Population The Country Studies are works published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress ( USA) freely available for use by researchers The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
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