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The Muslim World League(MWL; Arabic: رابطة العالم الاسلامي, romanized: Rabitat al-Alam al-Islami[ra:bitˤatalʕa:lamialisla:mij]) is an international Islamic[1]NGObased in Mecca, Saudi Arabiathat promotes what it calls the true message of Islam by advancing moderate valuesthat promote peace, tolerance and love. [2][3][4]
In his reign, a currency for the Muslim world was minted. This led to war with the Byzantine Empire under Justinian II (Battle of Sebastopolis) in 692 in Asia Minor. The Byzantines were decisively defeated by the Caliph after the defection of a large contingent of Slavs. The Islamic currency was then made the exclusive currency in the Muslim world.
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 is ...
According to the Pew Research Center in 2017, the largest Muslim population in a country is in Indonesia, a country home to 12.7% of the world's Muslims, followed by Pakistan (11.1%), India (10.9%) and Bangladesh (9.2%). About 20% of Muslims live in the Arab world.
Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad Musliyar receiving an Award by OIC Today, Malaysia Grand Mufti of India Incumbent Assumed office 24 February 2019 (2019-02-24) Preceded by Akhtar Raza Khan Personal Born A. P. Aboobacker (1931-03-22) 22 March 1931 (age 93) [a] Kanthapuram, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India (present-day Kozhikode, Kerala, India) Religion Islam Nationality Indian Home town ...
Islam/Map. Appearance. hide. < Portal:Islam. World Muslim population by percentage ( Pew Research Center, 2014) The distribution of the predominant Islamic madhhab (school of law) followed in majority-Muslim countries and regions. See also Islam by country , Christianity by country, Judaism by country, Protestantism by country, Commons:Category ...
A Muslim ( مُسْلِم ), the word for a follower of Islam, [14] is the active participle of the same verb form, and means "submitter (to God)" or "one who surrenders (to God)". In the Hadith of Gabriel, Islam is presented as one part of a triad that also includes imān (faith), and ihsān (excellence). [15] [16]
Islam in Virginia. Masjid Abdul Aziz Islamic Center in Williamsburg, Virginia, 2010. There are an estimated 200,000 Muslims in Virginia in the United States as of 2008, according to the American Religious Identification Survey. [1] As of 2014, Virginia has the fourth highest Islamic population concentration in the United States.