afghanistan is the country with the largest muslim population.
afghanistan is the country with the largest muslim population.
what is the country with the largest muslim population?
afghanistan
islam is the largest religion in asia with approx. 1.1 billion adherents. islam is a monotheistic and abrahamic religion articulated by the qur'an, a book considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of god (arabic: الله allāh) and by the teachings and normative example (called the sunnah and composed of hadith) of muhammad, considered by them to be the last prophet of god. south asia and southeast asia are home of the most populous muslim countries, with indonesia, pakistan, india, and bangladesh having more than 100 million adherents each. according to u.s. government figures, in 2006 there were 20 million muslims in china. in the western asia, the non-arab countries of iran and turkey are the largest muslim-majority countries. in south asia, pakistan and bangladesh are the countries with the largest muslim-majority. in central asia, afghanistan and uzbekistan are the countries with the largest muslim-majority.
religion in asia
islam is the largest and the official state religion of bangladesh, followed by 90 percent of the population. most bangladeshis are bengali muslims, who form the largest muslim ethnoreligious group in south asia and the second largest in the world after the arabs. there is also a minority of non-bengali muslims. the vast majority of bangladeshi muslims are sunni, followed by minorities of shia and ahmadiya. about four percent are non-denominational muslims. bangladesh has the fourth-largest muslim population in the world, and is the third-largest muslim-majority country (after indonesia and pakistan). sufism has an extensive heritage in the region. most bengali muslims are influenced by the liberal values of sufism. liberal bengali islam sometimes clashes with orthodox movements. the largest gathering of muslims in bangladesh is the apolitical bishwa ijtema, held annually by the orthodox tablighi jamaat. the ijtema is the second-largest muslim congregation in the world, after the hajj. the islamic foundation is an autonomous government agency responsible for some muslim religious matters, including sighting the moon in accordance with the lunar islamic calendar in order to set festival dates; as well as the charitable tradition of "zakat". public holidays include the islamic observances of eid-ul-fitr, eid-al-adha, the prophet's birthday, ashura and shab-e-barat.
bangladesh