What is Islam in Morocco?
[[File:Larache Wafa mosque.jpg|thumb|right|250px|{{center|A mosque in [[Larache]]}}]] '''Islam in Morocco''' is the largest religion making up about 99% of the [[:wikt:population|population]]. The remaining 1% are [[Christian]] and [[Jewish]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mo.html |title=The World FactBook; Morocco |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=11 Feb 2014 |website= |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency |accessdate=19 February 2014 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226055346/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mo.html%20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> == History == [[Islam]] was first brought to [[Morocco]] in 680 by an [[Arab]] invasion under Oqba ben Nafi. He rode his [[horse]] into the [[Atlantic Ocean]] saying that was all that prevented him from more [[:wikt:conquest|conquests]].<ref name=Seward62>Pat Seward; Orin Hargraves, ''Morocco'' (New York: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2006), p. 62</ref> He called Morocco ''Maghreb al-Aksa'' (meaning the farthest west).<ref name=Seward62/> In 788, The Zaydi Shia [[Idrisids]] ruled large parts of Morocco. Later, several [[Berber people|Berbers]] formed more powerful Islamic dynasties that reigned over the country. Among them were the [[Almoravids]], who were the first to unite Morocco. They also united significant regions in West Africa, Spain and Algeria. These Almoravids were responsible for making the [[Maliki]] school the most prominent in Morocco. == Practice == Today Morocco is mostly [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]]. Of the four Sunni [[:en:wikt:school of thought|schools of thought]] [[Muslim]]s in Morocco are mainly of the Maliki school.<ref>Anthony Ham; et al, ''Morocco'' (Footscray, Vic; London: Lonely Planet, 2007), p. 49</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{Africa topic|Islam in}} <br> [[Category:Islam by country|Morocco]] [[Category:Moroccan culture]] {{religion-stub}}