A couple questions about Islam for History class?

Question

1) What percentage of the world is Islam?
2) What percent of America?
3) Name at least 3 famous Muslims in the world today.

Thanks in advance.
-Kerry

Answer 1

1) Way too many
2) Way too many
3)Bin laden, Hadji (from Johny Quest), and the rise of Taj

Answer 2

Peace be onto you.

Islam is the 2nd largest religion in the world.

The fastest growing religion in the world.Islam is growing about 2.9% per year. This is faster than the total world population which increases about 2.3% annually. It is thus attracting a progressively larger percentage of the world's population.

According to one survey the muslims of US comprise 22% of the world Muslim Population.



There are 1.4 billion Muslims spread through out the world.
Only 20 % are Arab Muslims and the rest 80% of 1.4 billion are non Arab muslims.
Islam is the 2nd largest religion in many European Countries Like France & UK

There are a lot of famous muslims, i will name few:

CONVERT MUSLIMS:
Rasheed Wallace - American basketball player

Cat Stevens (now Yusuf Islam) - British, from Greek Orthodox Christianity, musician & singer

Jermaine Jackson (Muhammad Abdul Aziz) - former member of The Jackson 5 and brother of popstars Michael and Janet Jackson

Brandon Mayfield - U.S. attorney-at-law with a practice in Washington County, Oregon

Keith Ellison - Minnesota House of Representatives


BORN MUSLIMS:

Ahmed H. Zewail, Nobel Prize, 1999

Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie, 20th Century Indonesian aerospace engineer and president

Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Prize, 2006, introduced the idea of micro banking in Bangladesh.

Kenan Sahin, software engineer, wealthiest American Muslim

Answer 3

I have many information:
1) Islam is the fastest growing religion and
the second largest religion in the world

Muslims in Asia (1996) 1,022,692,000 (30%)
Muslims in Africa (1996) 426,282,000 (59%)
Total Number of Muslims on the Earth (1996) 1,482,596,925
Total Number of People on the Earth (1996) 5,771,939,007
Percentage of Muslims (1996) 26%
Islam annual growth rate (1994-1995) from U.N. 6.40%
Christianity growth rate (1994-1995) from U.N. 1.46%
Total Number of Muslims on the Earth (1998) 1,678,442,000
Expected Number of Muslims on the Earth (2000) 1,902,095,000

This table below shows the growth of Islam:

North America (1989-1998) 25%
Africa 2.15%
Asia 12.57%
Europe 142.35%
Latin America -4.73%
Australia 257.01%

2) the World Almanac reports that Muslim in the United States number approximately 5,220,00. sorry i don't know the percentage

3)pervez Musharraf the Pakistani president ,terry Henry he is a great soccer in Chelsey football team (great Britain)and another soccer in the France team he is called zein-deen zidan and hamza yussef he is a scholar .hope this help.

for more information go to Islam 101.net

Answer 4

Let me try to answer that as far as I know.

1) 1300 million out of 6500 million people follow Islam. (20%)
2) 7 million out of 300 million Americans follow Islam. (2%)
3) Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Yunus (Nobel Peace Prize winner 2006)

Hope that helps.

Answer 5

dunno the percentage, 1.3 billion.
between 1 and 2 % in the USA
bin Laden(dead beat dad), Ali Khameni(Iranian cleric, the real power in Iran), Ahmawackjob, no Ahmadinejad(Iranian president, lightning rod for Khameni), Saddam(convicted fellon)Abu Ayyub al-Masri(Iraqi al Qaeda leader,late)Moammar Gadhafi(don't know for sure if he's wacky, but maybe)Al bashir(Sudanese genocide wacko),Al Zarqawi(late wacko terrorist), Louis Farrakan(leader of Nation of Islam and anti semite). Gosh so many wonderful role models to choose from.

Pick one.
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EDIT: Oh yes I almost forgot Omar Sherriff. I really like him, but I'm waiting for the last FIVE YEARS ALREADY, to hear his outrage on the terrorists attacks especially 911!!!!!!!!!

Oh yes, there's Derryl Issa, the congressman from California. He invented the wonderful car alarm that makes all the different noises. Yes.

Answer 6

1) about 20.12% in the world (2004 est.)
2) about 9 million in usa
3) many


hope that helps, good luck.

Answer 7

1)21%
2)2%
3)Amir khan (Boxer),Yasmeen Ghauri(model),Shahrukh Khan(actor)