Islam in the Bahamas
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The Bahamasis an overwhelminglyChristianmajority country, with adherents ofIslambeing a minuscule minority. Due tothe secularnature of the country's constitution,Muslimsare free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. Adherents of Islam represent less than 1% of the Bahamian population.
History[edit]
Some of the early Muslim settlers in the country were brought as slaves fromNorth Africa.[1]In the 1970s, few Bahamian students embraced Islam while studying abroad and returned home to continue practicing.[2]
Mosques[edit]
The country houses the onlymosque,which is theJamaa' Ahlus Sunnah Bahamas Mosquelocated inNassau.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^abAnsari, Anis (10 April 2009)."Masjid in the Bahamas".Caribbean Muslims.Retrieved28 August2021.
- ^"History of Islam in the Bahamas".Jamaa' Ahlus Sunnah Bahamas (Jamaat-ul-Islaam Bahamas).Retrieved28 August2021.
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