Islam in Sierra Leone
The Islam is the dominant religion in the West African Sierra Leone . According to the 2015 census , 77 percent of the country's nearly 7 million inhabitants are Muslim . The majority of Muslims are Sunnis , with a not inconsiderable number following the Ahmadiyya .
For 2016, ISESCO named Freetown the capital of Islamic culture in the African region.
Religious leaders
Sheikh Ahmad Tejan Sillah , a follower of Shi'ism is the Chief Imam of the Central Mosque Freetown also Chairman of the Sierra Leone Council of Imams and Muslim highest in the country. The Ahmadiyya are led by Sheikh Mauvi Sadeeur Rahman .
Following
With 85.1 percent, Islam has the largest proportion of the population in the northern province and at district level with almost 95 percent in Pujehun . The fewest Muslims live in the Western Area with 69.1 percent and in the Kono District with just under 54 percent.
Among the ethnic groups in Sierra Leone , Islam is particularly widespread among the Temne .
Mosques
Most mosques in Sierra Leone are non-denominational . The central mosque in Freetown is one of the two largest in the country. Regardless of their religion, the presidents of Sierra Leone traditionally attend Friday prayers in mosques on a regular basis. Another important mosque is the Muammar-al-Gaddafi Mosque , built in the 2000s and financed by the Libyan revolutionary leader Muammar al-Gaddafi .
- Freetown
- Ahmadiyya Central Mosque ( 8 ° 28 ′ 47.1 ″ N , 13 ° 15 ′ 39.4 ″ W )
- Ahmadiya Muslim Jama'at Mosque ( 8 ° 28 ′ 49.3 ″ N , 13 ° 12 ′ 18.6 ″ W )
- Alhaja Mosque ( 8 ° 29 ′ 4.1 ″ N , 13 ° 13 ′ 49 ″ W )
- Bombay Street Mosque ( 8 ° 29 ′ 14.7 ″ N , 13 ° 13 ′ 21.5 ″ W )
- Circular Road Central Mosque ( 8 ° 28 ′ 42.6 ″ N , 13 ° 14 ′ 3.1 ″ W )
- Freetown City Mosque ( 8 ° 28 ′ 28.8 ″ N , 13 ° 16 ′ 57.9 ″ W )
- Husainia Mosque ( 8 ° 29 ′ 16.1 ″ N , 13 ° 12 ′ 27.8 ″ W )
- Jamiul Atique Fourah Bay Mosque ( 8 ° 29 ′ 20.1 ″ N , 13 ° 12 ′ 52.1 ″ W )
- Jinger Hall Central Mosque ( 8 ° 29 ′ 14.2 ″ N , 13 ° 13 ′ 12.9 ″ W )
- Light of Islam Mosque ( 8 ° 28 ′ 47.3 ″ N , 13 ° 14 ′ 27.6 ″ W )
- Madingo Masjid Mosque ( 8 ° 29 ′ 22.4 ″ N , 13 ° 13 ′ 26.7 ″ W )
- Magazine Central Mosque ( 8 ° 29 ′ 16.6 ″ N , 13 ° 13 ′ 28.7 ″ W )
- Masjid Al Sahaaba Mosque ( 8 ° 28 ′ 35.8 ″ N , 13 ° 16 ′ 24.5 ″ W )
- Masjid Furuhan Mosque ( 8 ° 28 ′ 24.4 ″ N , 13 ° 11 ′ 42 ″ W )
- Masjidu Ibrahim Mosque ( 8 ° 28 ′ 25 ″ N , 13 ° 14 ′ 27.2 ″ W )
- Muammar al-Gaddafi Mosque ( 8 ° 27 ′ 44.6 ″ N , 13 ° 10 ′ 22.4 ″ W )
- Soso Mosque ( 8 ° 29 ′ 11.2 ″ N , 13 ° 13 ′ 43 ″ W )
- Tower Hill Central Mosque ( 8 ° 28 ′ 55.2 ″ N , 13 ° 14 ′ 16.6 ″ W )
- Freetown Central Mosque ( 8 ° 29 ′ 30.6 ″ N , 13 ° 13 ′ 58.3 ″ W )
See also
Web links
- The Sierra Leone Islamic Web (English)
- Ahmadiyya in Sierra Leone (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Thematic Report on Population Structure and Population Distribution. In: Sierra Leone 2015 Population and Housing Census, Statistics Sierra Leone, October 2017, p. 27.
- ^ Progress of Ahmadiyyat in Sierra Leone. The Muslim Times, Jan. 12, 2014.
- ^ Alpha Rashid Jalloh, PV Freetown Bureau Chief: Profile: The Democratic Cleric . The Patriotic Vanguard. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ↑ No More Violence ... Ahmadiyya Leader Warns Sierra Leoneans . Sierra Express Media. April 4, 2013. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ↑ Is that a camel in your goody bag, or…. Babak Fakhamzadeh, October 4, 2010.
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