Islam in India

Description: Islam in India

Islam is the second largest religion in the Republic of India, behind Hinduism. According to the Indian Census, there are between 130 and 172 million Muslims, approximately 13.4% of the Indian Population.

1. After Indonesia (204 million) and Pakistan (178 million), India is the country with the largest number of Muslims (about 10% of the World's Muslim population)
2. In 1951 there were 35,856,047 Muslims (9.93% of the Indian population).
3. In 2011, they were 172 million Muslims (14.23% of the population)
4. Muslims are the majority in Lakshadweep and Jammu and Kashmir States
5. About 47% of all the Indian Muslims lives in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Bihar
6. The majority of the Indian Muslims are Barelvi Sunnis
7. School of Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh): Hanafi
8. With elements of Islam and Hinduism arose Sikh religion

Indian Muslims are Prominent Businesspeople.

1. Muslims have founded some of the largest companies in India (Wipro, Cipla)
2. Forbes lists two Indian Muslim billionaires: Yusuf Hamied and Azim Premji

Three Presidents of the Republic of India have been Muslim.

Some actors and actresses of the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai are Muslims: Yusuf Khan (Dilip Kumar), Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Madhubala.

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