Islam in the Comoros Islam in the Comoros 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. Local legend claims Islam was brought to the islands during Muhammad’s lifetime, brought by two Comorian nobles, Fey Bedja Mwamba and Mtswa Mwandze, who visited Mecca. Historical evidence suggests Arab merchants and exiled Zayidi Persian Shirazi princes first introduced the religion. Islam has long played a central
Islam in the Netherlands Antilles Islam in the Netherlands Antilles Islam is a minority religion in the Netherlands Antilles. There are about 2,500 Muslims in the Islands, 1000 of which are in the Caribbean Netherlands, or 0.31% of the population. Most Muslims are emigrants from Lebanon, Syria and Suriname. Muslims began to reach the islands during colonial times as workers, from African countries then form the Indian subcontinent. Then there was a wave of Muslims coming from Lebanon, Syria and Iraq as well as some indeginous people who converted to Islam. In 1982 there were about 2000 Muslims. The majority of the Islam community is