Islam in Nigeria is practiced by about 50% of the population (according to the CIA ) [1] . As of 2009, 78,056,000 people in Nigeria practice Islam. [2] The northern part of Nigeria (where the majority are Muslims) has been living under Sharia law since 1999 [3] .
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History
Jihad Fulani is a movement of the beginning of the 19th century in Africa under the banner of Islam, during which the Fulani army was formed and the territories of Northern Nigeria and Cameroon were conquered. The beginning of the movement was laid by Osman Dan Fodio. In 1804, he opposed the ruler of Gobir, uniting the house peasants and the Fulbe nomads. In 1809, as a result of wars with the city-states of Haus, he managed to create the Sokoto Sultanate, which lasted until the arrival of the British colonialists and was included in the protectorate of Nigeria.
Sokoto is an Islamic state in northern Nigeria , created as a result of the Fulani jihad in the early 1800s. Ruler Sokoto was called a caliph, and his governors were called emirs. Sokoto adopted Sharia law. Prisoners of war often turned into slaves, therefore slave relations were preserved in Sokoto. At the beginning of the 20th century, Sokoto was included in the British Protectorate of Nigeria , but the regional elite retained their power. Currently, the Sokoto Sultans retained their power as the spiritual leaders of the Muslims of Nigeria.
Islam in Independent Nigeria
As in other Muslim countries, Islam in Nigeria includes daily and annual rituals: Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca ); Sharia (a set of religious laws), the creation of a single political point of view among the population, norms of behavior in family life, the community system and the corresponding norms of personal behavior in most situations.
The 1963 census showed that 26 percent of Nigerians are Muslims, 62 percent are Christians, and 14 percent are traditional .
Since 1990, Islam began to permeate the daily life of Nigerians. Public meetings began and ended with Muslim prayer, and the majority of the population knew at least a few Arabic prayers and the five pillars of religion. In 2009, the number of Muslims exceeded the number of Christians [2] .
See also
- Boko haram
- Islam by country
- Sharia in Nigeria
- Religion in Nigeria
- Christianity in Nigeria
- Religious clashes in Nigeria
Notes
- ↑ CIA - The World Factbook
- ↑ 1 2 ア ー カ イ ブ さ れ た コ ピ ー . Date of treatment October 13, 2017. Archived October 10, 2009.
- ↑ Religious Riots in Nigeria Leave Hundreds Dead | Christianity Today | A magazine of evangelical conviction