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The first major Muslim population in the Caribbean came as a result of Dutch and English companies bringing Indians (from India) to the Caribbean as lower class laborers. Many of these Indians were Hindu, but others were Muslim.

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Why did Islam come to the Caribbean?

Islam came to the British Caribbean as a direct result of the migration of South West Asian labor into that region following the Abolition of Slavery in 1834. In the Dutch West Indies Islam came with the migration of laborers from the East Indies (now Indonesia). These migrations also brought their unique cuisine (curries and rijstaffels) and ganja to the Caribbean.


How did the religion get to the Caribbean?

the simple answer is people! there were originally only indigenous people living in the Caribbean and they had their own religions then when Europeans arrived and introduced slavery they brought Christianity with them then later after the abolition of slavery indentured workers from asia mostly India came, bring with them Hinduism and Islam. The main religions in the Caribbean are Christianity(Catholicism), Hinduism and Islam


What first brought Islam to Africa?

Trade brought Islam to West Africa. :)


Which traders brought Islam to Indonesia?

South east Asia first brought Islam to Indonesia


How did Islam arrived in the Caribbean?

To have a better live


Which countries in the Caribbean is Islam practiced?

In all the Caribbean countries but with different percentages in numbers.


What is the Caribbean relation to Africa?

Europeans brought African slaves to Caribbean


How and when Islam brought to Africa?

Nomadic Arabs brought Islam to Africa over a thousand years ago.


How and when was islam brought to africa?

Nomadic Arabs brought Islam to Africa over a thousand years ago.


What did the European bring to the Caribbean?

the europeans brought weapons and lots more to the caribbean


What group brought Islam to India?

The Moguls are the group that brought Islam to India. This was in the 16th century, which saw many in India covert to Islam.


Why are Christianity Islam and Hinduism the major religions in the Caribbean?

Christianity became dominant as a result of the European colonization of the Caribbean. Hinduism and Islam became prevalent because of the importation of labor from the Indian Subcontinent which is dominated by Hinduism and Islam.