Islam in Namibia - Citizendia

Islam in Namibia is relatively new and is the third largest religion in the country after Christianity and the indigenous beliefs. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast Christianity ( Greek Χριστιανισμός from the word Xριστός ( Christ)is a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings

Number of Muslims

The national government puts the number of followers in the country at about 70,000 or about 3% of the national population. ^[1]^[2] Adherents. com estimates that Muslims are 5% of the population of Namibia, though with a disclaimer that the statistical methodology used is unreliable. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion ^[3]

Growth of Namibia's Muslim Community

Most of Namibia's Muslim community are members of the Namaqua ethnic group^[4]. A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion Nama (in older sources also called Namaqua) are an African Ethnic group of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. It is believed that this is mostly as a result of the efforts of a prominent politician among the Nama, Jacobs Salmaan Dhameer, the country’s incumbent Electoral Commissioner, who converted to Islam in 1980^[5]. For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. The first mosque in the country was built in Katutura. A "mosque" in English refers to all types of buildings dedicated for Islamic worship although there is a distinction in Arabic between the smaller privately owned mosque and the larger Katutura is a suburb of Namibia 's capital of Windhoek in the Khomas Region. Today, there are seven mosques in the country. Twenty-four Namibians are currently studying in Saudi Arabia while have been sent for long term Islamic training in institutions in South Africa^[6]. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

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