The 1968 constitution of Mauritius recognized four religious categories: Hindus, Muslims, Sino-Mauritians, and the general population. According to a 1989 estimate, of a total population of 1,080,000, Muslims constituted about 16 percent(179,280). Recent statistics are not available because questions on religious affiliations have been removed from the population census. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX in Roman) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Muslim population is approximately 95 percent Sunni and many are Urdu-speaking. Other languages include Bhojpuri, Gujarati, and Arabic. Sunnis adhere mostly to the Hanafi school of thought, reflecting their roots in the Indian subcontinent. The biggest and second oldest place of worship is the Jummah Mosque in Port Louis, but there are many smaller mosques in the towns and villages. The highest concentration of Muslims is found in the capital Port Louis, predominantly in the Plaine Verte neighborhood. Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Bhojpuri is the main language spoken in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh. ... Gujarati (ગુજરાતી GujarātÄ«; also sometimes Gujrati) is one of the 22 official language and 14 regional languages spoken in India. ... Arabic (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... Hanafi (Arabic: حنفى ) is one of the four schools (madhabs) of Fiqh or religious law within Sunni Islam. ... The arms of Port Louis Port Louis banking district, and the main avenue leading to the Government House (seen in the background) Port Louis (pronounced locally as paw-louee) is the capital of Mauritius. ...

Among the Shi'a minority, some have their origins in different parts of India, others are adherents of the Agha Khan from East Africa, and still others are Ahmadiist from the Punjab. Shia Islam ( Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite or Shiite) is the second largest Islamic denomination; some 20-25% of all Muslims are said to follow a Shia tradition. ... Aga Khan is the title of the spiritual leader of a sect within the Ismaili branch of Islam (Nizari Ismaili). ... Ahmadi Muslims (Urdu: Ahmadiyya), are followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. ...

See also

• Islam by country – All the Muslims of Mauritius speak Mauritian Creole and have a good knowledge of French and English. Moreover, many of them speak Urdu.

Distribution of Islam Important note: Population counts by religious affiliation, like most demographic characteristics of a population, are based upon statistical science and subject to observational error and are technically referred to as estimates. ... Mauritian Creole is a creole language or dialect from Mauritius. ...

References

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