Culture of Somalia Islamic jurisprudence, although some are also adherents of the Shia Muslim denomination. Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam, is also well-established, with many local "jama'a" ("zawiya") or congregations of the various "tariiqa" or Sufi orders. The constitution of Somalia likewise defines Islam as the religion of the Somali Republic, and Islamic Sharia as the basic source for national legislation. Islam entered the region very early on, as a group of persecuted Muslims had, at Prophet Muhummad's urging, sought refuge across the Red Sea in the Horn of Africa. Islam may thus have been introduced into Somalia well before the faith
Piracy in the Atlantic World tongue. A "great mosque" was also mentioned by Defoe as well as an illustration of the City of Magadoxa rather than Magadoxa being described as a country or an island like Madagascar. A mosque would be practically expected in a region with Islamic influence and proximity to the Red and Arabian Sea. Captain Beavis was also said to have gotten lost in the higher Ethiopia, which borders present-day Somalia . The correlations of the descriptions given make a better case of Magadoxa being Somalia rather than Madagascar, and illustrate pirate influence in a region of Africa in close to connection