Islam in Malawi

A mosque in Zomba Islam is the second largest religion in Malawi after Christianity ; nearly all of Malawi's Muslims adhere to Sunni Islam . According to the CIA Factbook , 12.8% of the country's population is Muslim . Recently, Muslim groups have engaged in missionary work in Malawi. Much of this is performed by the African Muslim Agency , based in Angola . The Kuwait -sponsored AMA has translated the Qur'an into Chichewa (Cinyanja), one of the official languages of Malawi, and has engaged in other missionary work in the country. All of the major cities in the country have mosques, and there are several Islamic schools. CIA statistics Proseletysation in Malawi Islamic organisations in Malawi

A mosque in Zomba Islam is the second largest religion in Malawi after Christianity ; nearly all of Malawi's Muslims adhere to Sunni Islam , with few who adhere to Ahmadiyya Islam. Islam arrived to Malawi with the Arab and Swahili traders who traded in ivory, gold and later on slaves beginning from 16th Century to the 19th Century. According to UNESCO, the first mosque was built by Swahili-Arabs ivory traders. According to the CIA Factbook , 12.8% of the country's population is Muslim. Recently, Muslim groups have engaged in missionary work in Malawi. Much of this is performed by the African Muslim Agency , based in Kuwait . The Kuwait-sponsored AMA has translated the Qur'an into Chichewa (Cinyanja), one of the official languages of Malawi, and has engaged in other missionary work in the country. All of the major cities in the country have mosques, and there are several Islamic schools.

A mosque in Zomba Islam is the second largest religion in Malawi after Christianity . Nearly all of Malawi's Muslims adhere to Sunni Islam . Though difficult to assess, according to the CIA Factbook , in 2008 about 12.8% of the country's population was Muslim; such a lower figure is rejected by Muslim organisations in the country, who claim a figure of 30-35% (which is described as "wishful thinking" by Christian missionaries). According to the Malawi Religion Project run by the University of Pennsylvania, in 2010 approximately 26% of the population was Muslim, concentrated mostly in the Southern Region . Historical Dictionary of Malawi (revised ed.). "The Malawi Religion Project (MRP) | Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH)" .

A mosque in Zomba Islam is the second largest religion in Malawi behind Christianity . Nearly all of Malawi's Muslims adhere to Sunni Islam . Though difficult to assess, according to the CIA Factbook , in 2018 about 13.8% of the country's population was Muslim. Muslim organisations in the country claim a figure of 15-20%. According to the latest census (2018), Muslims make up 13.8% (2,426,754) of the country's population. According to the Malawi Religion Project run by the University of Pennsylvania, in 2010 approximately 19.6% of the population was Muslim, concentrated mostly in the Southern Region . Historical Dictionary of Malawi (revised ed.). "The Malawi Religion Project (MRP) | Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health (MLSFH)" .