Islam in England

Markazi Masjid in Savile Town.

Islam is the second largest religion in England, after Christianity. Most Muslims are immigrants of South Asian descent (from countries such as Pakistan, India, Bangladesh), or descendants of the early immigrants from those places. Other large number of Muslims do come from Muslim-dominated regions such as Afghanistan, the Middle East, Malaysia, Nigeria, Somalia, and some places in Africa. White European Muslims in the UK are mostly of Slavic and Balkan descent (from countries such as Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Russia, etc).

The Savile Town is a Muslim majority town in England with 93% being Asian Muslims.

Demography

The settlements with large number of Muslims are Bradford, Luton, Blackburn, Birmingham, London and Dewsbury. There are also high numbers in High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Slough, Leicester, Manchester and the mill towns of Northern England.

Muslim population in English local authority areas.      0.0%-0.9%      1%-1.9%      2%-4.9%      5%-9.9%      10%-19.9%      20% and more

Islam In England Media

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  The Grand Mosque of Bradford is the largest mosque by capacity in the United Kingdom.

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  A mancus / gold dinar of king Offa, copied from the dinars of the Abbasid Caliphate (774); it includes the Arabic text Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah, a line from the Shahada.

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  Portrait of Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud, a Moorish ambassador to Queen Elizabeth I in 1600

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  Elizabeth I of England was one of the earliest British monarchs to establish relations, alliances and trade with Muslim majority countries.

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  Sadiq Khan, a British Pakistani and the first Muslim elected as Mayor of London.

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  Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall, author of The Meaning of the Glorious Koran.

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  The London Central Mosque, built in 1977.

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  Jamea Masjid in Preston, known for its architectural design.