Islam was estimated to be the fastest growing religion among the Māori,[1][2] however recently there is only a growth of 39 individuals in 12 years between 2006 and 2018.
[10] In 1990 the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand organised the first official meeting between Māori and immigrant Muslims at a Wellington Marae.
It took Mr Monir nearly twenty years to publish the first half of the Qur'an which is referred to as the Kuranu Tapu in the Māori language.
He spent numerous hours to ensure that the translation work was a close as possible to the original Arabic text in which the Qur'an was revealed.
A copy of this Qur'an was also presented to King Tūheitia at a marae outside Hamilton, which gave Mr Monir an opportunity to address a large group of Māori in their own language, he said.