Islam in Mozambique
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Mozambique is a Christian majority country, with Islam being a minority faith practiced by around 17.5% of the population as of 2020.[1][2][3][4] The faith was introduced by merchants visiting the Swahili coast, as the region was part of the trade network that spanned the Indian Ocean.[5][6] This later led to the formation of several officially Muslim political entities in the region.
The vast majority of Mozambican Muslims are Sunni Muslims, with small Shia and Ahmadiyya minorities. The Muslims consist primarily of indigenous Mozambicans, citizens of South Asian (Indian and Pakistani) descent, and a very small number of North African and Middle Eastern immigrants.