International Journal of Arts and Humanities (IJAH)

Islam is the religion is one of the religions with high rate of groth. It is the most popular in the world after the Christianity In 2010, the number of followers is estimated at 1.6 billion, or 23.2% of the world's population and represents 15.5% of the population in sub-Saharan Africa (LaRochelle et al.2015, P. 15). In Chad, 53.9% of the populations are Muslims. As a result, it is the first religion after before Christianity and animism (INSEED, 1993, P. 21). The penetration and expansion of Islam is not recent in Chad. However, the modes of penetration and expansion differ from one area to another. In the North of the country, the penetration and expansion have been flexible because of the economic, social and historical links of this part of the population with the peoples of neighboring Arab countries. In the Centre, there were instances of clashes upon entry and expansion was slow. In the South, on the other hand, the spread was violent because of the animist and Christian roots of the population. The psychosis of this violent penetration has led to a less peaceful cohabitation in this part of the country, based on open or hidden claims of territorial or religious affiliation. This article, based on surveys assisted by cartography, aims to understand the history, to identify the space and to analyze intercommunity and interfaith relations in southern Chad through cases of three bordering regions, namely the two Logones (Oriental and Occidental) and the Tandjilé.