Religion in Mauritania

Qur'an collection in a library in Chinguetti

The people of Mauritania are overwhelmingly adherents of Sunni Islam, of the Maliki school of jurisprudence.

Mauritania is a country in Africa, bordering Algeria, Mali, Senegal, and the Western Sahara (currently controlled by Morocco).[1] According to the CIA 100% of Mauritanian citizens are Muslim,[2] although there is a small community of Christians, essentially of foreign nationality.[3]

In 2004, the two largest Sufi Muslim tariqas in Mauritania were Tijaniyyah and Qadiriyya.[4] There was no record of Sufis in the country in 2022.[5]

Religion in Mauritania 2020, Source: [6]

  Sunni Islam (100%)
  1. ^ Thomas M. Leonard (2006). Encyclopedia of the Developing World. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1003–1004. ISBN 978-0-415-97662-6. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Mauritania". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  3. ^ Britannica, Retrieved 2023-04-25
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Esposito2004 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ World Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved on 2023-08-08
  6. ^ World Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved on 2023-08-08