The word “colonial” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2005. Today the opening carries none, and neither does the rest of the article, references included.
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Islam and its institutions help to integrate Comoros society and provide an identification with a world beyond the islands' shores. As Sunni Muslims , the people follow religious observances conscientiously and strictly adhere to religious orthodoxy. During the period of colonization, the French did not attempt to supplant Islamic customs and practices and were careful to respect the precedents of Islamic law as interpreted by the Shafi'i school (one of the four major legal schools in Sunni Islam, named after Muhammad ibn Idris ash Shafii , it stresses reasoning by analogy). Hundreds of mosques dot the islands. Practically all children attend Qur'anic school for two or three years, starting around age five; there they learn the rudiments of the Islamic faith and some classical Arabic. When rural children attend these schools, they sometimes move away from home and help the teacher work his land.1
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According to the 2006 estimate by the U.S.Department of State , roughly 98% of the population in the Comoros are Muslim .Islam and its institutions have helped to integrate Comorian society and provide identification with a world beyond the islands' shores.Most adherents are Arab - Swahili or Persian , but there are also people of Indian descent.
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According to the 2006 estimate by the U.S. Department of State , roughly 98% of the population in the Comoros are Muslim . Virtually all Muslims in Comoros are Sunni belonging to Shafi school of jurisprudence . Islam and its institutions have helped to integrate Comorian society and provide identification with a world beyond the islands' shores. Most adherents are Arab - Swahili , but there are also people of Indian , largely Gujarati , descent.
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According to the 2006 estimate by the U.S. Department of State , roughly 98% of the population in the Comoros are Muslim . Virtually all Muslims in the Comoros are Sunni belonging to Shafi'i school of jurisprudence . Most adherents are Arab - Swahili , but there are also people of Indian , largely Gujarati , descent.
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Religion in the Comoros Islam is the largest religion in the Comoros . According to the 2006 estimate by the U.S. Department of State , roughly 98% of the population in the Comoros is Muslim . Virtually all Muslims in the Comoros are Sunni belonging to Shafi'i school of jurisprudence . Most adherents are Arab - Swahili , but there are also people of Indian , largely Gujarati , descent.
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Islam is the largest religion in the Comoros . According to the 2006 estimate by the U.S. Department of State , roughly 98% of the population in the Comoros is Muslim . Virtually all Muslims in the Comoros are Sunni belonging to Shafi'i school of jurisprudence . Most adherents are Arab - Swahili , but there are also people of Indian , largely Gujarati , descent.
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