It's Southeast Asia. 32% of Muslims live in Southeast Asia. Only 20% live in the Middle East. But I get off track. So what do you need to know about people who follow the Islamic faith? Well number one is the Quran. The Quran is seen as the literal word of God and it's made up of 114 surahs or chapters and there's 6,236 verses, which must be spoken in Arabic and prayed in Arabic.