▁( the ▁Centro ▁Sal af i ▁de ▁México ) ▁led ▁by ▁Muhammad ▁Abd ul lah ▁Ru iz ▁( a ▁former ▁deput y ▁to ▁West on ) ▁and ▁an ▁educational ▁centre ▁managed ▁mainly ▁by ▁Muslim s ▁from ▁Egypt ▁and ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁el ▁" Cent ro ▁Edu c ativo ▁de ▁la ▁Comun idad ▁Mus ul mana ▁en ▁México " ▁( run ▁by ▁Sa id ▁Lou ah abi ), and ▁centro ▁al ▁h ik ma h ▁run ▁by ▁Isa ▁Ro jas ▁a ▁Mexican ▁convert ▁to ▁Islam , ▁who ▁studied ▁Islam ic ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Med ina , ▁within ▁the ▁capital ▁city . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Islam ▁represents ▁less ▁than ▁ 0 . 0 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁ ▁Ind igen ous ▁Mexican ▁Muslim s ▁ ▁The ▁Spanish ▁Mur ab it un ▁community , ▁the ▁Comun idad ▁Is l ám ica ▁en ▁España , ▁based ▁in ▁Gran ada ▁in ▁Spain , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁mission aries , ▁Muhammad ▁N af ia ▁( former ly ▁A ure li ano ▁Pérez ), ▁now ▁em ir ▁of ▁the ▁Comun idad ▁Is l ám ica ▁en ▁México , ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ch ia pas ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁Z apat ista ▁u pr ising ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁commune ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁San ▁Crist ó bal . ▁The ▁group , ▁character ized ▁as ▁anti - cap ital istic , ▁entered ▁an ▁ide ological ▁p act ▁with ▁the ▁social ist ▁Z apat istas ▁group . ▁President ▁Vic ente ▁Fox ▁vo iced ▁concerns