WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Today, the vast majority of Swahili people are Sunni Muslims.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arabs came with their Islamic religion which they introduced to the Swahili people. Another cultural aspect is the language; over a period of contact between Arabs and Swahili, intermarriage took place, trade expanded, and Islam rapidly spread along the coast of East Africa, resulting in cultural integration.

Detailed explanation-3: -Islam is the dominant religion in North Africa and the Horn of Africa. It has also become the predominant religion on the Swahili Coast as well as the West African seaboard and parts of the interior.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are two major Islamic denominations: Sunni Islam (85–90%) and Shia Islam (10–15%).

Detailed explanation-5: -Islam. African traditional religion is often regarded to have influenced African Islam and vice versa. Islam has been in Africa for so long and has become so acculturated to the African landscape that some scholars have argued that it is a traditional African religion.