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[[El Salvador]] is a predominantly [[Christian]] country, with adherents [[Islam]] being a minuscule minority. Due to the [[secular]] nature of the country's constitution, [[Muslims]] are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country.
There is a small [[Muslim]] community in [[El Salvador]], largely consisting of Salvadoran nationals and converts. However, the majority of the [[Arab]] population in the country are Roman Catholic.


There is a small [[Muslim]] community in [[El Salvador]], largely consisting of Yemeni Arabs. However, most of the Palestinian Arab population in the country is Christian. It is estimated that there are about 1,000-1,500 Muslims in El Salvador, however, the figure can reach up to 18,000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Orantes |first1=Diana |title="Los árabes son una raza, musulmán es el que acepta el islam" |url=https://historico.elsalvador.com/historico/642079/los-arabes-son-una-raza-musulman-es-el-que-acepta-el-islam.html |website=Elsalvador.com |date=21 September 2019 |publisher=El Diario de Hoy |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>
There is an Islamic Cultural Association operated by the community, named ''Fatimah Az-Zahra''. They published the first Islamic magazine in Central America: ''Revista Biblioteca Islámica''. Additionally, they are credited with providing the first and only Islamic library dedicated to spreading Islamic culture in the country.<ref>[http://www.islamelsalvador.com ''El Sitio de Los Musulmanes Shiítas de El Salvador'']</ref> Muslim Community also exists in the country.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20111205/pais/204585/ | title=Ahmadía, el ala pacífi ca del Islam, atrae a guatemaltecos | accessdate=June 2, 2014}}</ref>

There is an Islamic Cultural Association operated by the [[Shia]] community, named ''Fatimah Az-Zahra''. They published the first Islamic magazine in Central America: ''Revista Biblioteca Islámica''. Additionally, they are credited with providing the first and only Islamic library dedicated to spreading Islamic culture in the country.<ref>[http://www.islamelsalvador.com ''El Sitio de Los Musulmanes Shiítas de El Salvador'']</ref> [[Ahmadiyya]] Muslim Community also exists in the country.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20111205/pais/204585/ | title=Ahmadía, el ala pacífi ca del Islam, atrae a guatemaltecos | access-date=June 2, 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602200552/http://www.elperiodico.com.gt/es/20111205/pais/204585/ | archive-date=June 2, 2014 }}</ref>


==Background==
==Background==


===20th-century immigration===
===20th-century immigration===
The arrival of families emigrating from Arab countries ([[Syria]], [[Lebanon]] and [[Palestine]]) primarily occurred during the early 20th century. However, the majority of these Middle Eastern immigrants were Christian - of the few Muslim families, little or nothing has been documented.
The arrival of families emigrating from Arab countries ([[Syria]], [[Lebanon]] and [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]]) primarily occurred during the early 20th century. However, the majority of these Middle Eastern immigrants were Christian - of the few Muslim families, little or nothing had been documented.


==Centers==
==Centers==
In 1994, the first center of Islamic worship was inaugurated in El Salvador, named ''Centro Islámico Árabe Salvadoreño'', founded in the capital city of San Salvador by a group of Salvadorian nationals and individuals of Palestinian ancestry. In 2004, a second mosque was inaugurated in the capital by Shiites, they named it ''Fátimah Az-Zahra'', in honor of [[Fatimah]], the daughter of the [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]] from his first wife [[Khadija bint Khuwaylid|Khadija]]. They began diffusing Islamic literature through the Internet, inaugurating the country’s first Islamic Website that includes the publication of a quarterly magazine and that currently counts more than 100 digitized Islamic books.<ref>[http://www.islamelsalvador.com islamelsalvador.com]</ref> In 2007, a third mosqie, called the ''Mezquita Dar-Ibrahim'', was inaugurated in [[San Salvador]].
In 1994, the first center of Islamic worship was inaugurated in El Salvador, named ''Centro Islámico Árabe Salvadoreño'', founded in the capital city of [[San Salvador]] by a group of Salvadoran nationals and individuals of [[Palestinian]] ancestry. In 2004, a second mosque was inaugurated in the capital by Shiites, they named it ''Fátimah Az-Zahra'', in honor of [[Fatimah]], the daughter of the [[Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]] from his first wife [[Khadija bint Khuwaylid|Khadija]]. They began diffusing Islamic literature through the Internet, inaugurating the country's first Islamic Website that includes the publication of a quarterly magazine and that currently counts more than 100 digitized Islamic books.<ref>[http://www.islamelsalvador.com islamelsalvador.com]</ref> In 2007, a third mosque, called the [[Dar-Ibrahim Mosque]], was inaugurated in [[San Salvador]].


The Islamic Centers are generally involved in performing the Friday congregational prayers known as ''[[Jumu'ah|Salaat-al-Jummah]]'', distributing literature, charitable activities, online propagation and donating informative materials on Islam to various religious and cultural institutions throughout the country. For example, the ''Fátimah Az-Zahra'' Islamic Center provides introductory classes on Islamic doctrine and history. These classes, which are open to the general public, are not solely religious in nature: courses in foreign languages and efforts to improve adult literacy are also offered.<ref>[http://www.uca.edu.sv/virtual/comunica/archivo/jun092006/notas/nota5.htm Revista Comunica de la UCA]</ref>
The Islamic Centers are generally involved in performing the Friday congregational prayers known as ''[[Jumu'ah|Salaat-al-Jummah]]'', distributing literature, charitable activities, online propagation, and donating informative materials on Islam to various religious and cultural institutions nationwide. For example, the ''Fátimah Az-Zahra'' Islamic Center provides introductory classes on Islamic doctrine and history. These classes, which are open to the general public, are not solely religious in nature: courses in foreign languages and efforts to improve adult literacy are also offered.<ref>[http://www.uca.edu.sv/virtual/comunica/archivo/jun092006/notas/nota5.htm Revista Comunica de la UCA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081101002922/http://www.uca.edu.sv/virtual/comunica/archivo/jun092006/notas/nota5.htm |date=2008-11-01 }}</ref>

==Mosques==
* [[Dar-Ibrahim Mosque]]

==See also==
*[[Latin American Muslims]]
*[[Islam by country]]
*[[Hispanic and Latino American Muslims|Latino Muslims]]


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.islamelsalvador.com/ El Islam en El Salvador]
*[http://www.islamelsalvador.com/ El Islam en El Salvador]
*Oficina de Divulgación Islámica, Fátimah Az-Zahra
*Oficina de Divulgación Islámica, Fátimah Az-Zahra
*Pedro Escalante & Abraham Daura Molina (2001), ''Sobre Moros y Cristianos, y otros Arabismos en El Salvador'', Embajada de España en El Salvador y Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional, San Salvador, ES pp.&nbsp;17
*Pedro Escalante & Abraham Daura Molina (2001), ''Sobre Moros y Cristianos, y otros Arabismos en El Salvador'', Embajada de España en El Salvador y Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional, San Salvador, ES pp.&nbsp;17
*[http://www.laprensagrafica.com/dominical/987838.asp Archivo Electrónico de la Prensa Gráfica], correspondiente al 17 de febrero de 2008
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081030105110/http://www.laprensagrafica.com/dominical/987838.asp Archivo Electrónico de la Prensa Gráfica], correspondiente al 17 de febrero de 2008
*[http://www.uca.edu.sv/virtual/comunica/archivo/jun092006/notas/nota5.htm Revista Comunica de la UCA]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081101002922/http://www.uca.edu.sv/virtual/comunica/archivo/jun092006/notas/nota5.htm Revista Comunica de la UCA]
*Mauricio Pineda Cruz, Carlos (July 2005). [http://jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369091 ''Al-Qaeda's Unlikely Allies in Central America'']. Terrorism Monitor Vol. 3, Issue 1
*Mauricio Pineda Cruz, Carlos (July 2005). [https://web.archive.org/web/20081006143603/http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369091 ''Al-Qaeda's Unlikely Allies in Central America'']. Terrorism Monitor Vol. 3, Issue 1
*Marín-Guzmán, Roberto (2000). ''A Century of Palestinian Immigration into Central America: A study of their economic and cultural contributions''. San Jose, CR: Universidad de Costa Rica.
*Marín-Guzmán, Roberto (2000). ''A Century of Palestinian Immigration into Central America: A study of their economic and cultural contributions''. San Jose, CR: Universidad de Costa Rica.
*Pagano, Néstor y Amoretti, María.[http://www.islamelsalvador.com/inmaculados/losimames.pdf ''Los Imames de la Buena Guia de la familia del Profeta Muhammad'']. Biblioteca Islámica Fátimah Az-Zahra
*Pagano, Néstor y Amoretti, María.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090306124440/http://www.islamelsalvador.com/inmaculados/losimames.pdf ''Los Imames de la Buena Guia de la familia del Profeta Muhammad'']. Biblioteca Islámica Fátimah Az-Zahra
*Pagano, Néstor.[http://www.islamelsalvador.com/fundamentos/jesusenelcoran.pdf ''Jesús, Hijo de María En el Corán y la Tradición'']
*Pagano, Néstor.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090306124439/http://www.islamelsalvador.com/fundamentos/jesusenelcoran.pdf ''Jesús, Hijo de María En el Corán y la Tradición'']
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.islamelsalvador.com El Sitio de Los Musulmanes Shiítas de El Salvador]
*[http://www.islamelsalvador.com El Sitio de Los Musulmanes Shiítas de El Salvador]
*Oficina de Divulgación Islámica, San Salvador, San Salvador
*Oficina de Divulgación Islámica, San Salvador, San Salvador
*[http://groups.google.com.sv/group/centro-islamico?hl=es&pli=1 Centro Islámico]
*[http://groups.google.com.sv/group/centro-islamico?hl=es&pli=1 Centro Islámico]{{Dead link|date=September 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*KUSUMO, Fitra Ismu, "ISLAM EN AMERICA LATINA Tomo I: La expansión del Islam y su llegada a América Latina (Spanish Edition)"[http://www.amazon.com/ISLAM-AMERICA-LATINA-Tomo-ebook/dp/B00ET685X0/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379128571&sr=1-4]

*KUSUMO, Fitra Ismu, "ISLAM EN AMÉRICA LATINA Tomo II: Migración Árabe a América Latina y el caso de México (Spanish Edition)" [http://www.amazon.com/ISLAM-AM%C3%89RICA-LATINA-Tomo-ebook/dp/B00ETR9GDW/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379128571&sr=1-2]

*KUSUMO, Fitra Ismu, "ISLAM EN AMÉRICA LATINA Tomo III: El Islam hoy desde América Latina (Spanish Edition)"[http://www.amazon.com/ISLAM-AM%C3%89RICA-LATINA-Tomo-ebook/dp/B00ET6890O/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1379128571&sr=1-5]

==See also==
*[[Islam by country]]


{{Islam in the Americas}}
{{Islam in the Americas}}


[[Category:Religion in El Salvador]]
[[Category:Islam in El Salvador| ]]
[[Category:Islam by country|El Salvador]]
[[Category:Islam in Central America|El S]]

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El Salvador is a predominantly Christian country, with adherents Islam being a minuscule minority. Due to the secular nature of the country's constitution, Muslims are free to proselytize and build places of worship in the country.

There is a small Muslim community in El Salvador, largely consisting of Yemeni Arabs. However, most of the Palestinian Arab population in the country is Christian. It is estimated that there are about 1,000-1,500 Muslims in El Salvador, however, the figure can reach up to 18,000.[1]

There is an Islamic Cultural Association operated by the Shia community, named Fatimah Az-Zahra. They published the first Islamic magazine in Central America: Revista Biblioteca Islámica. Additionally, they are credited with providing the first and only Islamic library dedicated to spreading Islamic culture in the country.[2] Ahmadiyya Muslim Community also exists in the country.[3]

Background

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20th-century immigration

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The arrival of families emigrating from Arab countries (Syria, Lebanon and Palestine) primarily occurred during the early 20th century. However, the majority of these Middle Eastern immigrants were Christian - of the few Muslim families, little or nothing had been documented.

Centers

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In 1994, the first center of Islamic worship was inaugurated in El Salvador, named Centro Islámico Árabe Salvadoreño, founded in the capital city of San Salvador by a group of Salvadoran nationals and individuals of Palestinian ancestry. In 2004, a second mosque was inaugurated in the capital by Shiites, they named it Fátimah Az-Zahra, in honor of Fatimah, the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from his first wife Khadija. They began diffusing Islamic literature through the Internet, inaugurating the country's first Islamic Website that includes the publication of a quarterly magazine and that currently counts more than 100 digitized Islamic books.[4] In 2007, a third mosque, called the Dar-Ibrahim Mosque, was inaugurated in San Salvador.

The Islamic Centers are generally involved in performing the Friday congregational prayers known as Salaat-al-Jummah, distributing literature, charitable activities, online propagation, and donating informative materials on Islam to various religious and cultural institutions nationwide. For example, the Fátimah Az-Zahra Islamic Center provides introductory classes on Islamic doctrine and history. These classes, which are open to the general public, are not solely religious in nature: courses in foreign languages and efforts to improve adult literacy are also offered.[5]

Mosques

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Orantes, Diana (21 September 2019). ""Los árabes son una raza, musulmán es el que acepta el islam"". Elsalvador.com. El Diario de Hoy. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ El Sitio de Los Musulmanes Shiítas de El Salvador
  3. ^ "Ahmadía, el ala pacífi ca del Islam, atrae a guatemaltecos". Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  4. ^ islamelsalvador.com
  5. ^ Revista Comunica de la UCA Archived 2008-11-01 at the Wayback Machine

References

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