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'''Shi'a Muslims''' form a very small minority in '''Somalia''', which is almost entirely populated by Sunni Muslims of the [[Shafi]] school of jurisprudence (''[[madhab]]'').<ref>Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi. ''Culture and customs of Somalia''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001. {{ISBN|0-313-31333-4}}, {{ISBN|978-0-313-31333-2}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2Nu918tYMB8C&pg=PA55&dq=shia+islam+somalia&hl=en&ei=JUgJTaHxHIH58AbazZWhAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Pg 55]</ref> The historian [[David Westerlund]] refers to both Shia and [[Wahhabi]] ([[Hanbali]] ''madhab'') sects in Somalia as relatively recent developments.<ref> David Westerlund, Ingvar Svanberg. ''Islam outside the Arab world''. Palgrave Macmillan, 1999. {{ISBN|0-312-22691-8}}, {{ISBN|978-0-312-22691-6}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=weYQMv2RqCgC&pg=PA41&dq=shia+islam+somalia&hl=en&ei=FUkJTYDjJ4KC8ga9-bmfAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=shia%20islam%20somalia&f=false Pg 41]</ref> |
'''Shi'a Muslims''' form a very small minority in '''Somalia''', which is almost entirely populated by Sunni Muslims of the [[Shafi]] school of jurisprudence (''[[madhab]]'').<ref>Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi. ''Culture and customs of Somalia''. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001. {{ISBN|0-313-31333-4}}, {{ISBN|978-0-313-31333-2}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=2Nu918tYMB8C&pg=PA55&dq=shia+islam+somalia&hl=en&ei=JUgJTaHxHIH58AbazZWhAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Pg 55]</ref> The historian [[David Westerlund]] refers to both Shia and [[Wahhabi]] ([[Hanbali]] ''madhab'') sects in Somalia as relatively recent developments.<ref> David Westerlund, Ingvar Svanberg. ''Islam outside the Arab world''. Palgrave Macmillan, 1999. {{ISBN|0-312-22691-8}}, {{ISBN|978-0-312-22691-6}}. [https://books.google.com/books?id=weYQMv2RqCgC&pg=PA41&dq=shia+islam+somalia&hl=en&ei=FUkJTYDjJ4KC8ga9-bmfAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=shia%20islam%20somalia&f=false Pg 41]</ref> |
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According to Ibn Battuta, [[Zeila]] was predominantly a [[Shia]] populated city when he went there in the 14th century.<ref>The History of Somalia - Page 38, Raphael Chijioke Njoku - 2013</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:15, 23 October 2018
Shi'a Muslims form a very small minority in Somalia, which is almost entirely populated by Sunni Muslims of the Shafi school of jurisprudence (madhab).[1] The historian David Westerlund refers to both Shia and Wahhabi (Hanbali madhab) sects in Somalia as relatively recent developments.[2]
According to Ibn Battuta, Zeila was predominantly a Shia populated city when he went there in the 14th century.[3]
References
- ^ Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi. Culture and customs of Somalia. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN 0-313-31333-4, ISBN 978-0-313-31333-2. Pg 55
- ^ David Westerlund, Ingvar Svanberg. Islam outside the Arab world. Palgrave Macmillan, 1999. ISBN 0-312-22691-8, ISBN 978-0-312-22691-6. Pg 41
- ^ The History of Somalia - Page 38, Raphael Chijioke Njoku - 2013