Islam in Sri Lanka
Islam is the third largest religion in Sri Lanka with Muslims accounting for about 10.7% of the country's total population. About 2.3 million Sri Lankans adhere to Islam as per the Sri Lanka census of 2024. The majority of Sri Lankan Muslims follow the Shafi'i school of Sunni Islam. The majority of Muslims in Sri Lanka are concentrated in the Eastern Province where they form a plurality. Other areas containing significant Muslim minorities include the Western, Northwestern, North Central, Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces. Muslims form a large segment of the urban population of Sri Lanka and are mostly concentrated in major cities and large towns in Sri Lanka, like Colombo. Most Sri Lankan Muslims primarily speak Tamil and Sinhala. Sri Lankan Muslims of Pakistani and Indian origin also speak Urdu while Sri Lankan Malays speak the Sri Lankan Malay creole language in addition to Tamil and Sinhala. Islam in Sri Lanka traces its origin back to the arrival of Middle Eastern merchants in the...
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