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Muslims

A Muslim is a person who believes in Islam, an Abrahamic monotheistic religion. Islam is a monotheistic religion from Abrahamic beginnings. Muslims believe the Qur'an is a book of the words that the God of Abraham (or Allah) gave to the Prophet Muhammad. Alongside the Qur'an, Muslims also believe in previous revelations of God, such as the Tawrat (Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), the Injeel (Gospel), the Scrolls of Abraham, and the Scrolls of Moses. Muslims believe human beings will be judged for how they lived on the Day of Judgement by Allah. Muslim men are usually circumcised.[28]

Muslims
Jean-Léon Gérôme - Prayers in the Mosque (1892) (Sotheby's).jpg
Prayers in the Mosque (1892) by Jean-Léon Gérôme
Total population
c. 2 billion worldwide (2020)[1][2]
Founder
Muhammad[3]
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia231,070,000[4]
 Pakistan213,161,100[5][6]
 India207,000,000[7][8]
Bangladesh Bangladesh153,700,000[9][10][11]
 Nigeria99,100,000[12]
 Egypt95,000,000[13]
 Iran82,900,000[14]
 Turkey82,800,000[15]
 China60,000,000—80,000,000[16][17]
 Algeria42,000,000[18]
Religions
80–90% Sunni Islam
12–17% Shia Islam
~1% Ibadi Islam
~1% Other Muslim traditions, e.g. Mutazilites Islam[19]
Scriptures
Quran[20]
Languages
Arabic (also liturgical), Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Persian, Javanese, Punjabi, Turkish, Hausa, Mandarin Chinese & other Sinitic languages and languages of the Muslim world[21][22][23][24][25][26][27]

Muslims around the World

Muhammad united Arabia into a single Muslim polity, with the Qur'an forming the basis of Islamic religious belief. Muslim conquests following Muhammad's death led to the creation of the Arab caliphates, occupying a vast geographical area. The Islamic conquests culminated in the Arab Empire being established across three continents (Asia, Africa, and Europe). Today, there are about 1.57 billion Muslims in the world, which is about 1 person in every 4 people. The Muslim population continues to grow.

Muslims Media

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References

  1. ↑ Muslim Population By Country 2021. World Population Review. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Lipka, Michael, and Conrad Hackett. [2015] 6 April 2017. "Why Muslims are the world’s fastest-growing religious group" (data analysis). Fact Tank. US: Pew Research Center.
  3. ↑ Muḥammad (2009). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  4. ↑ The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (in en). www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  5. ↑ SALIENT FEATURES OF FINAL RESULTS. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  6. ↑ Pakistan Population (2020) - Worldometer (in en). www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  7. ↑ Muslim Population in India - Muslims in Indian States. www.indiaonlinepages.com. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  8. ↑ India's religions by numbers. 26 August 2015. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/religious-communities-census-2011-what-the-numbers-say/article7582284.ece. 
  9. ↑ South Asia :: Bangladesh — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency. cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  10. ↑ BANGLADESH 2015 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT.
  11. ↑ "The Future of the Global Muslim Population" (in en-US). Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 2011-01-15. http://www.pewforum.org/interactives/muslim-population-graphic/#/Bangladesh. Retrieved 2017-05-24. 
  12. ↑ The World Factbook. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  13. ↑ The World Factbook. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  14. ↑ The World Factbook. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  15. ↑ The World Factbook. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  16. ↑ Gorder, A. Christian van. Islam, Peace and Social Justice: A Christian Perspective (in en) (2014-05-29)ISD LLC. ISBN 978-0-227-90200-4.
  17. ↑ China (Includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau). U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  18. ↑ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Refworld - 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom - China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau). Refworld. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  19. ↑ Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation. The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity (9 August 2012)Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  20. ↑ Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. Qurʼān (2007). Retrieved 4 November 2007.
  21. ↑ Khan, Muhammad Mojlum. The Muslim Heritage of Bengal: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of Great Muslim Scholars, Writers and Reformers of Bangladesh and West Bengal (2013). England: Kube Publishing. p. 2.
  22. ↑ Talbot & Singh 2009, p. 27, footnote 3.
  23. ↑ Grim, Brian J.. Chapter 1: Global Religious Populations, 1910–2010 (2013)Wiley. p. 22. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  24. ↑ What are the top 200 most spoken languages? (in en). Ethnologue (2018-10-03). Retrieved 2019-12-07.
  25. ↑ Al-Jallad, Ahmad. Polygenesis in the Arabic Dialects (in en) (30 May 2011).
  26. ↑ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Refworld – 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom – China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau). Refworld. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  27. ↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" (The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007), SIL Ethnologue
  28. ↑ BBC - Religions - Islam: Circumcision of boys.

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