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Report: 1/4 of Human Beings Are Muslim

Thursday October 8, 2009

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A new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life reveals that one in four human beings is a Muslim. The report, "Mapping the Global Muslim Population," finds that there are 1.57 billion Muslims among the current world's population of 6.8 billion.

As a CNN report on the survey summarizes, Indonesia and Pakistan remain the most populous Muslim countries. Surprisingly, researchers found that non-Muslim countries such as Russia, China, and India round out a list of countries with the largest Muslim populations. Only 1/5 of Muslims live in the Middle East and North Africa.

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October 11, 2009 at 1:26 am
(1) Beck says:

Very interesting. Thank you!

Let’s all get along with one another.

Salam

October 11, 2009 at 10:43 pm
(2) Mrwarrior says:

The only true religion is not religion at all. It is what allows for equal opportunity for all humans (regardless of gender) to prosper in every area of life. Spirit, Soul, Physical Body, Relationships and resources which includes your money. It teaches the principles that don’t respect anyone person or group of people, but work for all so as to prosper continuously in an exponential manner. Religion is nothing but stagnation which means people are stuck at a certain level and are actually going backwards slowly. Religion keeps people blind. Wake-up people… Jesus who did not teach religion is the only Lord who taught the principles that help one to continue to prosper. Point blank period. May His heavenly Father help you to come to realize the truth

October 15, 2009 at 10:54 am
(3) To : Mrwarrior says:

Sorry man i know this news hurts you so much but this is the truth , so all what you did and what you tryn’ to do is not working :)

October 15, 2009 at 1:06 pm
(4) Desta Hiko says:

To : Mrwarrior says:
SORRY U GUY,LO!REGION IS NOT STHING NOTHING AS U WIL BE NOTHING WITHOUT RELIGION-OK.Z JUSES TEACHIG WAS ONE-WORSHIP GOD,GOD OF MINE ANG U(CHILDREN OF ESRAEL) SOTHAT ALL OF THEM BECOME PROSPEROUS IN THIS WORLID AND HEAREAFTER. WETHER U LIKE OR NOT ISLAM WAS/IS/WILL BE THE RELIGION OF ALL HUMAN BEINGS-JUST WAIT AFTER CERTAIN TIME-NOT BY WEAPON BUT PEACE AS IT WAS FROM ARABIA DERSERT TO THE PEAK NORTH AND SOUTH.SO ACCEPT ISLAM AND LET’S BE ONE IN WORSHIPPINGT TO THE ALMIGHTY GOD.

October 15, 2009 at 4:25 pm
(5) mustapha Aliyu Mustapha says:

Mr. worris, for every person respect his religion,yes! as a muslim i know there is only one god and mohammed is his messinger! and we also beleive that jesus is a messinger of god not a son of god! here is the contradictions comes in! thanks for understanding.

October 15, 2009 at 6:01 pm
(6) Mohcine says:

More and more peolple convert to islam, than ever before.
Let’s all live in harmony.
Stop the taliban, Stop the Iraq, Free palestine.

Let’s respect each other.

Peace to all.

October 16, 2009 at 2:51 am
(7) Abdoulie Cham says:

Alhamdulil laa, this is good to hear and know, lets keep the flag fly high! Islam is not ours,we are lucky to be part of it and we thank Allah for that. It is guided and protected by Allah and he give the faith to whom he wills. We can pray for the rest to embrace Islam and increase the population. It is a special gift to be a muslim, may Allah continue to guide us to be and continue to muslims and die as pure muslims.

October 16, 2009 at 10:19 am
(8) Desta Hiko says:

Alhamdulillah! summa Alhamdulilah! to be the slave of one God ‘Allah(swa)’ and to be the follower of the beloved prophet ‘Mohammed’(saw).

All brothers mentioned above, I love all of u for the sake of Allah alone.We are all brothers in this world and hearafter. Islam is the only religion all human biengs have to embrace to see his Almighty God by his nacked eyes by praying all his five salaah(prayers) by jam’aa(congretionally)chiefly subh and asur. there is no reason why not being the populoust muslim nation if we become strong in the five pillars of islam and we work,learn hard.

All muslims believe in Jesus,the son of marry,peace and blessings of Allah be upon them-as he is the beloved prophet and slave of one God like all other prophets.

One cannot be muslim if he do not believe in all prophets incuding Juses(may peace and blessing of Allah be upon him).He was muslim and he will come being muslim on the Day.He is the brother of all beloved prophets.

So my friends in other religion, let’s believe in Juses and other prohets and embrace islam to be the candidates of the paradise tomorrow.

MAY ALLAH(swa) GUIDE ALL OF U TO RIGHT PATH AND MAKE US HIS TRUE SLAVES AND TAKE OUR SOUL BEING MONOTHEISTS.

October 16, 2009 at 10:38 am
(9) NURA ABUBAKAR says:

salam, very intrested about the population of muslim ummah and by God Grace before the end of the world the population will be all over the living human beings on the earth will embraced islam. keep on praising one God, his mercy and protection will cover you and your generation.thanks and happy juma’at
nura abubakar
nigeria

October 17, 2009 at 7:57 am
(10) ismail ishaq says:

salam, the no. of moslems is yet to grow again and again on this universe. especially in my country uganda arua in particular,each friday we recieve new entrants and by the year 2035 the no. would have grown big. masallah.

October 17, 2009 at 2:37 pm
(11) Desta Hiko says:

To my brothers Nura and Ismail:

MAY ALLAH’S PEACE BE UPON BOTH OF YOU. I’M 23, FROM ETHIOPIA,COUNTRY IN NORTH OF AFRICA. I’M JIMMA UNIVRESITY MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENT.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE STRONG MUSLIM JEME’A IN OUR COUNTRY. THERE ARE A GREAT DEAL NUMBER OF BOOKS WRITTEN IN LOCAL LANGUAGE AND CHIEFLY OF DR.ZAKIR NAIK(MAY ALLAH HAVE MERCY ON HIM). LIKE DR ZAKIR MANY SCHOLARS HAD/HAVE /ARE BROUGT/BRINGING MANY CHANGES IN ADOLESCENTS LIKE ME AND YOU.
SO,DO YOU HAVE SUCH ACCESS LIKE WATCHING ON DIFFERENT DAW’AAS LIKE OF SHEK AHMED DEEDAT(RAHIMAHULLAH),DR.ZAKIR ETC. WHICH WILL BACK UP YOU TO STRENGTH THE BACK BONE OF YOUR AQIDA-FOR WHICH ALL PROPHETS OF ALLAH WAS SENT(PBU THEM)-LIKE PROPHET IBRAHIM(PBUH)WHO WAS THROWN INTO FIRE BY HIS BROTHERS(I’E HIS PEOPLE TO WHOM HE WAS SENT),AND PROPHET MOHAMMED(PBUH) WHOSE TEETH WAS BROKEN ON DAY OF UHUD GAZWA,HIS BLOOD FLOW WHEN HE WENT TO TAIF FOR DAW’AA…ETC.
SO MY BROTHERS IN ISLAM ,LET’S COME TO QUR’AN AND SUNNA(HADITHS) AND GET JENNATUL FIRDOUS ALONG WITH THE BELOVED PROPHETS…INSHALLAH.

I LOVE ALL OF YOU,YOU?

October 20, 2009 at 1:52 am
(12) musliha says:

Holy Qur’an Chapter 110 (Yoosuf Ali’s translation):

1: When comes the Help of Allah, and Victory,

2: And thou dost see the people enter Allahs Religion in crowds,

3: Celebrate the praises of thy Lord, and pray for His Forgiveness: For He is Oft-Returning (in Grace and Mercy).

October 23, 2009 at 11:48 am
(13) zafar mahmood says:

we should all of us realise that we have been manipulated into thinking that the prophet is the true messenger of God when in fact that is not the truth – did not Jesus say that there would be many false prophets that would come into the world after him – then you should know that Muhammad is one of those false prophets – Jesus never lied not ever.

October 26, 2009 at 12:43 pm
(14) Desta Hiko says:

To zafar mahmood says:
LO! WE MUSLIMS BELIEVE IN ONE GOD AND JESUS(PBUH) IS THE TRUE PROPHET IF GOD AND HE IS THE SLAVE OF ALLAH(SWA) AND PERFECT SERVANT OF ALLAH.

IF ONE MUSLIM DENY THE PROPHETHOOD OF JESUS(PBUH),HE CANNOT BE MUSLIM AT ALL. NOT ONLY JESUS WAS PROPHET BUT ALSO LIKE ABRAHAM,MUSE,JOSEPH ZAKARIA,YAHYA(PBU THEM). WE HAVE BELIEVE THEY ARE TOO THE PROPHETS OF ALLAH(SWA) AS JESUS WAS.THEY ARE ALL BROTHERS.ALLAH(SWA) SENT THE LAST PROPHET TO BE PROPHET MOHAMMED(PBUH) AS HE SENT OTHER PROPHETS BEFORE HIM.

IF ONE BELIEVES IN JUSES AND DENY OTHER PROPHETS (EG. PROPHET MOHAMMED(PBUH) ETC.) HE WILL BE AMONG THE LOSERS ON THE DAY OF RESSURRECTION AND WILL BE IN BLAZING FIRE.I.E ONE DENYING ALL PROPHETS BUT BELIEVE IN JESUS MUST THINK ‘HE IS THE ENEMY OF JESUS(PBUH)’ AS THE JESUS(PBUH) HIM SELF BELIEVE IN ONE GOD AND THE PROPHETHOOD OF PROPHET MOHAMMED(PBUH) AND OTHERS.

zafar mahmood : YOU CAN STILL DENY THE ABOVE SAYINGS; BUT DO NOT FORGET ‘YOU WILL NEVER GET JESUS ON THE DAY UNLESS YOU BELIEVE IN JESUS AND OTHER PROPHETS.
SO LET’S BELIEVE IN TRUE PROPHETS OF ALLAH(SWA) (Jesus,Mohammed etc.) to be free of blazing torment and to get the highest paradise along with all prophets.
I LOVE YOU ANY WAY.

October 26, 2009 at 12:52 pm
(15) Desta Hiko says:

On my comment on the first line that says:
LO!………………………………..’THE TRUE PROHET IF GOD’…………..CORRECT BY ‘THE TRUE PROPHET OF GOD…………….JUST ON THE FIST LINE.

10Q.

November 10, 2009 at 8:40 am
(16) Mohamed A.Qayum says:

“Good master what should I do to see the kingdom of God” Why you call me good, There is only one who is good and that is God. Quote from the bible and muslims follow this QUOTE.

November 10, 2009 at 8:44 am
(17) Mohamed A.Qayum says:

Wake up my fellow human beings follow the one and only true god

November 11, 2009 at 10:37 am
(18) Murtala Aliyu says:

Zafar you have forgetting that “in the Book of Matt. 11:11 Jesus told us clearly that He is not the Least in the Kingdom of God but the Least in the Kingdom of God is coming and if it’s not Prophet Mohammad, the Prophecy is not yet fulfill. think twice and accept the majority Religion which is Islam

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