Talk:Majority Muslim countries

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GAMBIA, which is 90% Muslim, needs to be added to this list.

144.134.129.123 06:03, 18 August 2007 (UTC)Salam to all my friends .

i read it all ,but in these articles some things are missing .that after 9/11 in USA in one year round about 900 cristion become muslims and UK 800 and now there are many cristion accepting islam now islam is a number 1 relegion sperading peace whole world. and stil i dont understand way cristion become muslim speacialy developed countries these countries show a bad picture on Tv about islam.according to me Islam is a relegion of peace .it show us how to live proper and how we change ourself in properway.

Most of the relegion talk about peace but they cant tells us how we can spread peace in this world.According to ISlam if we belive ONE Allah and if we talk about commen between Muslims and Cristions.4 Example . bible talk about one GOD and ISlam Also Talk About one God.but cristions belive that the God has son, how can its possible God has son. God have only messangers and Humanbeings and animals ETC. ALLAh is only one . sory if i write any thing wrong i can not write english.i try my best .any one help me for my stupid english i want to write more about islam. Ceo_hammad@yahoo.com


ETHIPIA IS A MAJORITY CHRISTIAN COUNTRY! ALSO SPELL CHRISTIAN RIGHT,

i read it all ,but in these articles some things are missing .that after 9/11 in USA in one year round about 900 cristion become muslims and UK 800 and now there are many cristion accepting islam now islam is a number 1 relegion sperading peace whole world. and stil i dont understand way cristion become muslim speacialy developed countries these countries show a bad picture on Tv about islam.according to me Islam is a relegion of peace .it show us how to live proper and how we change ourself in properway. THIS IS NONSENSICAL PIFFLE, WHY IS IT HERE, CHRISTIANITY BEATS ALL OTHER RELIGIONS IN NUMBERS, please take note.

This is not a war for territory, etc. This is about peace, peace in one's heart. Christ came as the light of the world, the messiah that the Jewish people were expecting. The trinity is part of God's nature, and to help my Muslim brothers, I would like to try to explain how we view the trinity. We do not see it as God "had" a child, and his name is Jesus. We believe the Trinity describes the inner description of God, of course there is only one God. An analogy is God the Father is the thought, the Holy Spirit is the lips, and the Son is the Word. Can we distinguish one from the other? No, of course not. They are all the same. They are not like 3 separate people. They are only different in their relationship to each other. These are of course mysteries, and God never said that we would fully understand his nature. Do we need to lower God to our level? Of course not. With great love to my Muslim brothers and sisters, unfortunately Mohammed received his information about Christians from those Christians who were outside the normal group, who were not in the true Christian community, they were heretical. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.128.28.203 (talk) 13:11, 21 January 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Saudi Arabia

Please visit my earlier discussion for Muslim population in Saudi Arabia as of 2007 here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Islam_by_country#Muslims_and_non-Muslims_in_Saudi_Arabia

Thank you!

Angelo De La Paz (talk) 18:17, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] United Arab Emirates

Please visit my earlier discussion for Muslim population in United Arab Emirates as of 2006 and 2007 here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Islam_by_country#Muslims_in_UAE

Angelo De La Paz (talk) 18:43, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

New report from the International Religious Freedom Report from the US Department of State of 2007:

Section I. Religious Demography

The country has an area of 32,300 square miles and a permanent resident population of 4.1 million, with 78.1 percent of the country's population being noncitizens, according to the 2005 census. Of the citizens, 85 percent are Sunni Muslim and 15 percent are Shi'a. Foreigners are predominantly from South and Southeast Asia, although there are substantial numbers from the Middle East, Europe, Central Asia, the former Commonwealth of Independent States, and North America. According to a ministry report, which collected census data, 76 percent of the total population is Muslim, 9 percent is Christian, and 15 percent is "other." Unofficial figures estimate that at least 15 percent of the population is Hindu, 5 percent is Buddhist, and 5 percent belong to other religious groups, including Parsi, Bahá'í, and Sikh. These estimates differ from census figures because census figures do not count "temporary" visitors and workers, and Bahá'ís and Druze are counted as Muslim. Moshino31 (talk) 13:02, 20 February 2008 (UTC) Source = http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90223.htm

[edit] Zanzibar?

Why is Zanzibar listed as a separate country? It is part of Tanzania. That's what the name Tanzania is meant to convey: the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar. --169.230.94.28 (talk) 19:43, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Estimated Saudi Arabia calculation from States report Foreign population

Hi there well here is an estimate of which I have worked out for Saudi Arabia (counting non-Muslims): Total population: 24 Million,, Indian Population: 1.4 million; estimated 1 million Hindus ok, Filipinos 800,000 (christian 90% = 720,000) 150,000 Lebanese - estimated 20,000 Christians, 130,000 Sri Lankans (Buddhists), 40,000 Eritreans, 15,000 Christians estimated and 30,000 Americans. Add them all up = 1,000,000 + 720,000 + 20,000 + 130,000 + 15,000 + 30,000 = 1,915,000 < Total non-Muslim population, so 1,915,000 divide by 24,000,000 (Saudi total) = 0.079... < times by 100 will give non-Muslim percent = 7.979... (8%) so 100% - 8% = 92% which is an estimate from the calculations from foreign population. All Saudi Arabians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis are vertualy Muslims I believe. Laters. Thanks for hearing, if no help ask back!!! Moshino31 (talk) 20:05, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

Where is the sources of your estimates, Moshino? I will revert to the last version by me because it's based on 2 newest sources from CIA! Angelo De La Paz (talk) 08:04, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Well it is from the same source that you have provided which is from the US State of Department but an older version from 2004, so with the new source it says.... 26.7 Million < Total population. So we work out the foreign population excluding Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egyptians and the Palestinians (Muslim majorities). 1 Million Hindus from India estimated, Lebanon estimated Christian > 20,000, 130,000 Buddhists from Sri Lanka, 10,000 Christians estimated from Eritrea and 25,000 Christians or Athiests from the United States, so next we add them all up = 1 Million + 20,000 + 130,000 + 10,000 + 25,000 = 1,185,000... Next we get that foreign non Muslim population so, 1,185,000 divide by Saudi population 26,700,000 = 0.044... X 100 will give you the percent = 4.43... basically 4%, so 100%-4%= 96% so there you have it then, there is an increase. Hope it helped!

[edit] Non Muslims in Saudi Arabia as of 2007

I disagree with you about non-Muslim populations in Saudi Arabia because you must remember the numbers of foreign workers here are growing. So I will revert it for these reasons:

All non-Islamic religions are prohibited in Saudi Arabia but in more than 27 million, including an estimated foreign population of more than 8 million. The foreign population reportedly includes 1.5 million Indians, 1.5 million Bangladeshis, 1.2 million Filipinos, 1 million Pakistanis, 1 million Egyptians, 600,000 Indonesians, 400,000 Sri Lankans, 350,000 Nepalese, 250,000 Palestinians, 150,000 Lebanese, 100,000 Eritreans, and 30,000 Americans (Source: [1]).That means:

  • Christianity: 4.5% or over 1.2 million Christians (Predominant of about 90% of 1.2 million Filipinos, thousands of Americans and Europeans).Read more in Christianity in Saudi Arabia
  • Hinduism: 4.5% (maybe larger) or over 1.2 million Hindus (Predominant of about 80% of 1.5 million Indians and 350 thousand Nepalese).Read more in Hinduism in Arab states
  • Buddhism: 1.5% or over 400 thousand Buddhists (93% of 400 thousand Sinhalese people from Sri Lanka; remainders are from East Asian countries as China, Vietnam, Thailand, etc...).Read more in Buddhism in Middle East
  • Others as Sikhs, Baha'is, Jews, etc...all is common as 0.5%
  • Total non-Muslim percentage: 4.5 + 4.5 + 1.5 + 0.5 = 11%

Overall Muslim numbers is including native Saudi Muslims and foreign Muslims (from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, etc...) is only 89% as maximum and it's 100% with 22 million native Saudi Arabian citizens.It means the numbers of Muslims is from over 22 million (100% of Saudi Arabia's citizens only) to 24.5 million (including foreign Muslims and citizens).

  • And here is the simple calculation for the overall Muslim percenatge in Saudi Arabia as of 2007 (total population: 27,601,038 and its 1% is 276,010.38 and its currently Muslim population is 24,564,924):

24,564,924 : 276,010.38 = 89%

Angelo De La Paz (talk) 14:30, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, I have forgotten to add the Filipinos to those numbers (90% Christian) so, if you add it to the previous calculation I have made, it will be 2,265,000 divide by 26,700,000 = 0.0848.... X by 100 = 8.48... < round that up gives you 9%, so 100% - 9% = 91% < Muslim Population Moshino31 (talk) 15:31, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Now, I could say...AGREE with you but how about the numbers of Buddhists from Sri Lanka, South-East or East Asian countries (from 130 thousand in 2006 to 400 thousand in 2007) and other religious populations as Sikhs, Baha'is, Jews and it many includes Atheists from India and Western?

Keep your good contributions! Thank you! Angelo De La Paz (talk) 17:25, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Oh yes I have forgotten about the 400,000 Sri Lankans I have counted the previous data, so I have worked out 130,000 of them 400,000 real figure, so 400,000 - 130,000 = 270,000. Add that to the previous foreign population which will give me... 2,535,000. Lets go round again, 2,535,000 divide by 26,700,000 = 0.0949... X 100 = 9.49.. = 9.5%, 100% - 9.5% = 90.5% Moshino31 (talk) 17:48, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] One reliable source

For the percentage or population column only one reliable source will be needed for the table to meet Wikipedia standards. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Moshino31 (talk • Moshino31 (talk) 12:24, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Non-Muslims in Kuwait

According to the International Religious Freedom Report 2007 [2]. There are non-Muslim numbers:

  • Christians: 400 thousand (all sects)
  • Hindus: 300 thousand
  • Buddhists: 100 thousand
  • Sikhs: 10 thousand
  • Baha'is: 400
  • Total: 810,400

Total population of Kuwait: 3.2 million (its 1% is 32,000)

Non-Muslim percentage: 810,000 : 32,000 = 25,3%

Angelo De La Paz (talk) 16:30, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Better links

Could you make the country links to point to "Islam in..." instead of the main country page? --Error (talk) 15:50, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Missing countries

Is there some reason why Albania and Kyrgyzstan are missing from the table? Johncoz (talk) 19:37, 28 April 2008 (UTC)