Shia Islam in Ivory Coast
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Shia Islam in Ivory Coast is composed of a tiny minority of Shia Muslim community of Ivory Coast.
History and culture
Following Shia Muslim observance are observed in Ivory Coast:[1]
- Arba'een of Imam Hussain
- Mawlid an Nabi, the birth of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad
- Birth of Imam Mahdi
- Eid al-Ghadeer, commemorates the appointment of Ali ibn Abi Talib by Muhammad as his immediate successor.
Population estimates
According to Pew Forum the population of Shia in Ivory Coast is less than one percent of the total Muslim population of Ivory Coast[2] while as per Imam Husayn (as) Encyclopedia the population of Shia in Ivory Coast is around five percent of the total Muslim population of Ivory Coast.[3]
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