This is certainly due to it's extremely high birth rate and not due to converts.

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.

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..

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!!!

How are we the same and different?

http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=religionandsciencetz6.png

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.

Islam is growing fast, no escape,chritianity forces conversions, Islam doesn't,
Lemonism iis also on the rise

Buddhism is really good. I am sure that you will like it.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2153959_become-buddhist.html

it sound like a bad thing. or is that a bad thing

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/

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/

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.

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.

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

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!

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....

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.

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

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.'

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!!!

Religion is an inspiration of other people, so it is important for us to protect the liability of our religion.

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.

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.

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

Regardless of religion one should be careful not to make said religion a god or the God.

i believe and trust, atheis are all mindless.period.

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.

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

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

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

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!!

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

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!!

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.

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..

Religion is bullshit and only brings war.

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.

RELIGION is nothing more than GREED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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..!

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!

Erm... heard of the Crusades?

I really hope that people become atheists. Believin' in god in our current century is crazy.

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

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

your conclusion does not have sense, because Arabs are Semites too

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?