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Who are the Muslims?
One billion people from a vast range of races,
nationalities and cultures across the globe - from the southern Philippines to
Nigeria - are united by their common Islamic faith. About 18% live in the Arab
world; the world's largest Muslim community is in Indonesia; substantial parts
of Asia and most of Africa are Muslim, while significant minorities are to be
found in the Soviet Union, China, North and South America, and Europe.
The followers of Islam are called Muslims.
Muslims are not to be confused with Arabs. Muslims may be Arabs, Turks,
Persians, Indians, Pakistanis, Malaysians, Indonesians, Europeans, Africans,
Americans, Chinese, or other nationalities.
An Arab could be a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew or
an atheist. Any person who adopts the Arabic language is called an Arab. Muslims
all over the world try to learn Arabic so that they may be able to read the
Qur'an (the Muslim holy book) and understand its meaning. Although the Qur'an
has been translated into most languages, to truly appreciate its depth it is
beneficial to read it in Arabic.
While there are one billion (1000,000,000) Muslims in the world
there are about 200 million Arabs. Among them, approximately ten percent are not
Muslims. Thus Arab Muslims constitute only about twenty percent of the Muslim
population of the world. A fifth are found in Sub-Saharan Africa; and the
world's largest Muslim community is in Indonesia. Substantial parts of Asia are
Muslim, while significant minorities are to be found in the Central Asian
republics, India, China, North and South America, Eastern and Western Europe.
Allah speaks to the people of all nations of the
world in the following verses of the Qur'an:
O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created
you
from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam)
He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them
both He created many men and women and fear Allah
through Whom you demand your mutual (rights),
and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs
(kinship). Surely, Allah is Ever an All-Watcher over
you, (4:1)
O mankind! the Apostle hath come to you in truth
from Allah: believe in him: it is best for you.
But if ye
reject faith to Allah belong all things in the
heavens
and on earth: and Allah is All-Knowing All-Wise.
(4:170)
O mankind! We created you front a single (pair)
of a
male and a female and made you into nations and
tribes that ye may know each other (not that ye
may
despise each other). Verily the most honored of
you
in the sight of Allah is (be who is) the most
righteous
of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well
acquainted (with all things). (49:13)
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