Islam in Vanuatu
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Islam in Vanuatu is practised by about 500 to 700 members of the small island nation of Vanuatu in Oceania.[1]
History
One of the earliest known Muslims in Vanuatu was Hussein Nabanga, who converted in 1978. Hussein Nabanga was a member of the Mele people and other Mele people (who originated on the Dinny Island of Imere Tenuku) were the earliest to follow. Now there are Muslims throughout many other islands in Vanuatu.Currently there is registered Islamic society looking after religious matters, Muhammad Sadiq Sambo form Mele Village is the current president of the society,The first mosque in Vanuatu was established in 1992, in Mele Village in the outskirts of Port Vila.There is also another mosque on the island of Tanna in Middle bush Area.There is a Prayer Place[clarification needed] on the Island of Erromango near Dillons Bay. Ahmadiyya is a small Muslim sect in the country, with the first convert of Ni-Vanuatu origin converting in 2005.[2]
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