Sudan Religion Wikipedia

Religion of an area. For more than a century Sudanfirst as a colonial holding then as an independent countryincluded its neighbour South Sudan.

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Sudan religion wikipedia. The SPLM which in 1991 controlled most of southern Sudan opposed the imposition of the sharia Islamic law. Most Christian Sudanese and adherents of local religious systems lived in southern Sudan. Bakhitagif 156 227.

The following 4 files are in this category out of 4 total. السودان As Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Islam had made inroads into the south but more through the need to know Arabic than a profound belief in the tenets of the Quran.

Sudan country located in northeastern AfricaThe name Sudan derives from the Arabic expression bilād al-sūdān land of the blacks by which medieval Arab geographers referred to the settled African countries that began at the southern edge of the Sahara. The oldest of these tarīqahs is the Qādiriyyah which was introduced to the Sudan region from the Middle East in the 16th century. Religion in South Sudan religion in the country.

It is bordered by Egypt to the north the Red Sea to the northeast Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east Kenya and Uganda to the southeast the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The population is approximately 26 million according to the 2008 census. Sudan - Sudan - Religion.

Ezekiel Kondo David Hamid croppedjpg 854 746. There are conflicting reports as to the religious beliefs in South Sudan though all agree that the three main religions are traditional African religions Christianity and IslamThe South Sudanese President Kiir a Roman Catholic while speaking at Saint Theresa Cathedral in Juba South Sudan stated that South Sudan would be a nation which respects freedom of religion. Another 20 practise African traditional religions and just 3 are Muslim.

Much of South Sudans economy is based on oil but they also have a large lumber industry mainly consisting of teak. It is the largest country in Africa and in the Arab World and tenth largest in the world by area. Sudan officially the Republic of the Sudan Arabic.

12th out of 177. Sunni Muslim 70 in north Christian 5 mostly in south and Khartoum indigenous beliefs 25. The main religion is Christianity practised by nearly 78 of the population.

Sunni Muslim 70 in north indigenous beliefs 25 Christian 5 mostly in south and Khartoum 2006. The majority of Sudans population is Muslim belonging overwhelmingly to the Sunni branch. Sunni Islam in Sudan as in much of the rest of Africa has been characterized by the formation of tarīqahs or Muslim religious brotherhoods.

Ezekiel Kondo David Hamidjpg 2048 1536. The Culture and Information Ministry estimates that 97 percent of the population is Muslim.

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