Islam in Assam Islam in Assam Islam is the second largest majority religion in Assam. Islam is also fastest growing religion in Assam according to 2011 census report. According to the 2011 census, the popalation of Assam is roughly 31,169,272 out of which there were 10,679,345 Muslims in the Indian state of Assam, forming over 34.22% of its population. Muslims are majority in almost 9 districts of Assam according to 2011 census. Muslims first came to Assam in the early 13th century, when Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar Khilji led an army to eastern India in 1205. A chieftain of the Mech tribe converted to
Islam in South Ossetia Islam in South Ossetia Islam in South Ossetia is presented by migrants who work there, but not by the native Ossetians, unlike in North Ossetia - Alania. Islam started to spread in Ossetia in the 14th and 15th centuries. According to sources, mostly high noble families of Ossetian society received Muslim religion and peasants remained into the Christian faith. “In the 17th and 18th centuries, part of Ossetian people from Digor (under influence of Kabarday) received Islam religion. However, Islam was transpassed by christianity during the reign of the Russian Empire in Ossetia since 1801. In fact, according to Ruslan