Is Islam really the fastest growing religion as claimed?

Question

Muslims have been claiming this for such a long time. They also churn out actual figures!
Do they have a central stastic department with a sophiticated data base?
Really , the rate @ which they claim converstion is going on for such a long time, we should all be Muslims by now!

Answer 1

I've read that they are the largest growing religion by birth. Because in most third- world countries where the majority of births are taking place, that's where Islam is.

"Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion"

The Muslim Game:

How can Islam be a bad religion if it is growing so fast? Doesn’t this mean that it is actually a truthful religion, since so many are accepting it?

The Truth:

In the first place, the truth of an idea or doctrine is never established by mere belief. Up until the last hundred years or so, the vast majority of people on our planet did not even believe that they were on a planet. Nor did they believe that the earth was spinning at a thousand miles an hour or hurtling around the sun at 67,000 miles an hour. Does this mean that the earth wasn’t doing these things up until people believed that it was?

Secondly, Islam is not "growing faster" than other religions because “people are accepting it,” but rather because the birthrate among Muslims is significantly higher than it is among Christians and others, particularly in the West. Kids can be raised to believe in just about anything, so this hardly constitutes any sort of accomplishment.

Of the so-called “converts” from other religions, only a miniscule number were active believers. Nearly all are really just people who have no faith to convert from – regardless of their nominal designation. In the West and non-Muslim Third World, where all religions are allowed to compete equally, such people (who experience a spiritual awakening) are much more likely to turn to Christianity than to Islam.

Finally, the real reason that Islam is making headway in other faiths, while losing few of its own, is actually something that Muslims should feel a sense of embarrassment over, rather than pride. In truth, it speaks more to the insecurity that Muslims have in their own religion, and the banal immaturity that Islam has, compared with other faiths.

Let’s say that you are playing chess with a 6-year-old boy. Instead of following the same set of rules, however, the child is allowed to make up rules that are preferential to him. One of the rules he decides on is that you aren’t allowed to make any moves in his half of the board, but he is allowed to make moves in yours. Another might be that it is impossible for any of his pieces to be taken.

Now, if the child is winning the game – which is assured by the conditions that he has imposed - is it really something in which he can take true pride?

The rules that Muslims impose on the “conversion game” are almost exactly like this chess analogy. Other religions are not allowed to operate in Islam’s own territory (ie. preaching their faith and evangelizing) as Muslims are in others. Neither is conversion away from Islam allowed – on penalty of death.

Watching Muslims gloat over being the “fastest growing religion” is no different than watching a child delude themselves into thinking that they are smarter and better for “beating” a much wiser adult in a game played under manufactured conditions that render the artificial “victory” entirely meaningless.

Islam has been playing by its own rules since its inception. It is unlikely that Muslims will soon develop the confidence in their own religion (or the necessary social maturity) to lift the shameful restrictions to which it owes its success and risk competition with other faiths on a level playing field.

As was first mentioned, the truth of a belief or creed is never established by how many followers it has. But when a religion has to be supported by double standards and death threats, there is all the more reason to doubt its veracity.

(Note: Our article does not take issue with the claim that Islam is the fastest growing religion, not because we necessarily believe it, but because others have done a better job of refuting it. See Islam is not the Fastest Growing Religion in the World for an example.)

Answer 2

Yes, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. (according to my social studies teacher) But, christianity has the most followers.(FACT) The largest religion in the world is christianity. Second is islam, third is hinduism. There are:
2 billion christians (33%)
1.2 billion islam (18%)
900 million hindu (16%)
900 million secular / nonreligious / agnostic / atheist (16%)
350 million buddhists (6%)
225 million chinese traditional religion (4%)
190 million primal-indigenous (4%)
15 million jews (3%)

Answer 3

If missionaries worked, then the U.S. would be have Mormon, half Jehovah's Witness by now.

Obviously, people claiming high conversion numbers have an interest in make the numbers look higher. In reality, Muslims just have a high birth rate. Hardly anyone converts to Islam or any other religion.

Answer 4

There is probably some cult out there that is growing faster.

If I have 10 followers - 5 couples this year, and manage to get another 5 couples to join next year I have grown by 100%

If the 10 women have babies in the next year then my religion just grew by 50% again! Who cares if those babies will reject my religion as soon as they are grown, they count now.

Lies, damn lies and statistics.

Why is it important which delusion has the most believers?

Answer 5

I, too find those results rather misleading. It may be true that parts of the world that are predominately Muslim may be experiencing the fastest overall population growth, but that does not necessarily mean that all of those born will adhere to Islamic beliefs.

Answer 6

I have heard at least three different major religions claim to be the fastest growing religion. I don't know which one really is, i doubt anyone really does.

Answer 7

does it matter if they are or not? they come to america and just like most people..they try their best to fit in with name brand clothing, fashion, conversation, environment, listen to the same music, some are even wearing tight clothing with their headscarf, and for the most part they are all into chasing money...them american dollar...and they are caught up in status..where u live, what u deive, what u own, and what kind of education u have....the headscarf is the only thing that makes them stand out...

Answer 8

agu o !

BRAVO,
not only do you present factual easy understandable informations, you also manage to do it in a sober straight forward manner.
Truly an admirable example for all to follow. you seem to be deeply inspired by the Holy Spirit

Thank you, and praise to our Lord for making this possible.

Soli Deo Gloria

Answer 9

It is my understanding from a friend that owning a bible in some foreign lands can get you killed.
Without something else to compare, where else would they go?

Answer 10

yes islam is the fastest growing relion.... in prison that is