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Muslims in the World Reach 2 Billion People, Here is a List of the 25 Largest Countries

Muslims in the World Reach 2 Billion People, Here is a List of the 25 Largest Countries Illustration (Photo: Pradita Utama)  -  The population of people who embrace Islam continues to increase. Currently it is estimated to reach 2.02 billion people or 25 percent of the world's total population.  According to detikHikmah, from Global Muslim Population data published on the Times Prayer page, the number of followers of Islam as of Friday (2/2/2024) at 13.30 WIB reached 2,022,131,798 people out of 8,088,527,193 people in the world's total population. This number makes Islam the second largest religion in the world after Christianity.  That number is in every region of the world. A number of countries in the Asia-Pacific are the largest homes for Muslims. The largest Muslim populations in the region are in Indonesia, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.  SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Apart from Asia-Pacific, followers of Islam are also spread significantly in the Mi

Al Qaeda Urges Muslims to Avoid the Qatar World Cup, What's Up?

Al Qaeda Urges Muslims to Avoid the Qatar World Cup, What's Up?  Al Qaeda's regional offshoot is urging Muslims around the world to avoid the Qatar World Cup football, a statement was reported by a monitoring group.  The statement from the hardline group was issued without any explanation or warning of threats of attack or violence in connection with the event.  Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the Yemen-based offshoot of the militant group, criticized Qatar for "bringing immoral people, homosexuals, sowers of corruption and atheism to the Arabian Peninsula." They said the event served to divert attention from the "occupation of Muslim countries" and their oppression.  “We warn our Muslim brothers not to join or attend this event,” said the statement, reported by Intelligence group SITE on Saturday (19/11/2022), a day before the tournament opened in the Muslim-majority country for the first time.  Organizers of the 2022 World Cup Qatar