1.8 Billion Muslims in the World
December 6, 2025 - According to the latest statistics there are now more than 1.8 billion Muslims in the world. Islam is the religion that has had the largest growth rate during the last decades, and is the second biggest in the world after Christianity. Indonesia is still the largest Muslim country in the world, followed by Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
Islam has developed from the preaching and life of Muhammad, a citizen of the city of Mecca in Arabia in the seventh century of the Christian era. Muslims assert that the main written record of revelation to humankind is the Qur'an, which they believe to be flawless, immutable, and the final revelation of God.
Argument: According to World Network of Religious Futurists there will be 1.8 billion Muslims in the world by 2025, and 2.6 billion Christians.
Questions: How will the increase of Muslims in the world influence the parts of the world with other religions?



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Comments:
This is certainly due to it's extremely high birth rate and not due to converts.
Posted by: hth
hth is wrong there, I think. Conversion rates have soared after Islam came into view after 9/11. Although it is definetly a sickening event, and I do not support the events, it has had positive effects on Islam. Due to outside pressure, they've been grouping more closely in what used to be a segregated religion.
Conversion rates are relatively high. Most religions, especially monetheistic ones, seem to be deaccelerating or shrinking. Islam is growing.
What effects it will have? Unless extremist factions take the lead, little to none. Islam is per definition a tolerant religion.
Posted by: Rami
I want tell everyone that, Islam telling people that religion of god is one, all messengers of god are brothers since Adam to Mohammed, real muslims pespect Jewish and christian and all other religions which sayes that there is only one god! despite some terror muslims which do not represent all muslims, there are in each community a terrorr people , just look to Israel, read about dark ages in europeand also read about the late islamic civilization to enlight!I do not want you to enter in Islam but I want any one who think Islam is not right to read history I mean real history, To read Qurran and the miracles which mentioned since thousands of years ago and Science confirmed it.then you can decide is islam is the mesage of god or not. just try and you will lose nothing !! aren't you!!!!. with my love to any human , white or black rich or poor .
a simple muslim..
Posted by: Emad
I think that around 2025-50 AD Islam will beat Christianity by 5% or more in following the religion.Islam has had so many influenes in people, they are all amazed that many science discoveries are exact as the Qur'an says, could it really be the true religion?
Has there actually been any scientific discoveries that are opposed to what the Qur'an says?
All muslims state that the quran has God's final words to humanity.
Could all our lives be in danger if we have many corrupt laws and many corrupt faiths?
Life is full of suprises, All Arabs in Arabian Peninsula call their God Allah.
Could it be the same God in the Bible and Torah?much has influenced me that it is and I really do think Islam is the only faith free from corruption.
Any Christian from today can admit the Bible is corrupt and so many errors.
But you never find a Muslim say that, I have also found out that Muslims are very strict with their faith.
I also found out amazingly,that you cannot be a muslim without believing in Jesus.
That's very interesting!!!
Posted by: dennis
How are we the same and different?
http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=religionandsciencetz6.png
Posted by: Buddha
I think, Islam Will not beat Christianity...
Infact i don't Find Any Truth In Islam.Its because of Pressure being introduced by Certain Terrorists That People are Execpting Islam Because of Fear.. and Nothing Else...
I think in The Near Future we can see Islam Growing wide but it will only happen because of Terrorism.
Posted by: Donal Jonathan
Islam is growing fast, no escape,chritianity forces conversions, Islam doesn't,
Lemonism iis also on the rise
Posted by: John Lemon
Buddhism is really good. I am sure that you will like it.
http://www.ehow.com/how_2153959_become-buddhist.html
Posted by: Pali Cannos
it sound like a bad thing. or is that a bad thing
Posted by: brittany
I would like to inform everyone that the Muslim population is allready more than 1.8 billion [it is 1.84 billion]; see link:
http://www.islamicpopulation.com/
Posted by: Nasir
I would like to inform everyone that the Muslim population is allready more than 1.8 billion [it is 1.84 billion]; see link:
http://www.islamicpopulation.com/
Posted by: Nasir
It is another job.
It is another religion. It is another nation.
Some people, it would appear adhear to dual religions. There appears to be some double counting there big man.
We are still trying to get a clear definition of what the Middle East is, geographically?
India, China, America, Brazil really well defined.
Posted by: Daddy
Islam is like orange juice
Buddhism is like grape juice
Hinduism is like mango juice
Christianity is like apple juice
Taoism is like carrot juice
and various other juices
Drink more juice.
Posted by: Juice Man
how can u believe Islam when their founder, Muhammed, was married to a 6 year old and suposedly had "visions" in a cave that he wrote down and put in a book called the Quar'an
Posted by: chaz
Hi Chaz,
Please don't put comment without knowing the facts. If you study history with neutral attitude, you will learn. Surely Mohammad had several marriages, most of them were for greater purposes- bringing peace, uniting tribes, and freeing someone from bondage; definitely not for lust. How about modern society's idea sex with dozens of girls is OK, but marrying two girl is BIG crime!!! However, no modern Muslim has four wives. Mohammad's several marriages was extra-ordinary event in history to promote some good causes. How about revelation? Every prophet including Jesus has gone through same process of revelation. Study Bible and Quran, both are depicting same history of prophets. Educate yourselves!
Posted by: qayum
Islam is a very strong religion that can never be affected by any evil thoughts in the minds of its enemies. Without reading the Islamic history,Quran and life of Mohammed ( PBUH ) with neutrality you will never know the reason, and no doubt you will miss great knowledge which supersedes all your knowledge gained during your past life.Do you think that you have been in this world just to eat,marry,have fun,raise children and die?? Isalm gives you answers to these issues and lead you to the satisfying answers..Do not hear the hollow allegations against Islam but try to learn it by yourself....Iam one of the converters and this is my honest testimony...Just think about this man MOHAMMED (PBUH ) who was simple man of desert..How could he inspires all these millions to follow him ? Are they all blind or there should be something ?? This is the question that led me to this great religion....
Posted by: abjlabia
Thankfully, non-faith is the fastest growing position among those approaching adulthood. I expect a global conflict of culture, though I hope it is not through violence. Hopefully, in the process of learning how to kill one another, we all become naturalists and cease using our intelligence for non-intelligent purposes.
Posted by: lowrads
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, fellings,interesting discussions , points of view, and knowledge.
God created us differently so we could learn from each other.
In gratitude
Ally ladak
Posted by: ally ladak
I'm not religious, and i have no problem with anyone believing in a God/higher power/supreme being. everyone needs to have thoughts and beliefs on life.
BUT it seems ridicules to base your life on a book with no historical authenticity or reliability. Jesus and Mohammad could and most probably never even existed. The average life span in biblical periods was 30 years old with only 4 out of 10 children dying before reproductive age.
Any historic source of that time is highly unreliable, most of the language written down is extinct forms of dialect anyway.
Not to mention there was no value for human life.
Also, Christianity and Islam are religions which FORCE you to follow certain rules.
There is no way i'm praying every night before i go to bed or 5 times a day to ANY God just because some Priest who claims he is a holy man tells me to, and that its Gods will...Like he knows.
If anything i believe that God gave me some common sense to not believe that money corrupt bullshit.
Religion is so primitive, you shouldn't need religion or god to guide you, use your own brain.
I have nothing against religion, as long as its not preached, or enforced on people. I hope that we can just all get along in future years, no more stupid wars over nothing.
Oh BTW Buddhism isn't a religion its a way of thought.
'Religion was originally created to control society.'
Posted by: Dylan
It could be!!! The theory of evolution, theory of big bang, 2020, 2050..we all are actually in a fictious group. It is hard to believe that Mohammad and Jesus literally does not exist. Then we can start discarding most of our histories of the world. These two figures are so prominent in the world, so cited, so adured, so referenced that it is impossible of their inexstance. Do you believe Socretes or Plato are myth?
Now religion- we are most mysterious creature (may be) in the universe writing our own history and looking for our own origin. If you look at the history of universe, earth and evolution; as logical and scietific minded person, you should disbelief this creation of world. In theory of statistics, it very negligable chance of advent of human being. Big bang, sun, earth, life, lizard, mammals, human... these are really amazing steps; should not be automatic...something wrong...at least one after another. Suppose Earth is created and there is no life. Or, there is life, but life could not upgrade to human form...here lies the mistries of God
staring from string theory to Homo Sapiens.
Why somebody disbelief in religion, because it is related with some troubles of the world? But world is still biased. Billions of people are starving and have no means of food, do the developed human society (non believer of God) can bring food to them instead of investing billions of dollars in creating new weapons and missiles...no way.
Another thing why God does not provide food to hunger...it is his mistry. If he is so easy understandable, we will quit our endeavor.
Just think of a fiction..we human being after one billion years invent time machine and returned to earth and created life. So, we are God.
So, religion is not easy thing, it relates with practice. Why do we sing antema, we dress differently, it is the way. So, 5 times prayes is not a obligation, it is the way to ubderstand religion or way to connect with God, channel to afterworld!!!
Posted by: maqayum
Religion is an inspiration of other people, so it is important for us to protect the liability of our religion.
Posted by: john escalante
I think that by 2050 the segment of the world population following a religious conscript will be greatly reduced to near insignificance. Already science and technology have made tremendous leaps in answering age old questions of morality, existence, and purpose in life; replacing the need for superstitious belief systems. The extremist and fundamentalist movements in religion will fall out of favor as we come to understand more about ourselves and the universe around us. Perhaps first contact with alien civilization has or will occur by that time, sparking greater advances in that understanding and publicly muting the slowly dying voice of superstition. We fear what we do not know and as science and technology bring our level of knowledge and awareness up then religious fear and superstition go down.
Posted by: Edwin Scott
It is horrifying to think that Pig-ignorant primitive superstition will still exist in the 21st century. It is past time to acknowledge the fact that there is NO God and Jesus is a fraud.
Posted by: Future Resident
islam is true relegion and muhammad pbuh is true prophet he teaches us that all muslims are brothers . and jesus are not god's son he is only a simple prophet of god and he will come soon to teach the lesson of islam and one god and to kill dajal who will born in israel
Posted by: muhammad owais
Regardless of religion one should be careful not to make said religion a god or the God.
Posted by: webspeak ezine
i believe and trust, atheis are all mindless.period.
Posted by: jamkhoir
it would never be possible. follower of islam are blind and ready to kill each other.
rest of the world hate muslims.so how can they grow so fast .
before 2100 A.D. there will be not a single muslim in the world.
Posted by: prem singh
i am not agree .Religion is what that make the peoples humble and polite , Not to create terriosm or war.In japan we follow buddhism which is a real grond base religion not hypothetical like islam and christianity. and we are very happy
Posted by: kieko japan
Hey everyone ! I wanna ask you all some qns. Pls make some thought abt it wisely.
1. Who created your mother/father?
2. Who created your graandfather/mother?
3. Who created your greatgrandparents?
4. Who created your greatgreatgrandparents?
5. Who created your greatgreatgreat.....grandparents?
Think abt it. To those who does not believe in any religions or thinks that you just continue your life by using your own "brain", that's quite stupid actually.
Then you all said its due to terrorism, mysterious and blablabla...
It is possible that Muslims will continue till the day of judgement. Pls dont make rumours abt Muslim without knowing the history and facts. You all are just acting like a "smart-alec".
Try to do a research abt the true, pure and fine Islam.
Those who convert to Muslim usually said that they feel the calmness in what they do. eg. Reciting the holy Qur'an.
And Jesus is not god's son. He's just a prophet of Allah like Muhammad s.a.w and other prophets.
In the past, there's this fellow that changed the contain of the bible. And now, all the christians believe that Jesus is god's son. That does not make any sense at all.
Even if you dont like or dont want to convert to Islam, dont make any rumours abt it. Just keep it to yourselves.
If you really see the faith in Islam, you can try going to any talks on Islam. (;
Ty,
malyo
Posted by: malyo
Hey everyone ! I wanna ask you all some qns. Pls make some thought abt it wisely.
1. Who created your mother/father?
2. Who created your graandfather/mother?
3. Who created your greatgrandparents?
4. Who created your greatgreatgrandparents?
5. Who created your greatgreatgreat.....grandparents?
Think abt it. To those who does not believe in any religions or thinks that you just continue your life by using your own "brain", that's quite stupid actually.
Then you all said its due to terrorism, mysterious and blablabla...
It is possible that Muslims will continue till the day of judgement. Pls dont make rumours abt Muslim without knowing the history and facts. You all are just acting like a "smart-alec".
Try to do a research abt the true, pure and fine Islam.
Those who convert to Muslim usually said that they feel the calmness in what they do. eg. Reciting the holy Qur'an.
And Jesus is not god's son. He's just a prophet of Allah like Muhammad s.a.w and other prophets.
In the past, there's this fellow that changed the contain of the bible. And now, all the christians believe that Jesus is god's son. That does not make any sense at all.
Even if you dont like or dont want to convert to Islam, dont make any rumours abt it. Just keep it to yourselves.
If you really see the faith in Islam, you can try going to any talks on Islam. (;
Ty,
malyo
Posted by: malyo
To Kieko Japan and prem singh,
Every society has gone through peace and trouble. If you live in China or Korea during 1930's you would think, Japan as the most atrocious nation, because of their brutality. Human perception is short due to evolutionary reason. It is very hard to perceive past as so as future. Some people become terrorists does not make a religion stupid. Islam had a golden age 800-1400. If we were there, we would have thought them as most civilized people. So, is USA now. In 2050- China and India! Religion creates morals, ethics and peace. If one is an atheist, why should he bothers to drop a bomb in Nagasaki or kill 6 millions Jews! To know God what you have done? What do we know about Parallel Universe? So, is God not more complex than Parallel Universe? In fact He should be out of any equation. Lets talk about an example, to understand happiness there should be existence of pain. In fact great species like we are evolved due to pain. So, disorder is the way of evolution so as order. Islam have very beautiful teachings, so has other religions. Terrorism is created on some injustice. If we can provide food and shelter to those hungry people of the world rather than "war in Iraq" or multi-trillion $ military industry, world would have been a better place!!
Posted by: maqayum
given first commandment in Islam is "Read, read with the name of Allah (God)"
Please, before reading others comments, read more about Islam which is the most tolerant religion and not like others
Posted by: MDC
muslims have killed over 80 million hindus from the muslim invasion till today!! They were not able to accept the fact that hindus outnumbered muslims so they killed innocent hindus!! Why did u muslims even come to India!! We never wanted you fags in our country!! Go back to arab and blow yourselves up in the names of faggot allah!! Islam was founded by a faggot named HOMOhamMAD(PISS be upon him)!! He destroyed hindu temple of kaaba and made it muslim!! He ordered his fellow muslims to kill the non believers and fuck young girls for fun!! What a pedophile? Islam will decline soon after USA fucks these bastards up!! Fuck Islam and stay away from the unknown gay bastard named Allah!!
Posted by: HOMOhamMAD
Interesting that so many in this discussion have mentioned every major religion or mode of thought, but not Judaism. How about it Muslims? Anti-Semitism is rising in Europe as the Muslim population grows. I would love to believe the two are not connected, so somebody, please, convince me.
Posted by: SharonGee
Just like MALYO said let me ask you some questions...
1. Who makes the rain fall?
2. Who makes the snow fall?
3. Who makes the trees grow?
4. Who makes the weather change?
NOT ME NOR YOU..BUT ALLAH DOES
ALLAH GAVE US BRAINS TO THINK AND SOMEBODY SAYS WHEN SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS O WHERE IS ALLAH...WELL HOW CAN YOU EXPECT SOMETHING FROM ALLAH WHEN YOU DO NOT PRAY TO ALLAH AND BELIEVE IN HIM...
And to you homohammad muslims are not bastards nor bad people..look around you how many american peple are in jails or killing each other or japanese people or brazilian people the whole world in every nation religion or race there is bad people and good people so p[lease dont go any further..
Allah the one and only Mohammed his prophet..PEACE BE UPON HIM..
Posted by: adel
Religion is bullshit and only brings war.
Posted by: Rondaman
For all those who say that there is no God, I promise you by God's will nshallah that you will meet him and when you do you will see the errs that you have taken. I don't hate such people as long as they are not doing bad things to Islam.I just pity you. The prophet Mohammad (PBUH) which God blessed me to carry his name was illiterate so he didn't know how to read or write. So it is not possible that he wrote these things on his own. God has told us to do 5 simple things and he is being generous because he has created us. I hope that Islam will become the most prominent religion in the world nshallah with God's willing. I am just afraid that we are going to be oppressed more and more before the battle against evil and corruption is won. And if God supports you, then you can never lose.
Posted by: Mohammad
RELIGION is nothing more than GREED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Tru Religion
I see here most of comments are from Muslims which is the proof of Muslims population and This is the true that Muslims have already upto 1.9 billions population in the world and already beat the Christianity population. religion is very strong thing thing in your life so nobody just leave there religion by fear.
Anyway why you peoples think/worry about 2020? don't you see the movie 2012 ;) ..j/k..!
Posted by: kashif
wow you muslims are ridicoulous you are such liars the numbers are not that high and will never beat christians! you people act as if your religion is peaceful when all through history you have persucated and killed other people for you religion especially persucating,killing and forcing innocent christians to convert!
look at the middle east it was christian before the corrupt voilent and demonic muslims came in and killed millions and stole their lands. you muslims know nothing about history atleast christians dont go around putting guns to people and forcing them to accept their religion! islam is a voilent and cruel religion built on lies your book as been changed repeatedly and your so called prophet was proven to be nothing but a murderer,pedophile and homosexual!
even know christians are being persucated and murdered under islam these are the same christians who were in the middle east way before islam or arabs look at the poor assyrians and how much they have suffered and are suffering. Islam is simply a lie started by the devil! most of the people who follow the religion either themselves were forced to convert or had ancestors which were forced to convert!
Posted by: sajan
Erm... heard of the Crusades?
Posted by: Moog
I really hope that people become atheists. Believin' in god in our current century is crazy.
Posted by: Matt Connerfield
Those who pretend to be but are not actually Muslims are bad people (not representative of Muslims though) but I have never seen in a Muslim obeying his or her religion seriously, anything other than good moral, helpfulness, affection and many other good attitudes.
I think we need to distinguish between any religion and its "false" followers.
BTW I have had contacts with Muslims of many countries (Bangladesh, Turkey, Iran, etc.) in my life
Posted by: Bertolt Bertolt
Those who pretend to be but are not actually Muslims are bad people (not representative of Muslims though) but I have never seen in a Muslim obeying his or her religion seriously, anything other than good moral, helpfulness, affection and many other good attitudes.
I think we need to distinguish between any religion and its "false" followers.
BTW I have had contacts with Muslims of many countries (Bangladesh, Turkey, Iran, etc.) in my life
Posted by: Bertolt Bertolt
your conclusion does not have sense, because Arabs are Semites too
Posted by: answer to SharonGee
people kill each other in the name of religion and religion through the history has become an instrument of powerful people and churchs
Islam teaches us that there is no intermediary between man and God.
Posted by: bosnia
people kill each other in the name of religion and religion through the history has become an instrument of powerful people and churchs
Islam teaches us that there is no intermediary between man and God.
Posted by: bosnia
people kill each other in the name of religion and religion through the history has become an instrument of powerful people and churchs
Islam teaches us that there is no intermediary between man and God.
Posted by: bosnia
Funny to read christians insult muslims as pedophiles. You should turn your heads to your churches and to the Vatican.
Married to a 6 years old? Who said that? So we don't have a clue about famous people 50years ago, and you found records of a marriage 1400years ago? That's just propaganda to insult muslims.
And for the conversions, I'm french and atheist, and never in my life I had been asked to become a muslim ( at least that saved them time), but I'm always stopped by missionaries that ask me to come to the church (now I tell them I'm gay, funny how their smile dissapears after that lol).
And why do people don't talk about Judaism? Cause we only see them in the media, they're only 0.001% of the world population! Why are there so many christians, muslims and jews on TV but NEVER people admitting they're atheists?
Posted by: François
Epic Burn, François. You have an awesome name.
Posted by: Khaleo
Hinduism is nice you should try it
http://www.himalayanacademy.com/resources/books/hbh/
Posted by: shashank
The Great Great Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH)
A code alone cannot, by its existence as such, inspire mankind to action. Hence to love the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Allah bless him!) above all human being and things of the world, to believe in him as the Most Perfect Embodiment of Human Perfection and as the Absolute Leader and the Last and the Final Prophet (after whom no new prophet of any category, zilli, buruzi, tashri’ee, ghairtashri’ee --- shadowy or real --- is to come), and to follow him as the "Best Example", form the prerequisite of Islamic Belief.This is the theological status of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (peace be with him) in Islam. As regards his refulgent personality, that would require volumes even to do bare justice to it.
It is said that the best testimony is that which comes from the enemy’s camp. Here, therefore, we might quote a few statements of the Western scholars of Islam.Hazrat Muhammad’s (peace be with him) figure was highly majestic, his complexion and features were extremely handsome, and "he was gifted", says the renowned Orientalist Lane Poole, "with mighty powers of imagination, elevation of mind, delicacy and refinement of feeling. ‘He is more modest than a virgin behind her curtain", it was said of him. He was most indulgent to his inferiors, and would never allow his awkward little page to be scolded whatever he did. ‘Ten years,’ said Anas, his servant, ‘was I about the Prophet and he never said as much as Uff to me.’ He was very affectionate towards his family. One of his boys died on his breast in the smoky house of the nurse, a blacksmith’s wife. He was very fond of children; he would stop them in the streets and pat their little heads. He never struck anyone in his life. The worst expression he ever made use of in conversation was, ‘what has come to him? May his forehead be darkened with mud!’ When asked to curse someone, he replied, ‘I have not been sent to curse but to be a mercy to mankind.’ He visited the sick, followed any bier he met, accepted the invitation of a slave to dinner, mended his own clothes, milked the goats, and waited upon himself, relates summarily another tradition. He never first withdrew his hand out of another man’s palm, and turned not before the other had turned.‘He was the most faithful protector of those he protected, ‘the sweetest and most agreeable in conversation. Those who saw him were suddenly filled with reverence; those who came near him loved him; they who described him would say, ‘I have never seen his like either before or after.’ ‘He was of great taciturnity, but when he spoke it was with emphasis and deliberation and no one could forget what he said."He lived with his views in a row of humble cottages separated from one another by palm branches cemented together with mud. He would kindle the fire, sweep the floor, and milk the goats himself. The little food he had was always shared with those who dropped in to partake of it. Indeed, outside the Prophet’s house was a bench or a gallery on which were always found a number of poor who lived entirely upon his generosity, and were hence called ‘people of the bench’. His ordinary food was dates and water, or barley bread; milk and honey were luxuries of which he was fond but which he rarely allowed himself. The fare of the desert seemed most congenial to him even when he was the sovereign of Arabia…"There is something so tender and womanly, and withal so heroic, about the man that one is in peril of finding the judgement unconsciously blinded by the feeling of reverence and well-nigh love that such a nature inspires. He who, standing alone, braved for years the hatred of his people, is the same who was never the first to withdraw his hand from another’s clasp; the beloved of children who never passed a group of little ones without a smile from his wonderful eyes and a kind word for them, sounding all the kinder in that sweet-toned voice. The frank friendship, the noble generosity, the dauntless courage and hope of the man, all tend to melt criticism into admiration."He was an enthusiast in that noblest sense when enthusiasm becomes the salt of the earth, the one thing that keeps men from rotting whilst they live. Enthusiasm is often used despitefully, because it is jointed to an unworthy cause or falls upon barren ground and bears no fruit. So was it not with Hazrat Muhammad (Peace be with him). He was an enthusiast when enthusiasm was the one thing needed to set the world aflame, and his enthusiasm was noble for a noble cause. He was one of those happy few who have attained the supreme joy of making one great truth their very lifespring. He was the Messenger of the one God, and never to his life’s end did he forget who he was or the message which was the marrow of his being. He brought his tidings with a dignity sprung from the consciousness of his high office together with a most sweet humility." (Speeches and Table-talk of the Prophet Hazrat Muhammad, Introduction’ XXVIII – XXX)."The essential sincerity of Hazrat Muhammad’s (Peace be with him) nature," says Professor Nathaniel Schmidt, "cannot be questioned; and historical criticism that blinks no fact, yields nothing to credulity, weighs every testimony, has no partisan interest, and seeks only the trust, must acknowledge his claim to belong to that order of Prophets who, whatever the nature of their psychical experience may have been, in diverse manners, have admonished, taught, uttered austere and sublime thoughts, laid down principles of nobler than they found, and devoted themselves fearlessly to their high calling, being irresistibly impelled to their ministry be a power within." (The New International Encyclopaedia. Vol. XVI, p. 72).Speaking of the glorious success which attended the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad’s (Peace be with him) mission, Caryle observes: "To the Arab nation Islam was a birth from darkness into light; Arabia first became alive by means of it. A poor, shepherd people, roaming unnoticed in its deserts since the creation of the world; a Hero-Prophet was sent down to them with a word they could believe: see the unnoticed becomes world-notable, the small has grown worldgreat. Within one century afterward Arabia is at Granada on this hand, at Delhi on that, glancing in valuour and splendour and the light of genius, Arabia shines through long ages over a great section of the world. These Arabs, the man Hazrat Muhammad, (Peace be with him) and that one century --- is it not as if a spark had fallen, one spark on what seemed black, unnoticeable sand? But lo ! the sand proves explosive powder, blazes heaven-high from Delhi to Granada!" (Heroes and Hero-Worship: Chappter on "Hero as Prophet").O. Houdas, the French scholar, said half a century ago about the inner vitality of the Holy Prophet’s Message: "Never has a religion developed with parallel rapidity. In less than half a century Islam spread from the banks of the Indus to the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, and, if this movement slowed down, it still persists after fourteen centuries of existence. After having penetrated in India, in China and Malaysia, Islam continues its invading march in the African Continent which will before long become entirely Muslim. Without special missionaries and without resort to the force of arms, the religion of Hazrat Muhammad (Peace be with him) has converted the Black Continent, and it is not without some astonishment to point out the existence in England and America of small white communities which….. have adopted the Islamic doctrines and made efforts to propagate them. This invasion of Europe, hardly visible today, will surely grow." (La Grande Encyclopaedie, Tome 20, article: Islamisme).
Posted by: Muhammad Nadeem
I find it funny how hindus here are complaining about the growth of Islam while their faith is 99% in India.
Islam will continue to grow and dominate inshAllah
And to the hindoos who cried that Islam was never wanted in India, tell me, were the Christians also wanted in India? The French, British, Portuguese, Greek? They all came and converted hindus to Christianity (which stands at 25 million).
Islam came and made two nations out of India plus 165 million Muslims alone in India itself.
Posted by: Suleman
I find it funny how hindus here are complaining about the growth of Islam while their faith is 99% in India.
Islam will continue to grow and dominate inshAllah
And to the hindoos who cried that Islam was never wanted in India, tell me, were the Christians also wanted in India? The French, British, Portuguese, Greek? They all came and converted hindus to Christianity (which stands at 25 million).
Islam came and made two nations out of India plus 165 million Muslims alone in India itself.
Posted by: rama-krishan ki....
I find it funny how hindus here are complaining about the growth of Islam while their faith is 99% in India.
Islam will continue to grow and dominate inshAllah
And to the hindoos who cried that Islam was never wanted in India, tell me, were the Christians also wanted in India? The French, British, Portuguese, Greek? They all came and converted hindus to Christianity (which stands at 25 million).
Islam came and made two nations out of India plus 165 million Muslims alone in India itself.
Posted by: rama krishan ki
all muslims are satans puppets and he will be so happy to let you in to hell were you deserve to be.
Posted by: jody stewart
all muslims are satans puppets and he will be so happy to let you in to hell were you deserve to be.
Posted by: jody stewart
all muslims are satans puppets and he will be so happy to let you in to hell were you deserve to be.
Posted by: jody stewart
Check this out, very interesting findings of Dr. Tariq Al Swaidan might
grasp your attention:
Dr.Tarig Al Swaidan discovered some verses in the Holy Qur'an that mention
one thing is equal to another, i.e. men are equal to women.
Although this makes sense grammatically, the astonishing fact is that the
number of times the
word man appears in the Qur'an is 24 and number of times the word woman
appears is also 24, therefore not only is this phrase correct in the
grammatical sense but also true mathematically, i.e. 24 = 24.
Upon further analysis of various verses, he discovered that this is
consistent throughout the whole Qur'an, where it says one thing is like
another. See below for astonishing result of the words mentioned number of
times in Arabic Qur'an:
Dunia (one name for life) 115. Aakhirat (one name for the life after this
world) 115
Malaika (Angels) 88 . Shayteen (Satan) 88
Life 145 .... Death 145
Benefit 50 . Corrupt 50
People 50 .. Messengers 50
Eblees (king of devils) 11 . Seek refuge from Eblees 11
Museebah (calamity) 75 . Thanks 75
Spending (Sadaqah) 73 . Satisfaction 73
People who are mislead 17 . Dead people 17
Muslimeen 41 . Jihad 41
Gold 8 . Easy life 8
Magic 60 . Fitnah (dissuasion, misleading) 60
Zakat (Taxes Muslims pay to the poor) 32 . Barakah (Increasing or blessings
of wealth) 32
Mind 49 . Noor 49
Tongue 25 . Sermon 25
Desite 8 . Fear 8
Speaking publicly 18 . Publicising 18
Hardship 114 .... Patience 114
Muhammed 4 . Sharee'ah (Muhammed's teachings) 4
Man 24. Woman 24
And amazingly enough have a look how many times the following words appear:
Salah 5, Month 12, Day 365,
Sea 32, Land 13
Sea + land = 32+13= 45
Sea = 32/45*100=71.11111111%
Land = 13/45*100 = 28.88888889%
Sea + land =100.00%
Modern science has only recently proven that the water covers 71.111% of the
earth, while the land covers 28.889%.
Is this a coincidence?
Question is that Who taught Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) all this?
Reply automatically comes in mind that ALMIGHTY ALLAH taught him this. As
the Qur'an also tells us this.
Posted by: Hassaan
As per a grand plan Islam is devouring other religions
and their koran which allows 4 wives has the formulae for this. Itr will destroy the world and then itself. All others have to join hands to stop. At the time of partition Pakistasn had 15% hindus which is 1% and 10% of Islam in India have gone up to 20%. This is the difference!
Posted by: Anonymous
all religions are just made to entertain bored middle aged men who have already made a lot of money. Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism are all about self-propagation and don't care about quality of life for the rest of the world.
Posted by: all you people are freaks
You know I have read and heard where Muslims say that Islam is a tolerant religion and that real Muslims respect Jewish and Christians and that it’s only terrorist who uses Muslims to kill in the name of their god Allah, but I never see theses’ so called real Muslims ever stand up in the hundred thousand to march against these terrorist when they set off car bombs or suicide bombs that kills hundreds. I have only seen the opposite. But they will march in the street by the thousand calling for the head to be cut off of the person how draw the cartoons of Mohammed, but I have never seen even 10 people march against a Muslim terrorist bomb that kills children.
Face it, Muslim religion is not tolerant to any other religion because they only want one religion on this earth. To me if god has a bible on earth then the devil has to have one too and I believe that Islam is the devils religion and when you sign with the devils you can’t leave and just like Islam, when you become a Muslims you can’t leave because if you do they have the right to kill you in the name of Allah. And tell me if I’m wrong but if you make a good kill in the name of Allah and you die doing it, you get a free pass to heaven when 72 virgins are waiting for you with their legs wide open. I may be wrong with this one. You may have to do something else to get all 72.
Posted by: Rick D
Hassaan
How may time dose it say he was a pedophile?
Sahih Muslim Book 008, Number 3310:
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported: Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) married me when I was six years old, and I was admitted to his house when I was nine years old.
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64
Narrated 'Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).
Sahih Bukhari Volume 7, Book 62, Number 65
Narrated 'Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she was nine years old. Hisham said: I have been informed that 'Aisha remained with the Prophet for nine years (i.e. till his death)." what you know of the Quran (by heart)'
Posted by: Rick D
An old man taking a 9 year old? come on. There is so much about this old man that today he would be put away
Posted by: Rick D
To anyone posting that Islam/Muslims are tolerant:
Please explain how honor killings are tolerant.
Please also explain how honor rapings, including incests and gang rapings, are tolerant as well.
Please explain how any Muslim husband has the right to cheat on his Muslim wife, but the Muslim wife will be stoned without prejudice, and be blamed for such unfaithfulness.
Please explain why is it tolerant for the Muslim man to mistreat, including sexually harass and assault, his Muslim wife and daughters.
Anyone posting how tolerant Islam is claiming the above are all lies, then you will have proved to me how intolerant Islam truly is. There is countless documentation of how the women of Islam are continuously mistreated, mutilated, beaten, and sexually assaulted. You who call Islam a tolerant religion cannot hide from these truths.
Posted by: Observant
I find that readers respond very well to posts that present your personal weaknesses, failings and the gaps in your individual information relatively than those posts the place you come across as figuring out every thing there is to know on a topic. People are attracted to humility and are extra possible to answer it than a post written in a tone of somebody who would possibly harshly reply to their comments.
Posted by: Lady
Its amazing how many prejudiced and ignorant people there are on both sides, whether dumb Islamophobes from the West or idiotic Kuffurphobes in the Ummah.
My view is this: Islam will be the future majority religion for better or for worse. It will probably be as prejudiced and intolerant as its sister faith Christianity with a few liberals struggling to show that God (Allah) is love while bitter and twisted politicians and clerics will use it for power.
To my western hedonisitc friends:Islam will probably try to impose its moral laws but will fail as it has done for 1350 years (no alcohol but casual sex and drugs have always found a market in Muslim lands) so there is still opportunities for a good party. To my puritanical Muslim friends you can now have the fun of leading the world and carry on been self-righteous and blaming Kuffurs for all your ills
If only Buddhism was growing fast? :-)
Posted by: Bilal09
For a long time, there has always been more PRACTISING Muslims in the world than there are PRACTISING Christians.
Also, when consensus data is collected, even if a person doesn't follow Christianity in the western world, a person ticks "Christianity" as their religion.
Therefore, Islam is the largest religion in the world.
Posted by: Truth
i was really interested in this because in muslim to
Posted by: ilkerkaya
i am interested in this article because i am muslim and i hope this article becomes true!!!
Allah'u Ekber !!
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