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The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.
Muslims believe that many prophets existed, including many not mentioned in the Quran. The Quran states: "And for every community there is a messenger." [1] [2] Belief in the Islamic prophets is one of the six articles of the Islamic faith. [3] Muslims believe that the first prophet was also the first human being Adam, created by God.
With about 1.8 billion followers (2015), almost a quarter of earth's population, [111] Islam is the second-largest and the fastest-growing religion in the world, [112] primarily due to the young age and high fertility rate of Muslims, [113] with Muslims having a rate of (3.1) compared to the world average of (2.5).
In 1900 Muslims only numbered 200 million followers or 12% of the world population. This percentage drastically increased over the last 100 years due to higher birth rate in Muslim majority countries. [7] [8] Pew Research have estimated the number will be around 2.2 billion in 2030 and 2.8 billion, or 30 percent of the world population, in 2050 ...
Muhammad [a] (c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) [b] was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. [c] According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monotheistic teachings of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets.
Mawlid, also known as Eid Milad-un-Nabi, is an annual festival observed by many Muslims. It is a celebration of the anniversary of Prophet Muhammad's birth. It is a celebration of the anniversary ...
[2] [3] As of 2020, Pew Research Centre (PEW) projections suggest there are a total of 1.9 billion adherents worldwide. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Further studies indicate the worldwide spread and percentage growth of Islam, may be attributed to high birth rates followed by a trend of worldwide adoption and conversion to Islam .
A 2005 study found that chimpanzees -- our closest living evolutionary relatives -- are 96 percent genetically similar to humans. BI GRAPHICS_percentage of DNA humans share with other things ...