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The Muslim Council of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges muslimska råd, SMR) is an umbrella organisation of Islamic organisations in Sweden. It was founded in 1990 by representatives of the Förenade islamiska församlingar i Sverige [ sv ] (FIFS), and the Muslim Association of Sweden ( Swedish: Sveriges Muslimska Förbund, SMuF).
Nahdlatul Ulama ( Indonesian pronunciation: [nahˈdatʊl ʊˈlama], lit. 'Revival of the Ulama ', NU) is an Islamic organization in Indonesia. Its membership numbered over 95 million in 2021, [ 2] making it the largest Islamic organization in the world. [ 3] NU is also a charitable body funding schools and hospitals as well as organizing ...
Islam Nusantara is defined as an interpretation of Islam that takes into account local Indonesian customs in forming its fiqh. [ 2] It tends to express greater pluralism and moderation, opposition to fundamentalism, and a degree of syncretism with local traditions. In June 2015, Indonesian President Joko Widodo openly expressed his support for ...
Harun Nasution. Harun Nasution (1919 – 18 September 1998) was an Indonesian scholar whose work was part of a small but significant trend within Islamic thought to champion rationalist and humanist principles.
Stockholm. / 59.32944°N 18.06861°E / 59.32944; 18.06861. Stockholm ( Swedish: [ˈstɔ̂kː (h)ɔlm] ⓘ) [ 10] is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, [ 11] with 1.6 million in the urban area, and ...
sweden.se. Sweden, [ f] formally the Kingdom of Sweden, [ g][ h] is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), [ 4] Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the fifth-largest country in Europe.
t. e. Liberalism and progressivism within Islam involve professed Muslims who have created a considerable body of progressive thought about Islamic understanding and practice. [1] [2] Their work is sometimes characterized as "progressive Islam" ( Arabic: الإسلام التقدمي al-Islām at-taqaddumī ). Some scholars, such as Omid Safi ...
According to the Pew Research Center in 2017, the largest Muslim population in a country is in Indonesia, a country home to 12.7% of the world's Muslims, followed by Pakistan (11.1%), India (10.9%) and Bangladesh (9.2%). [ 8][ 19] About 20% of Muslims live in the Arab world. [ 20]