Muslims
An Imam teaches the Qur'an in Crimea, (1850s, lithograph by Carlo Bossoli).
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1.6 billion worldwide (2010 est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Indonesia
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209,120,000 |
 India
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176,200,000 |
 Pakistan
|
167,410,000 |
 Bangladesh
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134,430,000 |
 Nigeria |
77,300,000 |
 Egypt
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76,990,000 |
 Iran
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73,570,000 |
 Turkey
|
71,330,000 |
 Algeria
|
34,730,000 |
 Morocco
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31,930,000 |
 Iraq
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31,340,000 |
 Afghanistan
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31,330,000 |
 Sudan
|
30,490,000 |
 Ethiopia
|
28,680,000 |
 Uzbekistan
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26,550,000 |
 Saudi Arabia
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25,520,000 |
 China
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24,690,000 |
 Yemen
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23,830,000 |
 Syria
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18,930,000 |
 Malaysia
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18,100,000 |
| Rest of the world | 287,230,000 |
| Religions | |
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65–75% Sunni Islam |
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| Scriptures | |
| Qur'an | |
| Languages | |
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65–75% Sunni Islam
10–13% Shia Islam
15–20% Non-denominational Islam
~1% Ahmadiyya
A Muslim is someone who follows or practices Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion. Muslims consider the Quran (Koran), their holy book, to be the verbatim word of God as revealed to the Islamic prophet and messenger Muhammad. They also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad (sunnah ) as recorded in traditional accounts (hadith). "Muslim" is an Arabic word meaning "one who submits (to God)".
The beliefs of Muslims include: that God (Arabic: الله Allāh) is eternal, transcendent and absolutely one (tawhid or monotheism); that God is incomparable, self-sustaining and neither begets nor was begotten; that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that has been revealed before through many prophets including Abraham, Moses, Ishmael and Jesus; that these previous messages and revelations have been partially changed or corrupted over time (tahrif) and that the Qur'an is the final unaltered revelation from God (The Final Testament).
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