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Syllabus of the Subject: Islam in India. Indian Muslim Business People.

  1. Islam in India
  2. Case Study: Muslim Business People of India
    1. Azim Premji
    2. Yusuf Khwaja Hamied
  3. Influence of Islam on the Economic area of the Hindu Civilisation
The Subject (e-learning) “Islam in India” is part of the following Higher Education Programs taught by EENI (Business School) and the Hispano-African University of International Business:
  1. Course: India
  2. Masters: International Business, Asia, Muslims Countries
  3. Doctorates (e-learning): Ethics, Religion, and Business, Islamic Countries

Master and Doctorate in International Business adapted to the Indian Students.

Learning materials in Higher Education in English or Tertiary Education in Spanish Islam in India Post-secondary Education in French Islam Study in Portuguese Islão

Sample of the Subject: Islam in India
Yusuf Hamied (CIPLA) Indian Businessman

Description of the Subject (Higher Education, e-learning): 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 India's total population).
  3. In 2011, they were 172 million Muslims (14.23% of the population)
  4. The Muslims are the majority in Lakshadweep and Jammu and the 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 the Islamic Jurisprudence (Fiqh): Hanafi
  8. With elements of Islam and Hinduism arose the Sikh religion

Indian Muslims are Prominent Business People.

  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.

Azim Premji Indian Businessman

Religions and Global Trade - Hindus Businessman - Islam in Asia - Islamic Civilisation



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