Islam in Tonga
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Tongais an overwhelminglyChristianmajority country, with adherents ofIslambeing a minority. Due tosecularnature of the Tonga's constitution,Muslimsare free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country. Most Muslims in Tonga belong to eitherSunniorAhmadiyyadenominations. The number of Muslims was estimated at less than 1000 in 2010 by thePew Research Center[1]in apopulationof about 108,000, while a report by theFiji Muslim Leagueestimated that in 2002 there were about 70 Muslim Tongan nationals out of a Muslim population of 100.[2]
Muslim school
[edit]Tonga’sMuslimcommunity is planning to raise funds in theMiddle Eastto build a new boarding school onTongatapu.[3]The school is to follow the Tongan school curriculum, but additionally offer theArabiclanguage and Islamic studies as options. Sheikh Imam Abdul Fader, a spiritual leader of the Tongan Muslim community and a mathematics teacher, said their project is to build a three-story boarding school that will serveMuslimsand non-Muslims, especially orphans who are often deprived ofeducation.Thechildrenin the school will not be forced to study or convert toIslam.He also said that a small delegation of Tongan Muslims will leave in June 2007 forSaudi ArabiaandQatarto seek donations and funding for the new school, since these two countries are well known for their strong contributions to the Muslim community inAustraliaandNew Zealand.
Mosques
[edit]Notable Muslims
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Table: Muslim Population by Country".Pew Research Center. 27 January 2011.Retrieved29 March2017.
- ^"Fiji Muslim League situation report: Tonga and Samoa".Fiji Muslim League.5 July 2002.Retrieved29 March2017.
- ^"Plans for a Muslim school in Tonga".Radio New Zealand International.24 April 2007.Retrieved5 October2011.
External links
[edit]- “Tonga 2006 Census of Population and Housing,” Tonga Department of Statistics, June 2008.[1]
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