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Converts to Christianity from Islam Total population Between 8.4 million (2014 study) - 10.2 million (2015 study) According to the study 6 million of those converts came from Indonesia; however, the 6 million figure also includes descendants of those converts. Significant numbers of Muslims convert to Christianity in: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, [6] [7] Australia, Austria, [8] Azerbaijan ...
The existence of a Christian community in the city of Najran in present-day southwestern Saudi Arabia is attested by several historical sources of the Arabian Peninsula, where it recorded as having been created in the 5th century AD or perhaps a century earlier. According to the Arab Muslim historian Ibn Ishaq, Najran was the first place where ...
George of Izla — was an East Syriac martyr, theologian and interpreter. [ 46] Golinduch — was a noble Persian lady, She converted from Zoroastrianism to Christianity in the reign of Khosrau I. [ 47] Gregory the Commander — was a Sasanian military leader from the House of Mihran, who converted from Zoroastrianism to Christianity.
Lina Joy is a Malay convert from Islam to Christianity.Born Azlina Jailani on 28 July 1964 [1] in Malaysia to Muslim parents of Javanese descent, [2] she converted at age 26. The Lina Joy case sparkled a debate about apostasy in Malaysia, [3] and her failed legal attempt to not have her religion listed as "Islam" on her identity card is considered a landmark case in Malaysia.
Jubail Church. One of the earliest church buildings ever, known as Jubail Church, is located in Saudi Arabia; it was built around the 4th century. Some parts of modern Saudi Arabia (such as Najran) were predominantly Christian until the 7th to 10th century, when most Christians were expelled or converted to Islam or left the region via the Sea ...
The religion of Islam was significantly molded by Assyrian Christians and Jews. [ 13] In explicating the origin of the Islamic salat, academics state that it was influenced by the religions prevalent in the Middle East during the time of Muhammad, such as Christianity and Judaism. [ 14] The five fixed prayer times in Islamic prayer may have ...
Christianity and Islam are the two largest religions in the world, with approximately 2.8 billion and 1.9 billion adherents, respectively. [ 1][ 2] Both religions are Abrahamic and monotheistic, having originated in the Middle East . Christianity developed out of Second Temple Judaism in the 1st century CE.
Occupation. Christian Apologist. Known for. apologetics, polemics, historical critique of Islam and Christianity. Jay Smith (born 1953) [ 1] is an American Christian evangelist and apologist. Since 1983, he has been a full-time missionary with the Brethren in Christ Church with a focus on apologetics and polemics among the Muslims of London .