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In Islam it is considered a blessing to take care of an orphan, in fact it is considered a duty to some. [3] Thus many Muslims say that it is forbidden by Islamic law to adopt a child (in the common sense of the word), but permissible to take care of another child, which is known in Arabic as الكفالة ( kafala ), and is translated ...
Some laymen non-denominational Muslims exhibit hostility towards the notion that Islam is divided into the binary subdivisions of Sunnism and Shiaism, thereby erasing space for the unaffiliated non-denominational Muslims. [14] Non-denominational Islam has been described as a generic or a broad run-of-the-mill approach to the faith. [1]
In several countries, self-reported Muslims practice the religion at low levels. According to a 2012 survey by Pew Research Center, who interviewed Muslims across the world, about 1% of those interviewed in Azerbaijan, 5% in Albania, 9% in Uzbekistan, 10% in Kazakhstan, 19% in Russia, and 22% in Kosovo said that they attend mosque once a week or more.
In Mecca, only Muslims are allowed, while non-Muslims may not enter or pass through. Attempting to enter Mecca as a non-Muslim can result in penalties such as a fine; [52] being in Mecca as a non-Muslim can result in deportation. [56] In Medina, non-Muslims are not allowed to enter Nabawi Square, where the Al-Masjid Al-Nabawi is located.
Adultery is punishable by death when a Muslim woman and a non-Muslim man are involved. [183] In 2006, a Filipino woman was sentenced to 100 lashes for adultery. [183] In 2012, six expatriates were sentenced to floggings of either 40 or 100 lashes. [182] More recently in April 2013, a Muslim expatriate was sentenced to 40 lashes for alcohol ...
The Pact of Umar (also known as the Covenant of Umar, Treaty of Umar or Laws of Umar; Arabic: شروط عمر or عهد عمر or عقد عمر) is a treaty between the Muslims and non-Muslims who were conquered by Umar during his conquest of the Levant (Syria and Lebanon) in the year 637 CE that later gained a canonical status in Islamic jurisprudence. [1]
In 2010, 74.1% of the world's Muslim population lived in countries where Muslims are in the majority, while 25.9% of the world's Muslim population lived in countries where Muslims are in the minority. [113] A Pew Center study in 2010 found that 3% of the world's Muslims population live in non-Muslim-majority developed countries. [113]
The government restricts the distribution of non-Islamic religious materials, as well as Islamic materials it deemed inconsistent with the Maliki-Ashʿari school of Sunni Islam. [1] Religious organizations for faiths other than Sunni Islam and Judaism are required to register with the government as associations in order to operate and own land.