Did you know, countries that have Muslim populations most in the world? I am trying to find her and thank God the data to find reliable data, the following I try to inform the 10 countries with the largest Muslim population in the world complete with its population
1. Indonesia: 182,570,000 people
Indonesia is the largest Muslim country in the world. Although 88% of the population is Muslim, Indonesia is not an Islamic state. Muslims in Indonesia is also known for its moderate and tolerant. In the year 30 Hijri or 651 AD, only about 20 years later than the death of the Prophet, the Caliph Uthman ibn Affan RA sends delegation to China to introduce the Islamic State that has not been long standing. In a journey which took four years, the delegates turned out to Uthman had stopped in the archipelago. A few years later, in the year 674 AD, the Umayyad dynasty had established trading bases in the west coast of Sumatra. This is the first introduction to the Islamic population of Indonesia. Since then the sailors and Muslim merchants continued to arrive, century after century. They buy produce from the land is green nan while preaching.
2. Pakistan: 134,480,000 people
Pakistan is a country located in South Asia. With more than 150 million inhabitants, Pakistan's name is taken from the prefix area of Punjab, Afghan, Kashmir, Sind and Baluchistan. While in the Persian Pak means pure and Stan meaningful state so that the founder of Pakistan expect a holy nation according to the teachings of Islam.
3. India: 121 million people
Islam is the second largest after the Hindu religion (80.5%). There are approximately 174 million Muslims, 16.4% of the population. Since its introduction into India, Islam has made religious donations, art, philosophy, culture, society and politics to history, heritage and life of India.
4. Bangladesh: 114,080,000 people
Islam is Bangladesh's largest religion, the Muslim population of more than 130 million and is nearly 88% of the total population, according to census 2001. Islam came to Bengal region since the 13th century, mainly by the arrival of Arab traders, and the conquest of Persia Saints daerahl One is the famous Muslim saint, Shah Jalal.
5. Turkey: 65,510,000 people
The area consists of Modern Turkey has a long Islamic tradition and rich melatar back to the Seljuk era and the beginning of Empires Uthmaniyyah. Turks in culture and history are Muslims.
6. Iran: 62,430,000 people
The early history of Iran including the country of Iran and also in neighboring countries which have similarities in culture and language. At that time, these countries are ruled by empires such as Media and Achaemenid. Sassanid Persian Empire is the last before the arrival of Islam. Then the Persians joined some early Islamic Caliphate.
7. Egypt: 58,630,000 people
Islam touched the region in 628 AD Egypt. When the Prophet sent a letter to the Governor Mukaukis-under Roman rule-invited to Islam. Apostle even married the girl of Egypt, Mary. In 639 AD, when Islam under the leadership of Umar ibn Khattab, Amr bin Ash 3000 troops into Egypt and then reinforced troop strength Zubair bin Awwam 4000 people. Mukaukis supported Coptic church signed a peace treaty. Since then, Egypt became the territory of the Islamic party. In the reign of the Umayyad family, and then the Abbasids, Egypt became a province like the original. Muiz build the Great Mosque of Caliph Al-Azhar (from "Al-Zahra ', the nickname Fatimah) which completed on 17 Ramadan 359 AH, 970 AD. Bekembang This then became the University of Al-Azhar now, which is also the oldest university in the world today.
8. Nigeria: 53,000,000 people
Islam professed by 50% of the total population of Nigeria, The spread of Islam in Nigeria is divided into three periods, namely the period of the Trans Saharan and North Africa, the Atlantic period and the period of independence. in addition to trade, the Muslim traders also introduced the main mission of Islam, namely to develop peace, justice and prosperity.
9. Algeria (Algerian): 30,530,000 people
Islam was first brought to Algeria by the Umayyad dynasty after the invasion of Uqba ibn Nafi, the protracted process of conquest and conversion of the stretched 670-711. However, as in the Middle East itself, they are trying to combine Islam with their new resistance to foreign rule of the Caliphate - a niche that Khawarij and Shiite "heresy" is filled with perfection.
10. Morocco: 28,780,000 people
Modern Morocco in the 7th century AD is a Berber-influenced Arabic region. Arabs came to Morocco to bring customs, culture and Islamic teachings. Since then, the Berbers were many who embraced the teachings of Islam.
