Muslims

Muslims
Prayers in the Mosque (1892) by Jean-Léon Gérôme
Total population
c. 2 billion worldwide (2020)
Founder
Muhammad
Regions with significant populations
 Indonesia231,070,000
 Pakistan213,161,100
 India207,000,000
Bangladesh Bangladesh153,700,000
 Nigeria99,100,000
 Egypt95,000,000
 Iran82,900,000
 Turkey82,800,000
 China60,000,000—80,000,000
 Algeria42,000,000
Religions
80–90% Sunni Islam
12–17% Shia Islam
~1% Ibadi Islam
~1% Other Muslim traditions, e.g. Mutazilites Islam
Scriptures
Quran
Languages
Arabic (also liturgical), Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Persian, Javanese, Punjabi, Turkish, Hausa, Mandarin Chinese & other Sinitic languages and languages of the Muslim world

A Muslim is a person who believes in Islam, an Abrahamic monotheistic religion. Muslims believe in the five pillars of Islam and the six pillars of iman (faith). Muslims believe the Qur'an is a book of the words that the God of Abraham gave to Muhammad. Alongside the Qur'an, Muslims also believe in previous revelations of God, such as the Tawrat (Torah), the Zabur (Psalms), the Injeel (Gospel), the Scrolls of Abraham, and the Scrolls of Moses. Muslims believe human beings will be judged for how they lived on the Day of Judgement by Allah (God).

Muslims around the World

Muhammad united Arabia into a single Muslim polity, with the Qur'an forming the basis of Islamic religious belief. Muslim conquests following Muhammad's death led to the creation of the Arab caliphates, occupying a vast geographical area. The Islamic conquests culminated in the Arab Empire being established across three continents (Asia, Africa, and Europe). Today, there are about 1.57 billion Muslims in the world, which is about 1 person in every 4 people. The Muslim population continues to grow.

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