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Europe. Islam is the fastest-growing religion in Europe. [ 24][ 25] According to the Pew Research Center, the Muslim population in Europe (excluding Turkey) was about 30 million in 1990, and 44 million in 2010; the Muslim share of the population increased from 4.1% in 1990 to 6% in 2010. [ 3]
A Pew Research Study in 2015 found that the Muslim population was expected to grow twice as fast (70%) as the world population by 2060 (1.8 billion in 2015 to 3 billion by 2060). [312] This expected growth is much larger than any other religious group. [312] Muslims are likely to constitute roughly 26.3% of the world's total population by 2030 ...
Islam in Asia began in the 7th century during the lifetime of Muhammad. In 2020, the total number of Muslims in Asia was about 1.3 billion, it is the largest religion in Asia. Asia constitutes in absolute terms the world's largest Muslim population. [ 1] and about 62% of the world's Muslims live in Asia, with Indonesia, Pakistan, India, and ...
The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah. This consists of all those who adhere to the religious beliefs, politics, and laws of Islam [ 1] or to societies in which Islam is practiced. [ 2][ 3] In a modern geopolitical sense, these terms refer to countries in which Islam ...
Islam – population of Muslims on percentage by global subdivisions, 2022 estimates Ummah ( / ˈ ʊ m ə / ; [ 1 ] Arabic : أُمَّة [ˈʊm.mæ] ) is an Arabic word meaning " nation ". [ citation needed ] It is distinguished from shaʻb ( شَعْب [ˈʃæʕb] , "people"), which means a nation with common ancestry or geography.
He believed that Islam was compatible with science and reason and that in order to counter European power the Muslim world had to embrace progress. [18] Muhammad Abduh (1849–1905) was a disciple and collaborator of al-Afghani. He was even more influential than his master and is often referred to as the founder of Islamic modernism.
In classical Islamic law, there are three major divisions of the world which are dar al-Islam (lit. territory of Islam), denoting regions where Islamic law prevails, [1] dar al-sulh (lit. territory of treaty) denoting non-Islamic lands which are at peace or have an armistice with a Muslim government, [2] and dar al-harb (lit. territory of war), denoting lands that share a border with dar al ...
Culture of Sudan. Islam is the most common religion in Sudan and Muslims have dominated national government institutions since independence in 1956. According to UNDP Sudan, the Muslim population is 97%, [ 1] including numerous Arab and non-Arab groups. The remaining 3% ascribe to either Christianity or traditional animist religions.