MUSLIM is the Second largest Nation in the World

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We have to know already the position of MUSLIM by the numbers in the world with the below collected data.

For decreasing the Muslim people from world, some competitive nations or community has made conflict in the more countries as if brother murdered by brother.

 

The second largest religion in the world, Islam has a total of about 1.62 billion members, or 23 percent of the entire world's population. About 49 countries have a Muslim majority, although Africa is the only continent with a Muslim majority. Most of the world's Muslim population lives in South Asia, particularly the countries of Indonesia, Pakistan, and India.

Over 88 percent of Indonesia's population follows Islam, and 96.4 percent of the population of Pakistan is Muslim. Countries nearing 100 percent Islamic populations include Morocco, Somalia, Afghanistan, Tunisia, Iran, and Western Sahara.

The following table shows the 50 countries with the highest percentage of Muslims.

Country	% of Muslims	Muslim Population
Mauritania	99.9%	3,083,772
Maldives	99.9%	348,756
Western Sahara	99.8%	272,461
Somalia	99.5%	8,548,670
Turkey	99%	68,963,953
Iran	99%	67,337,681
Algeria	99%	32,206,534
Afghanistan	99%	29,629,697
Yemen	99%	20,519,792
Tunisia	99%	9,974,201
Oman	99%	2,971,567
Comoros	99%	664,534
Djibouti	99%	471,935
Morocco	98.7%	32,300,410
Iraq	97%	25,292,658
Libya	97%	5,592,596
Pakistan	96.35%	156,491,617
Saudi Arabia	95.7%	25,281,642
Tajikistan	95%	6,805,330
Jordan	95%	5,471,745
Qatar	95%	819,898
Senegal	94%	10,459,222
Azerbaijan	93.4%	7,389,783
Egypt	91%	70,530,237
Mali	90%	11,062,376
Niger	90%	10,499,343
Gambia	90%	1,433,930
Uzbekistan	89%	23,897,563
Turkmenistan	89%	4,407,352
Indonesia	88.22%	213,469,356
Bangladesh	88%	127,001,272
Syria	88%	16,234,901
Guinea	85%	8,047,686
Kuwait	85%	1,985,300
Bahrain	85%	585,093
Palestine	84%	3,159,999
Kyrgyzstan	80%	4,117,024
United Arab Emirates	76%	1,948,041
Lebanon	70%	2,678,212
Albania	70%	2,494,178
Brunei	67%	249,481
Sudan	65%	26,121,865
Malaysia	60.4%	14,467,694
Sierra Leone	60%	3,610,585
Burkina Faso	55%	7,658,922
Chad	54%	5,306,266
Nigeria	50%	64,385,994
Eritrea	50%	2,280,799
Ethiopia	47.5%	34,700,310
Kazakhstan	47%	7,137,346

References

• US State Department's International Religious Freedom Report 2004 <http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/>
• CIA Factbook  <http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/>
• adherents.com <http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_321.html#2058>
• Religious Freedom page <http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/nationprofiles/>
• census.gov http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/idbrank.pl

Similarities and Differences

Christianity, Islam, and Judaism are three of the most influential world religions in history. While Judaism isn't as large as Christianity and Islam, its impact on the world has still been as profound. Judaism, Islam, and Christianity are sometimes called "Abrahamic religions" because they trace their history to Abraham in the Hebrew Bible. (See main pages for Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.)

What do these three religions believe about God, the universe, people, and the afterlife, and how do those convictions compare with each other? The charts below are intended to start answering those questions. As a brief guide of the similarities and differences of Islam, Judaism and Christianity, the following chart compares the statistics, origins, history and religious beliefs of these three great monotheistic faiths. (See main pages for Islamic beliefs, Jewish beliefs, and Christian beliefs.)

Comparison of Statistics and Basics

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	Islam (main page)	Judaism (main page)	Christianity (main page)
Adherents called	Muslims	Jews	Christians
Current adherents	1.3 billion	14 million	2 billion
Current size rank	2nd largest	12th largest	largest
	See Islam fast facts	See Judaism fast facts	See Christianity fast facts
Major concentration	Middle East, Southeast Asia	Israel, Europe, USA	Europe, North and South America, rapid growth in Africa
Sacred text	Qur'an (Koran)	Bible	Bible (Jewish Bible + New Testament)
Other written authority	Hadith	Talmud, Midrash, Responsa	church fathers, church councils, papal decrees (Catholic only)
	See Islam sacred texts	See Judaism sacred texts	See Christianity sacred texts
Religious law	Sharia	Halakhah	Canon Law
Clergy	imams	rabbis	priests, ministers, pastors, bishops
House of worship	mosque	synagogue	church, chapel, cathedral
Main day of worship	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Church and state	integrated	separate	separate
	See Islam practices	See Judaism practices	See Christianity practices

Comparison of Origins and History

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	Islam (main page)	Judaism (main page)	Christianity (main page)
Date founded	622 CE	unknown	c. 33 CE
Place founded	Saudi Arabia	Palestine (def)	Palestine
Founder	Muhammad	Moses or Abraham	Jesus
	See History of Islam	See History of Judaism	See History of Christianity
Original language(s)	Arabic	Hebrew	Aramaic, Greek
Early expansion	within 12 years, entire Arabian peninsula; within 100 years, Muslim world stretched from the Atlantic to China	little expansion; mostly confined to Palestine	within 60 years, churches in major cities in Palestine, Turkey, Greece and Rome (map); entire Roman Empire by end of 4th cent.
Major splits	Shia/Sunni, c. 650 CE	Reform/Orthodox, 1800s CE	Catholic/Orthodox, 1054 CE; Catholic/Protestant, 1500s CE
	Compare Sunni and Shia	Compare Jewish denominations	Compare Christian denominations

Comparison of Religious Beliefs

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					Islam (main page)		Judaism (main page)			Christianity (main page)
Type of theism					strict monotheism		strict monotheism			Trinitarian monotheism
Ultimate reality					one God		one God			one God
Names of God					Allah (Arabic for God)		Yahweh, Elohim			Yahweh, the Holy Trinity
					Islamic beliefs about God		Jewish beliefs about God			Christian beliefs about God
Other spiritual beings					angels, demons, jinn		angels and demons			angels and demons
Revered humans					prophets, imams (especially in Shia)		prophets			saints, church fathers
					Islamic beliefs about human nature		Jewish beliefs about human nature			Christian beliefs about human nature
Identity of Jesus					true prophet of God, whose message has been corrupted		false prophet			Son of God, God incarnate, savior of the world
Birth of Jesus					virgin birth		normal birth			virgin birth
Death of Jesus					did not die, but ascended into heaven during crucifixion		death by crucifixion			death by crucifixion
Resurrection of Jesus					denied		denied			affirmed
Second Coming of Jesus					affirmed		denied			affirmed
Divine revelation					through Muhammad, recorded in Qur'an		through Prophets, recorded in Bible			through Prophets and Jesus (as God Himself), recorded in Bible
View of sacred text					inspired, literal word of God, inerrant in original languages		views vary			inspired, some believe inerrant in original languages
Human nature					equal ability to do good or evil		two equal impulses, one good and one bad			"original sin" inherited from Adam - tendency towards evil
Means of salvation					correct belief, good deeds, Five Pillars		belief in God, good deeds			correct belief, faith, good deeds, sacraments (some Protestants emphasize faith alone)
God's role in salvation					predestination		divine revelation and forgiveness			predestination, various forms of grace
Good afterlife					eternal paradise		views vary: either heaven or no afterlife			eternal heaven
Bad afterlife					eternal hell		views vary: either eternal Gehenna, reincarnation, or no afterlife			eternal hell, temporary purgatory (Catholicism)
					Afterlife in Islam		Afterlife in Judaism			Afterlife in Christianity
View of fellow Abrahamic religions					Jews and Christians are respected as "People of the Book," but they have wrong beliefs and only partial revelation.		Islam and Christianity are false interpretations and extensions of Judaism.			Judaism is a true religion, but with incomplete revelation. Islam is a false religion.
		Description: Map showing the top ten most Muslim populated countries.
				Top Ten Countries with Largest Muslim Population

Rank	Country	Capital	Estimated 2010 Muslim Population	% of World Muslim Population
1	Indonesia	Jakarta	209,120,000	13.1
2	India	New Delhi	176,190,000	11
3	Pakistan	Islamabad	167,410,000	10.5
4	Bangladesh	Dhaka	133,540,000	8.4
5	Nigeria	Abuja	77,300,000	4.8
6	Egypt	Cairo	76,990,000	4.8
7	Iran	Teheran	73,570,000	4.6
8	Turkey	Ankara	71,330,000	4.5
9	Algeria	Algiers	34,730,000	2.2
10	Morocco	Rabat	31,940,000	2.0