Shia Islam in Somalia

Shi'a Muslims form a very small minority in Somalia.[1] There has never been a comprehensive survey on religious affiliation in Somalia, and as such, figures on adherence are largely based upon speculation.[2] The historian David Westerlund refers to both Shia and Wahhabi (Hanbali madhab) sects in Somalia as relatively recent developments.[3]

According to Ibn Battuta, Zeila was predominantly a Shia populated city when he went there in the 14th century.[4]

The city of Zeila began to gradually lose its Shiite character during the period between 1623 and 1639, when the Ottoman administrators came to increasingly regard the Shiism practised by the local Somali Shiites as heretic due to the ongoing Safavid-Ottoman War against Safi of Persia.[5]

See also

References
  1. 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
  2. Abdullahi, Mohamed Diriye. Culture and customs of Somalia. Vol. 2. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001.
  3. 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
  4. The History of Somalia - Page 38, Raphael Chijioke Njoku - 2013
  5. Haghnavaz, Javad. "Islam and Islamic Civilization." Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences 5.1 (2014): 10-16.
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