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Muslims
	Muslims praying in 1865 Cairo by Jean-Léon Gérôme
Total population
	c. 2 billion worldwide (2020)
Founder
	Muhammad
Regions with significant populations
Indonesia	231,070,000
Pakistan	213,161,100
India	207,000,000 ;
Bangladesh	153,700,000
Nigeria	99,100,000
Egypt	95,000,000
Iran	82,900,000
Turkey	82,800,000
China	60,000,000—80,000,000
Algeria	42,000,000
Religions
	80–90% Sunni Islam; 12–17% Shia Islam; ~1% Ahmadiyya; ~1% Other Muslim traditions, e.g. Ibadi 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

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Muslims are people who have professed belief in Islam. As believers, they worship the One God and revere Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him (pbuh), as the last messenger of God. Additionally, they also believe in all the prophets which preceded Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the holy books which they brought, such as the Psalms, Torah, and the Gospel. A fundamental article of faith in Islam is belief in the Day of Judgement, when all humanity will be recompensed for their deeds in this world. Muslims believe in angels, as well as in predestination.

Muslims around the World

After Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), the very first Muslims were people from his own circle of family and friends as well as the poor and needy in Mecca more than 1400 years ago. During the life of Muhammad (pbuh), this small band of followers grew by tens of thousands. As centuries passed, Muslims have only grown in number. Today, Muslims account for about one quarter of the entire world population.

There are between 1.2 and 1.6 billion Muslims across the world. Most of the Muslims are concentrated in Muslim-majority countries, such as Azerbaijan and Albania in Europe, Mali and Tunisia in Africa, Saudi Arabia and Jordan in the Middle East, Pakistan and Bangladesh in southeast Asia, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in central Asia, and Indonesia and Malaysia in Asia Pacific. At the same time, a growing Muslim diaspora has taken root in many areas as well, such as China, Australia, Europe, America and Canada, Latin America, and parts of western, central, and southern Africa. It is estimated that there are around 7 million Muslims in the United States.

The common belief that most Muslims are Arabs is a misconception. In fact, the majority of Muslims in the world are non-Arabs.

Islam and Muslims

As in other religious bodies, there are practicing and non-practicing Muslims, liberal and conservative Muslims, tolerant and extremist Muslims. However, their individual actions should not be used to scrutinize or label Islam.

In fact, it must be mentioned here that the media stereotype of Muslims is far from reality. The vast majority of the Muslims in the world are indeed peace-loving human beings with many of them striving hard to live up to the great ideals of Islam.

Reference

↑ "Muslim Population By Country 2021". World Population Review. Retrieved 22 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
↑ Lipka, Michael, and Conrad Hackett. [2015] 6 April 2017. "Why Muslims are the world’s fastest-growing religious group" (data analysis). Fact Tank. US: Pew Research Center.
↑ Welch, Alford T, Moussalli, Ahmad S, Newby, Gordon D (2009). "Muḥammad". In John L. Esposito (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World. Oxford: Oxford University Press. The Prophet of Islam was a religious, political, and social reformer who gave rise to one of the great civilizations of the world. From a modern, historical perspective, Muḥammad was the founder of Islam. From the perspective of the Islamic faith, he was God's Messenger (rasūl Allāh), called to be a "warner," first to the Arabs and then to all humankind.
↑ [go.id/agamadanstatistik/umat "Penduduk Menurut Wilayah dan Agama yang Dianut"] [Population by Region and Religion]. Sensus Penduduk 2018. Jakarta, Indonesia: Badan Pusat Statistik. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2020. Religion is belief in Almighty God that must be possessed by every human being. Religion can be divided into Muslim, Christian (Protestant), Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, Hu Khong Chu, and Other Religions. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help) Muslim 231,069,932 (86.7), Christian (Protestant)20,246,267 (7.6), Catholic 8,325,339 (3.12), Hindu 4,646,357 (1.74), Buddhist 2,062,150 (0.72), Confucianism 71,999 (0.03),Other Religions/no answer 112,792 (0.04), Total 266,534,836
↑ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
↑ https://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//population_census/sailent_feature_%20census_2017.pdf
↑ "Pakistan Population (2020) - Worldometer". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
↑ "Muslim Population in India - Muslims in Indian States". www.indiaonlinepages.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
↑ "India's religions by numbers". The Hindu. 26 August 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
↑ "South Asia :: Bangladesh — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
↑ "BANGLADESH 2015 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT" (PDF).
↑ "The Future of the Global Muslim Population". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 15 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
↑ "The World Factbook". Retrieved 31 December 2017.
↑ "The World Factbook". Retrieved 31 December 2017.
↑ "The World Factbook". Retrieved 31 December 2017.
↑ "The World Factbook". Retrieved 31 December 2017.
↑ Gorder, A. Christian van (2014-05-29). Islam, Peace and Social Justice: A Christian Perspective. ISD LLC. ISBN 978-0-227-90200-4.
↑ "China (Includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau)". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
↑ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Refworld - 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom - China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau)". Refworld. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
↑ Cite error: The named reference Sunni was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
↑ Cite error: The named reference Sunni Islam was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
↑ Cite error: The named reference Shia was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
↑ "Religions". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2010. Sunni Islam accounts for over 75% of the world's Muslim population... Shia Islam represents 10–20% of Muslims worldwide...
↑ Cite error: The named reference ahmadi was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
↑ "Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity. Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
↑ Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2007). "Qurʼān". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2007.
↑ Khan, Muhammad Mojlum (2013). The Muslim Heritage of Bengal: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of Great Muslim Scholars, Writers and Reformers of Bangladesh and West Bengal. England: Kube Publishing. p. 2. Bengali-speaking Muslims... one of the largest linguistic groups... second only to the Arabs
↑ Talbot & Singh 2009, p. 27, footnote 3.
↑ Grim, Brian J.; Johnson, Todd M. (2013). Chapter 1: Global Religious Populations, 1910–2010 (PDF) (Report). Wiley. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
↑ "What are the top 200 most spoken languages?". Ethnologue. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
↑ Al-Jallad, Ahmad. "Polygenesis in the Arabic Dialects". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.
↑ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Refworld – 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom – China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau)". Refworld. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" (The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007), SIL Ethnologue

External links

Ritual Prayer: Its Meaning and Manner – The Islamic Supreme Council of America.
Muhammad and the First Muslim Ummah – University of Chicago
Islamophobia Today Newspaper – An Islamophobia news clearing house
Sammy Aziz Rahmatti, Understanding and Countering Islamophobia
WikiSaurus:Muslim
"Understanding Islam". Susan Headden. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
"Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents". Adherents.com. Retrieved 3 July 2007.

[1] "Muslim Population By Country 2021". World Population Review. Retrieved 22 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[auto2-2] Lipka, Michael, and Conrad Hackett. [2015] 6 April 2017. "Why Muslims are the world’s fastest-growing religious group" (data analysis). Fact Tank. US: Pew Research Center.

[3] Welch, Alford T, Moussalli, Ahmad S, Newby, Gordon D (2009). "Muḥammad". In John L. Esposito (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World. Oxford: Oxford University Press. The Prophet of Islam was a religious, political, and social reformer who gave rise to one of the great civilizations of the world. From a modern, historical perspective, Muḥammad was the founder of Islam. From the perspective of the Islamic faith, he was God's Messenger (rasūl Allāh), called to be a "warner," first to the Arabs and then to all humankind.

[4] [go.id/agamadanstatistik/umat "Penduduk Menurut Wilayah dan Agama yang Dianut"] [Population by Region and Religion]. Sensus Penduduk 2018. Jakarta, Indonesia: Badan Pusat Statistik. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2020. Religion is belief in Almighty God that must be possessed by every human being. Religion can be divided into Muslim, Christian (Protestant), Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, Hu Khong Chu, and Other Religions. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help) Muslim 231,069,932 (86.7), Christian (Protestant)20,246,267 (7.6), Catholic 8,325,339 (3.12), Hindu 4,646,357 (1.74), Buddhist 2,062,150 (0.72), Confucianism 71,999 (0.03),Other Religions/no answer 112,792 (0.04), Total 266,534,836

[5] "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

[6] ttps://www.pbs.gov.pk/sites/default/files//population_census/sailent_feature_%20census_2017.pdf

[7] "Pakistan Population (2020) - Worldometer". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 2020-12-22.

[8] "Muslim Population in India - Muslims in Indian States". www.indiaonlinepages.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

[bynumbers-9] "India's religions by numbers". The Hindu. 26 August 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.

[10] "South Asia :: Bangladesh — The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency". cia.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2018.

[11] "BANGLADESH 2015 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT" (PDF).

[12] "The Future of the Global Muslim Population". Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 15 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

[13] "The World Factbook". Retrieved 31 December 2017.

[14] "The World Factbook". Retrieved 31 December 2017.

[15] "The World Factbook". Retrieved 31 December 2017.

[16] "The World Factbook". Retrieved 31 December 2017.

[17] Gorder, A. Christian van (2014-05-29). Islam, Peace and Social Justice: A Christian Perspective. ISD LLC. ISBN 978-0-227-90200-4.

[18] "China (Includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau)". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2020-04-28.

[19] United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Refworld - 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom - China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau)". Refworld. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[Sunni-20] Cite error: The named reference Sunni was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

[Sunni_Islam-21] Cite error: The named reference Sunni Islam was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

[Shia-22] Cite error: The named reference Shia was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

[Religions-23] "Religions". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2010. Sunni Islam accounts for over 75% of the world's Muslim population... Shia Islam represents 10–20% of Muslims worldwide...

[ahmadi-24] Cite error: The named reference ahmadi was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).

[affiliation-25] "Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity. Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

[Britannica-26] Nasr, Seyyed Hossein (2007). "Qurʼān". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2007.

[27] Khan, Muhammad Mojlum (2013). The Muslim Heritage of Bengal: The Lives, Thoughts and Achievements of Great Muslim Scholars, Writers and Reformers of Bangladesh and West Bengal. England: Kube Publishing. p. 2. Bengali-speaking Muslims... one of the largest linguistic groups... second only to the Arabs

[FOOTNOTETalbotSingh2009p._27,_footnote_3-28] Talbot & Singh 2009, p. 27, footnote 3.

[29] Grim, Brian J.; Johnson, Todd M. (2013). Chapter 1: Global Religious Populations, 1910–2010 (PDF) (Report). Wiley. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

[30] "What are the top 200 most spoken languages?". Ethnologue. 2018-10-03. Retrieved 2019-12-07.

[31] Al-Jallad, Ahmad. "Polygenesis in the Arabic Dialects". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016.

[auto6-32] United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "Refworld – 2010 Report on International Religious Freedom – China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, Macau)". Refworld. Retrieved 14 February 2015.

[33] Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" (The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007), SIL Ethnologue

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-<ref name="People-of-the-Book">{{cite web |url=https://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/faithpeople.html |title=People of the Book |website=[[Islam: Empire of Faith]] |publisher=[[PBS]] |access-date=18 December 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628213312/http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/faithpeople.html |archive-date=28 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
-<ref name="Distorted">See:
-* Accad (2003): According to [[Ibn Taymiyya]], although only some Muslims accept the textual veracity of the entire Bible, most Muslims will grant the veracity of most of it.
-* Esposito (1998), pp.6,12
-* Esposito (2002b), pp.4–5
-* F. E. Peters (2003), p.9
-* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Muhammad | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=F. Buhl |author2=A. T. Welch}}
-* {{cite encyclopedia | title=Tahrif | encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Islam Online | author=Hava Lazarus-Yafeh}}</ref>
-<ref name="WSU">{{cite web |url=http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GLOSSARY/5PILLARS.HTM |title=arkan ad-din the five pillars of religion |publisher=[[Washington State University]] |location=United States |first=Richard |last=Hooker |date=14 July 1999|access-date=17 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203124633/http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/GLOSSARY/5PILLARS.HTM <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=3 December 2010}}</ref>
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-<ref name="muslim pron">[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/muslim "Muslim"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160220112121/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/muslim |date=20 February 2016 }}. ''[[Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary]]'': {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ʌ|z|l|ᵻ|m}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ʊ|z|l|ᵻ|m}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ʊ|s|l|ᵻ|m}}; ''[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/moslem moslem] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515200017/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/moslem |date=15 May 2011 }}'' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɒ|z|l|ə|m}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɒ|s|l|ə|m}}</ref>
-<ref name=Shia>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/540503/Shiite |title=Shīʿite |quote=Shīʿites have come to account for roughly one-tenth of the Muslim population worldwide. |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=25 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809124154/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/540503/Shiite |archive-date=9 August 2010 }}</ref>
-<ref name=Sunni>See:
-* [https://books.google.com/books?id=NI1G_9j1AhcC&pg=PA51&dq=&hl=en&ei=yQDiTt_qE9C28QOKn9yMBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CEgQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=world%20muslim%2080%25%20sunni&f=false Eastern Europe Russia and Central Asia] "some 80% of the world's Muslims are Sunni"
-* [http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x917961022/Sue-Hulett-U-S-should-focus-on-sanctions-against-Iran Sue Hellett;U.S. should focus on sanctions against Iran]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317195234/http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x917961022/Sue-Hulett-U-S-should-focus-on-sanctions-against-Iran |date=17 March 2012 }} "Sunnis make up over 75 percent of the world's Muslim population"
-* [https://books.google.com/books?id=nVcmKRyID2EC&pg=PA15&dq=&hl=en&ei=e4XoTt-TDIaL8gOG692iCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=sunni%2075%25&f=false Iran, Israel and the United States] "Sunni, accounts for over 75% of the Islamic population"
-* {{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/574006/Sunnite |title=Sunnite |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |quote=They numbered about 900 million in the late 20th century and constituted nine-tenths of all the adherents of Islām. |access-date=26 August 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809124159/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/574006/Sunnite |archive-date=9 August 2010 |df=dmy-all }}
-* {{Cite book |title=Islamic Beliefs, Practices, and Cultures |quote=A common compromise figure ranks Sunnis at 90 percent. |year=2010 |publisher=Marshall Cavendish |isbn=978-0-7614-7926-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780761479260/page/352 352] |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780761479260 |url-access=registration |access-date=19 December 2011 }}
-* {{cite web |url=http://pewforum.org/Muslim/Mapping-the-Global-Muslim-Population.aspx |title=Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population |access-date=24 August 2010 |website=[[Pew Research Center]] |quote=Of the total Muslim population, 10–13% are Shia Muslims and 87–90% are Sunni Muslims. |date=7 October 2009 }}
-* {{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16047709 |title=Quick guide: Sunnis and Shias |work=BBC News |quote=The great majority of Muslims are Sunnis – estimates suggest the figure is somewhere between 85% and 90%. |access-date=18 December 2011 |date=6 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206173334/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16047709 |archive-date=6 December 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
-* {{cite web |url=http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+af0060) |title=Sunni and Shia Islam |publisher=[[Library of Congress Country Studies]] |quote=Sunni constitute 85 percent of the world's Muslims. |access-date=17 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216211306/http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd%2Fcstdy%3A%40field%28DOCID+af0060%29 |archive-date=16 February 2013 |df=dmy-all }}
-* {{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-09-24-muslim-tension_N.htm |title=Tension between Sunnis, Shiites emerging in USA |work=[[USA Today]] |quote=Among the world's estimated 1.4 billion Muslims, about 85% are Sunni and about 15% are Shiite. |access-date=18 December 2011 |date=24 September 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210020455/http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-09-24-muslim-tension_N.htm |archive-date=10 December 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
-* {{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html |title=Religions |access-date=25 August 2010 |website=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |quote=Sunni Islam accounts for over 75% of the world's Muslim population... Shia Islam represents 10–20% of Muslims worldwide... |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110609062501/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html |archive-date=9 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
-* [https://books.google.com/books?id=D5_N97bAiJ0C&pg=PA3&dq=Sunni+Islam&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2DLuTujOEcesrAej29DdCA&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=Sunni%20Islam&f=false Sunni Islam: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide] "Sunni Islam is the dominant division of the global Muslim community, and throughout history it has made up a substantial majority (85 to 90 percent) of that community."
-* [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z4Ts0GkJBKgC&pg=PA20&dq=&hl=en&ei=hf7hTrCmNsvB8QOllfmCBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CE0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false Inside Muslim minds] "around 80% are Sunni"
-* [https://books.google.com/books?id=3w_ngX--ji4C&pg=PA103&dq=&hl=en&ei=yQDiTt_qE9C28QOKn9yMBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEMQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=world%20muslim%2080%25%20sunni&f=false Who Gets To Narrate the World] "The Sunnis (approximately 80%)"
-* [https://books.google.com/books?id=vD2TJNc7NE4C&pg=PA265&dq=&hl=en&ei=5wHiTpzMGMrT8gPIl52FBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CFoQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=&f=false A world theology] N. Ross Reat "80% being the Sunni"
-* [https://books.google.com/books?id=Q78O1mjX2tMC&pg=PA32&dq=&hl=en&ei=yQDiTt_qE9C28QOKn9yMBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CGAQ6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=world%20muslim%2080%25%20sunni&f=false Islam and the Ahmadiyya jama'at] "The Sunni segment, accounting for at least 80% of the world's Muslim population"
-* [https://books.google.com/books?id=qHXbGOUuF9YC&pg=PA252&dq=&hl=en&ei=5wHiTpzMGMrT8gPIl52FBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEMQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=world%20muslim%2080%25%20sunni&f=false A dictionary of modern politics] "probably 80% of the world's Muslims are Sunni"
-</ref>
-<ref name="Sunni Islam">From [[Sunni Islam]]: See:
-* [https://books.google.com/books?id=NI1G_9j1AhcC&pg=PA51&dq=&hl=en&ei=yQDiTt_qE9C28QOKn9yMBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CEgQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=world%20muslim%2080%25%20sunni&f=false Eastern Europe Russia and Central Asia] "some 80% of the world's Muslims are Sunni"
-*{{Cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html |title=Religions |website=The World Factbook |publisher=Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) |quote=Sunni Islam accounts for over 75% of the world's Muslim population |access-date=8 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110609062501/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2122.html |archive-date=9 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
-*[http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x917961022/Sue-Hulett-U-S-should-focus-on-sanctions-against-Iran Sue Hellett;U.S. should focus on sanctions against Iran]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317195234/http://www.galesburg.com/newsnow/x917961022/Sue-Hulett-U-S-should-focus-on-sanctions-against-Iran |date=17 March 2012 }} "Sunnis make up over 75 percent of the world's Muslim population"
-*[https://books.google.com/books?id=nVcmKRyID2EC&pg=PA15&dq=&hl=en&ei=e4XoTt-TDIaL8gOG692iCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=sunni%2075%25&f=false Iran, Israel and the United States] "Sunni, accounts for over 75% of the Islamic population"
-* [https://books.google.com/books?id=qHXbGOUuF9YC&pg=PA252&dq=&hl=en&ei=5wHiTpzMGMrT8gPIl52FBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CEMQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=world%20muslim%2080%25%20sunni&f=false A dictionary of modern politics] "probably 80% of the world's Muslims are Sunni"
-* {{Cite web |url=http://pewforum.org/Muslim/Mapping-the-Global-Muslim-Population.aspx |title=Mapping the Global Muslim Population: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Muslim Population |access-date=24 August 2010 |website=[[Pew Research Center]] |quote=Of the total Muslim population, 10–13% are Shia Muslims and 87–90% are Sunni Muslims. |date=7 October 2009 }}
-* {{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6213248.stm |title=Quick guide: Sunnis and Shias |work=[[BBC News]] |quote=The great majority of Muslims are Sunnis – estimates suggest the figure is somewhere between 85% and 90%. |access-date=18 December 2011 |date=6 December 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124100835/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6213248.stm |archive-date=24 November 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
-* {{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-09-24-muslim-tension_N.htm |title=Tension between Sunnis, Shiites emerging in USA |work=[[USA Today]] |quote=Among the world's estimated 1.4 billion Muslims, about 85% are Sunni and about 15% are Shiite. |access-date=18 December 2011 |date=24 September 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210020455/http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-09-24-muslim-tension_N.htm |archive-date=10 December 2011 |df=dmy-all }}
-* [https://books.google.com/books?id=D5_N97bAiJ0C&lpg=PP1&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q&f=false Sunni Islam: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide] "Sunni Islam is the dominant division of the global Muslim community, and throughout history it has made up a substantial majority (85 to 90 percent) of that community."
-</ref>
-<ref name="ahmadi">See:
-*{{Cite book|title=Breach of Faith|quote=Estimates of around 20 million would be appropriate|publisher=Human Rights Watch|page=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yi8ONIe1fv4C&pg=PA8|access-date=29 March 2014|date=June 2005}}
-*{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dgtgGhMUgIUC&pg=PA72|title=Asian Religions in British Columbia|quote=The community currently numbers around 15 million spread around the world|author1=Larry DeVries|author2=Don Baker|author3=Dan Overmyer|name-list-style=amp|access-date=29 March 2014|isbn=978-0-7748-1662-5|publisher=University of Columbia Press|date=2011-01-01}}
-*{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OZbyz_Hr-eIC&pg=PA23|title=Encyclopedia of Islam|quote=The total size of the Ahmadiyya community in 2001 was estimated to be more than 10 million|author=Juan Eduardo Campo|page=24|access-date=29 March 2014|isbn=978-0-8160-5454-1|year=2009}}
-*{{Cite web| url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2012/01/20/january-20-2012-ahmadiyya-muslims/10124/| title=Ahmadiyya Muslims| date=20 January 2012| publisher=pbs.org| access-date=6 October 2013| url-status=live| archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20131006204711/https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2012/01/20/january-20-2012-ahmadiyya-muslims/10124/| archive-date=6 October 2013| df=dmy-all}}
-*A figure of 10–20 million represents approximately 1% of the Muslim population. See also [[Ahmadiyya by country]].</ref>
-<ref name="Islam_by_country">{{cite web|url=https://www.pewforum.org/2011/01/27/the-future-of-the-global-muslim-population/|title=Number of Muslim by country|date=27 January 2011|publisher=nationmaster.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209094904/http://www.pewforum.org/The-Future-of-the-Global-Muslim-Population.aspx |archive-date=2011-02-09 |df=dmy-all |access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref>
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