Editing The Gambia (section)

====Islam====

Virtually all commercial life in The Gambia comes to a standstill during major Muslim holidays, which include [[Eid al-Adha]] and [[Eid ul-Fitr]].<ref>Burke, Andrew and Else, David (2002) ''The Gambia & Senegal''. Lonely Planet. p. 35. {{ISBN|1-74059-137-2}}.</ref> Most Muslims in The Gambia follow the [[Maliki]] school of [[jurisprudence]].<ref>Sait, Siraj and Lim, Hilary (2011) [http://www.gltn.net/jdownloads/GLTN%20Documents/land_law_and_islam.pdf ''Land, Law and Islam''] {{Webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160813191050/http://gltn.net/jdownloads/GLTN%20Documents/land_law_and_islam.pdf |date= 13 August 2016}}. Zed Books. p. 42. {{ISBN|1-84277-813-7}}.</ref> There is also a significant presence of the [[Ahmadiyya]] movement in the country.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Breach of Faith |publisher=Human Rights Watch |page=8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yi8ONIe1fv4C&pg=PA8 |date=June 2005 |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314122619/https://books.google.com/books?id=yi8ONIe1fv4C&pg=PA8 |archive-date=14 March 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=irfr07/> A [[Shiite]] Muslim community exists in The Gambia, mainly due to [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] and other [[Arab people|Arab]] [[immigrants]] to the region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wow.gm/africa/gambia/article/2008/6/23/shia-presence-in-gambia |title=Shia Presence in Gambia |publisher=Wow.gm |access-date=7 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914182148/http://wow.gm/africa/gambia/article/2008/6/23/shia-presence-in-gambia |archive-date=14 September 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The vast majority of South-Asian immigrants are also Muslims.<ref name=irfr07/>