Islam began
in
Asia in the 7th century during the
life of
Muhammad. The greatest number of
adherents of Islam has lived in Asia since the beginning of
Islamic history.
Islamic Golden Age
Some time after the death of Omar, the
Islamic Golden Age started (approx. 750).
It lasted till about 15th Century. This period witnessed the lives
of many Muslim
scientists and
physicians. It was also the time of the
development of
Islamic
philosophy. Many influential Muslim thinkers lived at that
time.
Today
Distribution of Islam per country.
Green represents a Sunni majority and blue represents a Shia
majority.
Today, most Muslims live in Asia, although many of them exist in
other parts of the world. The majority of notable Muslim religious
leaders are based in Asia.
Asian countries with high Muslim populations
or high percentages of Muslim people, in comparison to the rest of
the countries include Maldives
, Saudi Arabia
, Afghanistan
, Turkey
, Yemen
, Bahrain
, Azerbaijan
, Jordan
, Indonesia
, Pakistan
, India
, Bangladesh
Iran
, Iraq
, Uzbekistan
and Russia
.
One of the important 20th century figures that developed Islam was
Muhammad Iqbal - a
philosopher.
Another important Asian Muslim was Abdullah Yusuf Ali, an Indian Muslim from
Mumbai
who translated the Qur'an to
English.
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