World Muslim population estimated to be 1.57 billion
Islam may be most closely associated with the Middle East, where it emerged in Arabia in the seventh century, but today the region is home to only one in five of the world's Muslims, according to a study of the religion's global distribution.
The world's Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly one in four people practise Islam, according to the US Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, which published the survey. This compares to 2.25 billion Christians.
The top five Muslim countries in the world include only one in the Middle East ‑ Egypt ‑ behind Indonesia, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, in that order. Russia, the survey shows, has more Muslims than the populations of Libya and Jordan combined. Germany has more Muslims than Lebanon. China has a bigger Muslim population than Syria.
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awesome
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
My response was the opposite. "only?"
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
that is quite a lot! alhamdulilah d/w we'll get there
then again maths isnt my strongest subject and i dont "do" numbers, it just sounded a lot...lol
"How many people find fault in what they're reading and the fault is in their own understanding" Al Mutanabbi
wow wow wow people, is this a competition for this world or the afterlife?
Don't just do something! Stand there.
Why would it be bigger? Have you even been on absolutely jam packed train ,where you have to stand "between carriages" with no windows and doors visible, and stuck between all the people?
Crowded can easily turn hellish.
Both - it is not about ruling, conquering etc, but would you not rather that there were more muslims who had an easier chance to get to heaven overall?
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
Yikes! Are we sure that the 2.25 billion christians will ALL be in there, with paradise full of indonesians, indo-pak sub. and egyptians?
Don't just do something! Stand there.
Nope - God can send whoever He wants to paradise and whoever He wants to hell. The formula given to us however is Islam and following it and being good people.
(and being born Muslim does not mean we will get to paradise either...)
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.