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Title:Islam in Malawi
Author:Sicard, S. vonISNI
Year:1993
Periodical:Journal of the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs
Volume:14
Issue:1-2
Period:January
Pages:107-115
Language:English
Geographic term:Malawi
Subjects:Islamic history
Religion and Witchcraft
Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
External link:https://doi.org/10.1080/13602009308716284
Abstract:This paper traces the development of Islamic faith and practice in Malawi in the context of historical data which seem to indicate early contacts between the Muslim communities on the East African coast (traders from Arabia, the Gulf, India and Indonesia) and the people around Lake Malawi. It also analyses the factors which have contributed to the spread of the Islamic faith and outlines the nature and present status of Islam in the country. Factors which have encouraged the establishment of Islam in Malawi include the fissiparousness within the Christian tradition, the presence of 'Muslim teachers' in the trade caravans, and the changes in the educational system after independence in 1964, when Islamic literature in English, particularly from South Africa, became more readily available. The Muslim community in Malawi is by no means homogeneous. Attention is paid to various Muslim religious orders in Malawi, as well as to Muslim personal law, Muslim rituals, Muslim educational and cultural organizations, Islam in the media, and the challenges for Muslims in Malawi today.
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