African-American Muslims

African-American Muslims
Total population
770,000–1,100,000 (est.)
Regions with significant populations
United States
Languages
English, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Swahili, Somali, Hausa, Afar, Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, Serer, Susu, Fula, Kissi, Kpelle, Bambara, Nouchi, Gurma, Guinea-Bissau Creole, Temne, Krio, Limba, Tuareg languages, Comorian languages and other African languages
Religion
Related ethnic groups
African American, Muslim American

African-American Muslims, also colloquially known as Black Muslims, are an African American religious minority.[1] African American Muslims account for over 20% of American Muslims.[2] They represent one of the larger minority Muslim populations of the United States as there is no ethnic group that makes up the majority of American Muslims.[3] They are represented in Sunni and Shia denominations as well as smaller sects, such as the Nation of Islam. The history of African-American Muslims is related to African-American history in general, and goes back to the Revolutionary and Antebellum eras.[4]

  1. ^ "A Religious Portrait of African-Americans". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. January 30, 2009. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Mohamed, Besheer (January 17, 2019). "Black Muslims account for a fifth of all U.S. Muslims, and about half are converts to Islam". Pew Research Center. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Demographic portrait of Muslim Americans". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. July 26, 2017. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  4. ^ Diouf, Sylviane (2014). Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in America. New York University Press. ISBN 978-1479847112.

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