Islam in Ethiopia
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islam-in-ethiopia-165-2161512
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Islam in Ethiopia
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Islam is the second largest religion in Ethiopia behind Christianity, with 31.1 to 35 percent of the total population of around 120 million people professing the religion as of 2024. Islam in Ethiopia dates back to the founding of the religion; in 615, when a group of Muslims were counseled by Muhammad to escape persecution in Mecca and travel to Ethiopia via modern-day Eritrea, which was ruled by Najashi, a pious Christian king. Ethiopia is mentioned in the Qur'an as Abyssinia (Al-Habash). It i
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Ethiopia
date created:
2004-12-13T23:01:52Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T04:46:52Z
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