In the name of Allah, the most Merciful, the most Kind
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries. The Island is located between Cuba and Puerto Rico, with 48,442 square kilometers (18,704 sq mi) and an estimated 10 million people.
RELIGION:
Christian, 95.2% including 88.6% Roman Catholic
Protestant recent immigration, as well as proselytizing, has brought other religions, with the following shares of the population:
Spiritist: 2.2%
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 1.1%
Buddhist: 0.10%,
Bahá'í: 0.1%
Islam: 0.02%
Judaism: 0.01%
Chinese Folk Religion: 0.1%
There is an unknown number of voodoo practitioners.
(Islam 0.02% ??? My purpose is to Bring this number UP, Inshallah!)
LANGUAGE:
Spanish: The Dominican Republic is almost entirely Spanish speaking.
Haitian Creole: is spoken by Haitians immigrants and their descendants.
English: part of the new generation speaks English as a second language. There is also a community of about 8,000 speakers of Samaná English in the Samaná Peninsula.
French: is also spoken by a good portion of the population.
To contribute in increasing the 0.02% simply do what is easy for you. We are in need of many things thing to star our journey into preaching Islam to the Dominican nation.
Helpful things:
Copies of the Qur’an (with Spanish translation)
Hadith Books (Spanish translation)
Prayer rugs
Other good religious books, DVDs of Islamic teachings.
Children’s clothing, books, toys (for the orphans)
Abayas and modest clothing for the new converts (used or new)
We also need volunteers. Who ever has free time and able to travel to the Dominican Republic is more than welcome to join us. Help us distribute the goods, teach about Islam, anything you can do will be of so much help. Is never too little is never too much, anything counts and God will reward you for the good that you do. Even something as simple as sharing this link to this blog http://shareislamwithdr.blogspot.com/ with your friends and family is a great help. Thank you so much for your time. Contact me at dominicanmuslims@gmail.com for information on where you can ship your contributions or what you need to do to volunteer.
Dominican Muslims Community
Share Islam with D.R.
dominicanmuslims@gmail.com
