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Islam is practiced in parts in Africa because some people there has believed in Islam, as in other parts of the world. Otherwise, you may ask why Christianity is practiced in Australia.
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What parts of the world practiced Islam during Medieval Times?
Spain, North Africa, West Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Indonesia.
Where in west Africa are Islam and Christianity practiced?
In Nigeria
Who practices Islam and where is it practiced?
Muslims are those who practice Islam. Islam is practiced everywhere in the world, but predominantly in South Asia, Indonesia, and Middle East and North Africa.
What are the two continents that Islam religion is practiced on?
Islam is practiced on all six inhabited continents, but has the largest number of followers on the continents of Asia and Africa.
How is Islam different in Africa and the Middle East?
On the face of it, Islam practiced in Africa should be no different than Islam practiced in the Middle East since Islam is not dependent on race or location. However, many forms of Islam in Africa are syncretic, meaning that they introduce local, tribal African customs into Islamic practice even if those practices contravene official Islamic Law.
What are the region Islam is practiced in world wide?
Most of the countries situated in Asia and Africa
Where is female circumcision practiced?
In some parts of Africa and Asia.
What parts of the world practiced Islam in the medieval times?
Islam spread rapidly during the Middle Ages in almost all directions. By the year 750 AD, Muslims had conquered the Mediterranean coast of Africa, Spain, Palestine, parts of Asia Minor, Persia, and parts of India. After that, Islam continued to spread in the Middle Ages, primarily in Asia, areas in the Philippines, Indonesia, China, and Africa. Muslims also took over the Balkans, and, briefly, parts of Italy.
Where is Islam most commonly practiced?
Islam is a dominant religion mostly in Northern Africa and the Middle East as well as some central Asian countries.
What percent of Africa is Islam?
Islam is a large religion in Africa. Encyclopedia Britanica, as of mid-2002, there were 376,453,000 Christians, 329,869,000 Muslims and 98,734,000 people who practiced traditional religions in Africa. Nevertheless, according to a May 9, 2009 Congressional Research Service report, there were 371,459,142 Muslims, 304,313,880 Christians, 137,842,507 who practiced indigenous religions, and 9,818,542 people who practiced other religions in Africa.
What is the contribution of the Muslims and Arabs to Islam?
The Arabs and Muslim have contributed immensely to the spread of Islam by spreading it to other continents such as Africa. A Muslim is a practitioner of Islam, so if Muslims did not exist, Islam would no longer be practiced (just like the Ancient Greek Religion with Zeus is no longer practiced). The Arabs were the first Muslims and were responsible for spreading Islam throughout North Africa and the Middle East.
Where is Christianity practiced in Africa?
Christianity is practiced in all corners in Africa as there is almost 380 million people who practice some form of Christianity (petnacost, baptist, orthodox, etc.). It is the second largest religion now in africa with islam being first.
