Serahule Muslims

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Serahule Muslims are members of the Serahule (Soninke) ethnic group in The Gambia who practice Islam and form one of the country’s key Muslim communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim community
religious ethnic group
celebrates Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Fitr
contributesTo Islamic scholarship in The Gambia
rural Islamic leadership in The Gambia
country The Gambia
demographicRole one of the key Muslim communities in The Gambia
engagesIn agriculture
commerce and trade
ethnicGroup Serahule people NERFINISHED
Soninké people
surface form: Soninke people
followsText Quran
surface form: Qur’an
followsTradition Sunnah
surface form: Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad
hasCulturalPractice Islamic marriage ceremonies
Islamic naming ceremonies
extended family compounds
male circumcision rites
historicalOrigin Sahelian kingdoms
surface form: Soninke kingdoms of the Western Sudan
historicalReligionAdoption Islam since early trans-Saharan trade era
knownFor Qur’anic schooling
strong adherence to Islamic education
trading traditions
language Serahule language
Mande languages
surface form: Soninke language
locatedIn Central River Region, The Gambia
Upper River Region, The Gambia
Gambia River region
surface form: West Bank Region, The Gambia
migrationPattern internal migration to urban centers in The Gambia
partOf Muslim population of The Gambia
Soninke people
surface form: Soninke Muslim communities of West Africa
practices fasting in Ramadan
five daily prayers
hajj
zakat
religion Islam
religionBranch Sunni Islam
transnationalLinks Soninke communities in Mali
Soninke communities in Senegal
Soninke diaspora in Europe
usesLanguage English language
Mandinka language
Wolof
surface form: Wolof language

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Gambian Muslims ethnicComposition Serahule Muslims