Moreover, 90% of the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims belong to the Sunni sect, Islam’s biggest. Sunnites or Sunnis are the adherents of this branch of Islam. Shi’ites, adherents of Shia Islam, have different beliefs than Sunnis. Sunnis consider Muhammad’s first four caliphs to be his successors, whereas Shi’ites consider Ali, Muhammad’s son-in-law, and his line […]
Muslims are adherents of the faith of Islam who adhere to the precepts of the prophet Muhammad in their daily lives. Islam is the second-largest religion in the world, behind Christianity, with more than two billion adherents. According to several studies, Muslims are expected to outnumber Christians by the year 2050. Muslim populations are concentrated
A Muslim is a person who adheres to the Islamic creeds. A monotheistic Abrahamic religion that emerged in the 7th century A.D. is known as Islam. Mecca, a city in modern-day Saudi Arabia, was the birthplace of Islam. In Africa and the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, most Muslims reside. Islam is