Islam in Fiji

The Muslims of Fiji comprise approximately 7% of the population (62,534). The Muslim community is made up of people of Indian origin, descendents of Indentured Labourers who were brought to the islands in the late 19th century by the British colonialist rulers of the time. The majority of the Indian-Fijian community is Hindu and an estimated 16% is Muslim. There are also thought to be a few hundred indigenous Fijian Muslims, such as the well-known politician Apisai Tora , but no accurate statistical data exists in this regard. Muslims are mostly Sunni followers Imam Abu Hanifa (59.7 percent) or unspecified (36.7 percent), with an Ahmadiyya minority (3.6 percent). The Ahmadis run the Fazl-e-Umar Mosque in Samabula, which is the largest in the South Pacific. In the 1966 elections a Suva-based Muslim communal party, the Muslim Political Front, took part.

The Muslims of Fiji comprise approximately 6% of the population (52,505). The Muslim community is made up of people of Indian origin, descendants of indentured labourers who were brought to the islands in the late 19th century by the British colonialist rulers of the time. There are also thought to be a few hundred Indigenous Fijian Muslims, such as the well-known politician Apisai Tora , but no accurate statistical data exist in this regard. Muslims are mostly Sunni followers Imam Abu Hanifa (59.7 percent) or unspecified (36.7 percent), with an Ahmadiyya minority (3.6 percent). The Ahmadis run the Fazl-e-Umar Mosque in Samabula, which is the largest in the South Pacific. In the 1966 elections a Suva-based Muslim communal party, the Muslim Political Front, took part.

Islam has a high following in Fiji . There are about 60,000 Muslims in Fiji. Muslims in Fiji are mostly Sunni Muslim . In the 1966 Fiji elections, a Suva-based Muslim communal party, the Muslim Political Front, took part. Presently, Urdu is widely taught among Muslim schools for the Fijian Muslims all across Fiji . In the early 19th century, Muslims migrated to Fiji from South Asia. The Fiji Muslim League (FML) was formed in 1926. The FML was vital in the growth of Islam as they contributed to the schooling system of Fiji with launching Muslims schools in the country. In 1929, Fiji Muslim League sought to acquire discrete representation for Muslims in the Fiji Legislative Council. Some modern Muslim migrants from Arab Countries such as Sudan, Yemen and Egypt also have settled in Fiji forming a Fijian-Arab Population, with other migrants from other country's around the Islamic World. Islamic holy days such as Mawlid are also given as a holiday by the Fijian government. "[PDF] The History of the Mawlid - Free Download PDF" . silo.tips .

Islam in Fiji ( Fiji Hindi : فجی میں اسلام ( Perso-Arabic script ) ; फ़िजी में इस्लाम ( Devanagari script ) ) is the third largest religion. There are about 60,000 Muslims in Fiji. Muslims in Fiji are mostly Sunni Muslim with a Shia and Ahmadiyya minority. In the 1966 Fiji elections, a Suva-based Muslim communal party, the Muslim Political Front, took part. Presently, Urdu and an Urduized/Arabized/Persianized form of Fiji Hindi is widely taught among Muslim schools for the Fijian Muslims all across Fiji . In the early 19th century, Muslims migrated to Fiji from South Asia. The Fiji Muslim League (FML) was formed in 1926. The FML was vital in the growth of Islam as they contributed to the schooling system of Fiji with launching Muslims schools in the country. In 1929, Fiji Muslim League sought to acquire discrete representation for Muslims in the Fiji Legislative Council. Some modern Muslim migrants from Arab Countries such as Sudan, Yemen and Egypt also have settled in Fiji forming a Fijian-Arab Population, with other migrants from other country's around the Islamic World. Islamic holy days such as Mawlid are also given as a holiday by the Fijian government. "[PDF] The History of the Mawlid - Free Download PDF" . silo.tips .