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Muslim Population Growth Rates

2013-08-23T08:16:40Z

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This article takes a look at the claim of [[Islam]] being the "fastest growing religion".
[[File:Religion distribution.jpg|right|300px|thumb|A map of the world, showing the major religions distributed in the world today (Pew, Dec 18, 2012).]]
==Introduction==

Many Muslims and [[websites]] claim that Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. As proof, they usually present us with unverifiable claims and baseless media quotes. Apparently ABC [[News]] had claimed "Already more than a billion-people strong, Islam is the world's fastest-growing religion", a quote which cannot be traced to its source. Also CNN World News stated "Fast-growing Islam winning converts in Western world", a statement which they fail to back up with any evidence. Here we examine the actual data available for Islam to see if any of these claims are based on fact.

==Growth of Islam==

===Worldwide===

According to "The Future of the Global Muslim Population," published in January 2011 by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, the growth and anticipated future growth of Islam is primarily due to "their relatively high birth rate, the large number of Muslims of childbearing age, and an increase in life expectancy in Muslim-majority countries" and conversions play little part in the increase due to available data suggesting "Islam loses as many adherents via conversion as it gains."<ref>Richard Allen Greene - [{{Reference archive|1=http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/27/world-muslim-population-doubling-report-projects/?hpt=C1|2=2011-04-16}} World Muslim population doubling, report projects] - CNN News, January 27, 2011</ref><ref>"''... What little information is available suggests that there is no substantial net gain or loss in the number of Muslims through conversion globally; the number of people who become Muslims through conversion seems to be roughly equal to the number of Muslims who leave the faith. As a result, this report does not include any estimated future rate of conversions as a direct factor in the projections of Muslim population growth.''" - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.pewforum.org/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-related-factors-conversion.aspx|2=2012-03-23}} The Future of the Global Muslim Population, Related Factors: Conversion], Pew Research Center, January 27, 2011</ref>

In 2006, countries with a Muslim majority had an average population growth rate of 1.8% per year (when weighted by percentage Muslim and population size).<ref> Averaging of individual country figures from [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook CIA factbook]</ref> This compares with a world population growth rate of 1.12% per year<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/xx.html CIA Factbook]</ref>, and according to the ''World Christian Encyclopaedia'', between 1990 and 2000, Islam received around 865,558 converts each year. This compares with an approximate 2,883,011 converts each year for Christianity during the same period.<ref name="bibleca">[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.bible.ca/global-religion-statistics-world-christian-encyclopedia.htm|2=2011-04-16}} Global statistics for all religions: 2001 AD]. www.bible.ca. Accessed 2006-12-26.</ref>

===United States===

Contrary to what Muslims claim, Islam is not the fastest growing religion in the [[United States]], and quoting news broadcasters and politicians (who get their information from [[Council on American-Islamic Relations|CAIR]]) does not make it true. Here are the available facts.

From the ARIS polls,<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html|2=2011-04-16}} Largest Religious Groups in the United States of America] - Adherents.com, accessed April 16, 2011</ref> 1990 and 2000, percent of change:

{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center" width = "40%" class=wikitable
! Rank
! Name
! Change
|-
|1
|Deity (Deist)
| +717%
|-
|2
|Sikhism
| +338%
|-
|3
|New Age
| +240%
|-
|4
|Hinduism
| +237%
|-
|5
|Baha'i
| +200%
|-
|6
|Buddhism
| +170%
|-
|7
|Native American Religion
| +119%
|-
|8
|Nonreligious/Secular
| +110%
|-
|'''9'''
|'''Islam '''
|'''+109%'''
|-
|10
|Taoist
| +74%
|-
|11
|Humanist
| +69%
|-
|12
|Eckankar
| +44%
|-
|13
|Unitarian Universalist
| +25%
|-
|14
|Scientology
| +22%
|-
|15
|Christianity
| +5%
|-
|16
|Judaism
| -10%
|-
|17
|Agnostic
| -16%
|}

* The American Religious Identification Survey gave Non-Religious groups the largest gain in terms of absolute numbers - 14,300,000 (8.4% of the population) to 29,400,000 (14.1% of the population) for the period 1990 to 2001 in the USA.<ref name="cuny1">[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htm|2=2011-04-16}} American Religious Identification Survey, Key Findings] - The Graduate Center of the City University of New York</ref><ref name="cuny2">[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_studies/aris.pdf|2=2011-04-16}} American Religious Identification Survey, Full PDF Document] - The Graduate Center of the City University of New York</ref> Also, Americans with no religion were the fastest growing segment from 2001 to 2008.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/2009/03/fastest-growing-religion-no-re.html|2=2011-04-16}} Fastest Growing Religion = No Religion (New Religious Identification Survey)] ([{{Reference archive|1=http://www.americanreligionsurvey-aris.org/reports/NONES_08.pdf|2=2011-04-16}} original pdf report] | [http://www.americanreligionsurvey-aris.org/ website])</ref>

* According to the Cultural Orientation Resource Center,<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.cal.org/co/refugee/statistics/final_FY2009.html|2=2011-04-16}} US Refugee Program: Current Fiscal Year Admission Statistics] - Cultural Orientation Resource Center, Updated October 2009</ref> a massive 60% of all refugees admitted into the United States are from Muslim countries. Likewise, a Pew report published in January 2011 found that "About two-thirds of the Muslims in the U.S. today (64.5%) are first-generation immigrants (foreign-born)".<ref name="PewRCJan272011">[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.pewforum.org/The-Future-of-the-Global-Muslim-Population.aspx|2=2012-12-02}} The Future of the Global Muslim Population: Projections for 2010-2030] - Pew Research Center, January 27, 2011</ref>

* Contrary to the bloated figures provided by CAIR, and even the President of the United States, and in spite of the massive influx of Muslim refugees, a Pew survey carried-out in October, 2009 found the estimate for the total Muslim population of the U.S to be at only 2.454 million.<ref>Patrick Goodenough - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/55214|2=2011-04-16}} New Survey on Islam Calls Into Question Population Figure Used by Obama] - CNS News, October 9, 2009</ref> Percentage-wise, Islam represents a minuscule 0.8 percent of the United States religious make-up. About a third of what had previously been claimed and widely accepted by many apologists and media outlets.

* According to research carried out by the respected Pakistani-born American Muslim Dr. Ilyas Ba-Yunus (1932 - 2007),<ref> Dr. Ilyas Ba-Yunus, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, State University of New York at Cortland</ref><ref>Faraz Rabbani, Former SunniPath Instructor - [{{Reference archive|1=http://blog.sunnipath.com/2007/10/05/dr-ilyas-ba-yunus-pioneer-msa-and-isna-activist-leader-passes-away/|2=2011-04-16}} Dr. Ilyas Ba-Yunus – Pioneer MSA and ISNA Activist & Leader Passes Away] - SunniPath, October 5, 2007</ref> 75% of new Muslim [[converts]] in the US leave Islam within a few years.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.radioislam.com/_asx/PublicAffairs/whynewmleave.asx|2=2011-11-19}} Listen to the clip] detailing this research ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8EC8-aVlrE listen on Youtube])</ref>

* According to Ahmed Nassef, the co-founder and editor in chief of MuslimWakeUp.com, less than 7 percent of American Muslims attend mosque regularly, compared with 38 percent of American Christians who attend church weekly.<ref>Ahmed Nassef - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0421/p09s02-coop.html|2=2012-11-30}} Listen to Muslim silent majority in US] - CSM, April 21, 2004</ref>

===Russia===

There is a wide spread myth that there are around 20 million Russian Muslims and that vast amounts of Russians are converting to Islam. In reality, there are only about 7 to 9 million Muslims in [[Russia]] and less than 3,000 ethnic Russians have converted to Islam within the last fifteen years.

For the same period almost 2 million ethic Muslims have become Orthodox Christians. Over 400 Russian Orthodox clergy belong to traditionally Muslim ethnic groups, 20 percent of Tatars are Christian, and 70 percent of interfaith marriages result in the Muslim spouse conversion to Christianity.<ref>[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.interfax-religion.com%2F%3Fact%3Dnews%26div%3D2869&date=2011-04-16 20Mln Muslims in Russia and mass conversion of ethnic Russians are myths - expert] - Interfax, April 10, 2007</ref>

===Africa===

Muslims previously outnumbered Christians in sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. However, a study published in April 2010 by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life has found that Christians now outnumber Muslims by 2 to 1 making Islam a minority belief.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=6063|2=2011-04-16}} Christians now outnumber Muslims in sub-Saharan Africa by 2 to 1] - Catholic Culture, April 19, 2010</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://pewforum.org/executive-summary-islam-and-christianity-in-sub-saharan-africa.aspx|2=2011-04-16}} Tolerance and Tension: Islam and Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa] - The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, April 15, 2010</ref>

The number of adherents to Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa grew from fewer than 9 million in 1910 to 516 million today, a 60-fold increase eclipsing the growth of Islam.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.pewforum.org/christian/global-christianity-exec.aspx|2=2012-11-30}} Global Christianity: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Christian Population] - The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, December 19, 2011</ref>

===United Kingdom===

{{Quote|April 2001|'''Families headed by a Muslim are more likely than other families to have children''' living with them. Nearly three quarters (73 per cent) had at least one dependent child in the family in 2001, compared with two fifths of Jewish (41 per cent) and Christian (40 per cent) families.

'''Muslim families also had the largest number of children'''. Over a quarter (27 per cent) of Muslim families had three or more dependent children, compared with 14 per cent of Sikh, 8 per cent of Hindu, and 7 per cent of Christian families.

The larger proportion of families with children and larger family sizes is partly a reflection of the younger age structure of the Muslim population, but may also reflect their intentions to have larger families. Many Muslims have a Pakistani or Bangladeshi background and it has been shown that these ethnic groups intend to have on average over 3 children, compared with around 2 for the White population.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_compendia/fof2005/families.pdf|2=2011-04-16}} Muslim families most likely to have children] - National Statistics, UK</ref>}}

It's also estimated that during 2001 - 2011, about 100,000 converted to Islam in UK, but 75% of the converts left Islam, during this period.<ref>http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2013/05/confessions-ex-muslim</ref>

===Europe===

A United Nations' survey showed that between 1989 and 1998, [[Europe|Europe's]] Muslim population grew by more than 100 percent, due mainly to the effects of immigration from Muslim countries. Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance have an unsourced claim of 2.9 percent per year. And according to a Pew report published in January 2011, the future growth of Islam in Europe will be "driven primarily by continued migration."<ref name="PewRCJan272011">[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.pewforum.org/The-Future-of-the-Global-Muslim-Population.aspx|2=2012-12-02}} The Future of the Global Muslim Population: Projections for 2010-2030] - Pew Research Center, January 27, 2011</ref>

According to data from the extensive 2010 European Social Survey (ESS), Muslims immigrants who have lived less than a year in Europe regularly go to the mosque. But after they've lived more than a year in their new homeland, the figure drops to 48.8%. More than half rarely or never go to the mosque to pray.<ref name="Aft">[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/article3670269.ece|2=2012-11-30}} Europeiske muslimer dropper moskeen] - Aftenposten (Norwegian), May 29, 2010 ([http://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/05/eu-muslims-go-to-mosque-less-often.html English translation])</ref> In the [[Netherlands]], mosque attendance is actually dropping faster than church attendance. In 1998, 47 percent of Muslims would attend mosque at least once a month. This figure fell by 12 percent in 2008 to only 35 percent. Whilst church attendance for Catholics fell by only 8 percent, and church attendance amongst Protestants showed no change, remaining at 63 percent.<ref>Jeroen Langelaar - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.elsevier.nl/web/10242197/Nieuws/Nederland/Steeds-minder-Nederlanders-naar-kerk-of-moskee.htm|2=2011-07-05}} Steeds minder Nederlanders naar kerk of moskee] - Elsevier, July 29, 2009</ref>

===China===

Islam and Christianity both entered [[China]] during the 7<sup>th</sup> century,<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China&oldid=451980300 China] - Wikipedia, accessed September 23, 2011</ref> and unreferenced claims have been made of around 100 million Muslims in China. However, most reliable estimates put the figures at 20 to 30 million Muslims (1.5% to 2% of the population).<ref>Masood Rab - [{{Reference archive|1=http://muslimmedianetwork.com/mmn/?p=1922|2=2011-09-23}} Chinese Muslim Scholars] - Muslim Media Network, March 24, 2008</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2008-07/09/content_6831389.htm|2=2011-09-23}} NW China region eyes global Muslim market] - China Daily, July 9, 2008</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=|2=2011-09-23}} China (includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau)] - US Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report 2006</ref><ref name="The World Factbook China">[{{Reference archive|1=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html|2=2011-09-23}} China/ Religions] - CIA, The World Factbook, accessed September 23, 2011</ref>

Similarly, some Christian organizations have claimed up to 130 million Christians in China. However, most reliable estimates range from 40 million (3% of the total population) to 54 million (4%),<ref name="The World Factbook China"></ref><ref>Mark Ellis - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.assistnews.net/STORIES/2007/s07100011.htm|2=2011-09-23}} China Survey Reveals Fewer Christians than Some Evangelicals Want to Believe] - Assist News, October 1, 2007</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6337627.stm|2=2011-09-23}} Survey finds 300m China believers] - BBC News, February 7, 2007</ref><ref>Jonathan Watts - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/feb/07/china.religion|2=2011-09-23}} Chinese survey finds religion booming] - The Guardian, February 7, 2007</ref> meaning the growth of Christianity in China is almost double that of Islam.

==Other Factors to Consider==

Worth noting is the fact that apostates will rarely advertise leaving Islam due to the death sentence it imposes on its followers, and that most Islamic countries do not acknowledge conversions out of Islam.

Systematic [[persecution]] of religious minorities has been documented in almost [[Persecution Listed by Country|every Muslim majority country]], leading to some [[converts to Islam]] being coerced or forced into their conversion.

For example, following the 2010 murder of a leading Muslim politician who called for modifications to [[Pakistan|Pakistan’s]] [[Islam and Freedom of Speech|blasphemy]] law, it had been reported that at least 20 Pakistani Christians were converting to Islam each week out of fear.<ref>Rick Westhead - [{{Reference archive|1=http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/925715--some-christians-in-paki|2=2011-04-16}} Some Christians in Pakistan convert fear into safety] - Toronto Star, January 20, 2011</ref> Also according to the Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC), there were as many as 2,000 women and girls who were [[Forced Conversion|forcibly converted]] in 2011 to Islam through [[rape]], torture and kidnappings in Pakistan.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012/09/05/story_5-9-2012_pg7_25|2=2012-09-05}} 2,000 minorities girls converted to Islam forcibly: report] - Daily Times, September 5, 2012</ref>

This is not limited to Muslim-majority countries. In the [[United Kingdom]], it was reported in 2007 that police were working with universities to clamp down on "aggressive conversions" to Islam, during which vulnerable teenage girls are beaten up by Muslims and forced to abandon university courses.<ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/police-protect-girls-forced-to-convert-to-islam-7256407.html|2=2013-01-02}} Police protect girls forced to convert to Islam] - London Evening Standard, February 22, 2007</ref><ref>[{{Reference archive|1=http://metro.co.uk/2007/02/22/hindu-girls-targeted-by-extremists-108990/|2=2013-02-07}} ‘Hindu girls targeted by extremists’] - Metro News, February 22, 2007</ref>

==Conclusion==

All the actual data available reveals that Islam is neither the fastest growing religion by number of adherents or the fastest growing religion by percentage-increase.

Furthermore, the growing number of Muslims in the world is due primarily to the higher than average birth-rates, and consequent population growths of Muslim countries and communities.

Even if Islam were to be the fastest growing religion in the world then it would be an [[Ad Populum|Argumentum ad populum]] to claim that this makes it the correct religion.

{{Core Propaganda}}

==See Also==

{{Hub4|Converts|Converts}}

==External Links==

*[http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Pages/Games-Muslims-Play.htm#fastest "Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion"] ''- [[The Religion Of Peace]]''
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://www.pewforum.org/christian/global-christianity-exec.aspx|2=2012-11-30}} Global Christianity (Dec 2011 Pew Report)] ''- Contrary to Islamic propaganda, world-wide Christianity is not "dying" but remains stable''

==References==
{{Reflist|2|refs=}}

[[Category:Islamic Propaganda]]
[[Category:Statistics]]

User talk:Capitals00

2013-08-15T13:23:31Z

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==People Who Left Islam==
Have a good reading about it, and tell me, if it fits anywhere? [[User:Capitals00|Capitals00]] ([[User talk:Capitals00|talk]]) 00:57, 15 July 2013 (PDT)
:Hi Capitals00. Welcome to WikiIslam! Sorry, there isn't. [[User:Sahabah|--Sahabah]] ([[User talk:Sahabah|talk]]) 04:40, 15 July 2013 (PDT)

==Universal Peace==

Reverted your addition. I just checked the source and it says no such thing. Please don't do that again. [[User:Sahabah|--Sahabah]] ([[User talk:Sahabah|talk]]) 00:52, 19 July 2013 (PDT)

== Notable former Muslims ==

In this [http://wikiislam.net/w/index.php?title=Notable_Former_Muslims&diff=94201&oldid=89015 edit], you added a link to Kushro Khan. That links doesn't exist on Wikipedia. Wikipedia links only exist on that page if they are actually active.

Also it looks like the ref link for Nafisa Ali doesnt have any information about her conversion.

Please also explain this [http://wikiislam.net/w/index.php?title=Bhavishya_Purana&diff=prev&oldid=93970 edit] where as pointed above, you added a reference where the relevant information is not found.

Please respond here to all of these issues before making any further edits. thank you --[[User:Axius|Axius]] ([[User talk:Axius|talk]]) 04:38, 23 July 2013 (PDT)
: I corrected on my 2nd edit, "Khusro Khan", that's the real name, and it exists in wikipedia, he was forced to convert into islam, but once he became powerful enough, he would go back to his actual religion, which was hinduism. As for Nafisa Ali, well, she married to a sikh, thus she's a sikh, see:-
http://www.mid-day.com/poll2009/2009/apr/130409nafisa-ali-differences-with-congress.htm

And yes, my addition [http://wikiislam.net/w/index.php?title=Bhavishya_Purana&diff=prev&oldid=93970] was actually mistaken, i should had added this source instead:-

"Selections-From-Bhavishya-Purana" By IslamKotob, Page 28 - 31[http://books.google.com/books?id=Xm6gYj4C-sAC&printsec=frontcover&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false], and this source should be added, because it talks almost same as it should be there. [[User:Capitals00|Capitals00]] ([[User talk:Capitals00|talk]]) 10:49, 23 July 2013 (PDT)
:"Selections-From-Bhavishya-Purana" By IslamKotob is not a reliable source, as far as I can tell. It's just some random anonymous author publishing stuff on the net. We already have a reliable source for our claim, so an additional, unreliable source is not needed.[[User:Sahabah|--Sahabah]] ([[User talk:Sahabah|talk]]) 11:39, 23 July 2013 (PDT)

:Hi Capitals00, yes thats not a reliable source. Please evaluate the reliability of sources before adding them to any page. It can be a news source, a known author and so on. The link you added for Khusro does not work. You can preview the edit and make sure newly added links are working. For Nafisa Khan, marriage is not enough. We need the source to say she converted to Islam. Another thing, if you add any sources they should be such that we can verify them easily (e.g. they can have a link). thanks --[[User:Axius|Axius]] ([[User talk:Axius|talk]]) 17:50, 23 July 2013 (PDT)

:: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khusro_Khan Khusro Khan] is at wikipedia. Nafisa ali was muslim by birth, then she convered to sikh, and married a sikh[http://www.verveonline.com/26/people/nafisa/full.shtml]. That's how, final point would be that she is no more muslim, nor she converted to Hinduism. [[User:Capitals00|Capitals00]] ([[User talk:Capitals00|talk]]) 20:46, 23 July 2013 (PDT)
:::hi Capitals00, ok. That links works, however the link that you used in the article did not. Click here [http://wikiislam.net/w/index.php?title=Notable_Former_Muslims&diff=94201&oldid=89015#Converted_to_Hinduism] and click on that link. That was the link you used (you can see it says 'Page doesnt exist'). So when you put in new links, you need to do a preview and do a quick check to make sure its working.
:::For Nafisa, I think the new link is better than the ones you gave before (as in, it talks about her beliefs) however it says she believes in Vedanta [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedanta] which is a Hindu book so she can be a Hindu convert or "humanism" or something like that. Do Sikhs believe in the Vedanta? This is a Hindu book. Please clarify. Hindus can also marry sikhs. According to one link she was listed as a Hinduism convert [http://www.strategypage.com/militaryforums/72-13262-page6.aspx#startofcomments]. The link is unreliable but the point is to show that she's possibly a hindu rather than a sikh. Most likely she's just a spiritual/humanist kind of person (she says they have a "all gods" alter at home). Just describe it like that in the section. This issue is not worth spending too much time on.
::: Again from now on you need to double check your edits and make sure what you enter is accurately reflected in the source (so you cannot make conclusions that the source does not make explicitly). Wikipedia has a small section on identifying reliable sources that also apply to us in some ways. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Identifying_reliable_sources#Overview]. So for example you can see the publication by IslamKotob is not reliable. thanks. --[[User:Axius|Axius]] ([[User talk:Axius|talk]]) 21:10, 23 July 2013 (PDT)
:::: Agreed with you about the Nafisa Ali. Let's get back to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khusro_Khan Khusro Khan], he should be added on the list. Indeed i don't know why the page wasn't opening with the link that i had added on the edit, but when you go through this one, it's working. Thanks [[User:Capitals00|Capitals00]] ([[User talk:Capitals00|talk]]) 01:55, 24 July 2013 (PDT)
:::::Ok you can add that link back. --[[User:Axius|Axius]] ([[User talk:Axius|talk]]) 04:10, 24 July 2013 (PDT)--[[User:Axius|Axius]] ([[User talk:Axius|talk]]) 04:10, 24 July 2013 (PDT)
::::::Thanks for adding that back in. If you're interested there's a lot of tasks we have for various articles. Some are on the [[tasks]] page while others are on article talk pages. [http://wikiislam.net/w/index.php?limit=50&tagfilter=&title=Special%3AContributions&contribs=user&target=Sahabah&namespace=1&year=&month=-1 This link] has some talk pages which contain tasks for each article. We appreciate any help we can get. --[[User:Axius|Axius]] ([[User talk:Axius|talk]]) 04:49, 24 July 2013 (PDT)
:::::::Thanks for considering me, and indeed, whenever i come up with new information i will simply share them here.[[User:Capitals00|Capitals00]] ([[User talk:Capitals00|talk]]) 22:59, 24 July 2013 (PDT)
::::::::We have a link now for [http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Article_tasks article tasks]. --[[User:Axius|Axius]] ([[User talk:Axius|talk]]) 05:45, 25 July 2013 (PDT)

== No Witnesses? No Rape, Says Pakistan's Islamic Council ==

This should be added somewhere.
[http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/06/12/no-witnesses-no-rape-says-pakistans-islamic-council/ No Witnesses? No Rape, Says Pakistan's Islamic Council]

== Persecution of non muslims ==

[http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/07/08/1221947/--Terror-Attack-At-Bodh-Gaya-Buddhism-s-Most-Peaceful-Site-Bombed# "Terror Attack" At Bodh Gaya: Buddhism's Most Peaceful Site Bombed] Should be added here at [http://wikiislam.net/wiki/India_(persecution) persecution of non muslims in India].

User talk:Capitals00

2013-08-15T13:17:04Z

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Talk:Honor Related Violence (Pakistan)

2013-08-15T13:14:38Z

Capitals00:

{{article tasks}}
==Cases to add==

*[{{Reference archive|1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenews.com.pk%2FTodaysPrintDetail.aspx%3FID%3D7516%26Cat%3D13|2=2013-02-08}} Donkey declared ‘Kari’ killed] - The News International, July 19, 2011(the guy's case, not the honor killed donkey)

*[{{Reference archive|1=http://dawn.com/2012/09/19/father-hacks-daughter-to-death-2/|2=2012-09-27}} Father hacks daughter to death] ''- Mohammad Asghar, DAWN, September 19, 2012''

*[{{Reference archive|1=http://tribune.com.pk/story/429389/murderous-mistrust-teenage-girl-killed-for-possessing-cell-phone/|2=2012-09-04}} Murderous mistrust: Teenage girl killed for possessing cell phone]

*[{{Reference archive|1=http://tribune.com.pk/story/428815/honour-crime-man-arrested-for-killing-mother-four-sisters/|2=2012-09-04}} ‘Honour’ crime: Man arrested for killing mother, four sisters]

*[{{Reference archive|1=http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/20/world/asia/pakistan-honor-confession/index.html|2=2012-08-26}} 'Honor' murderer boasts of triple killing]

*[{{Reference archive|1=http://tribune.com.pk/story/388164/kohistan-video-local-claims-five-women-killed-officials-deny/|2=2012-06-16}} Kohistan video: Local claims five women killed, officials deny]

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The '''Bhavishya Purana''' is one of the eighteen major Hindu Puranas. It is written in Sanskrit and attributed to Rishi Vyasa, the compiler of the Vedas.<ref>For the Bhaviṣyat Purāṇa as one of the eighteen major puranas see: Winternitz, volume 1, p. 531.</ref> The title Bhavishya Purana signifies a work that contains prophecies regarding the future.<ref>For the title signifying "a work which contains prophecies regarding the future" see: Winternitz, p. 567.</ref>

==Text from Bhavishya Purana==

Muslims often mention that Prophet [[Muhammad]] was predicted in these scriptures, but what they fail to convey accurately is the nature of these references. Muhammad is depicted as a reincarnated demon, [[Islam]] as a demonic religion, and its followers as "the corrupters of religion".<ref>Ramanujan, A. K., "Folk Mythologies and Purāṇas" in: Doniger (1993), Purāṇa Perennis: Reciprocity and Transformation in Hindu and Jaina Texts. Albany, New York: State University of New York. ISBN 0-7914-1382-9, p. 105.</ref><ref>Mohammed Talib, "Universal Peace", p. 86</ref>

===Original Sanskrit===

<center>[[File:Bhavishya Puran Prati Sarg Part III 3,3 5-27.jpg|500px]]</center>

===English Translation===

{{Quote||Shri Suta Gosvami said: In the dynasty of king Shalivahana, there were ten kings who went to the heavenly planets after ruling for over 500 years. Then gradually the morality declined on the earth. At that time Bhojaraja was the tenth of the kings on the earth. When he saw that the moral law of conduct was declining he went to conquer all the directions of his country with ten-thousand soldiers commanded by Kalidasa. He crossed the river Sindhu and conquered over the gandharas, mlecchas, shakas, kasmiris, naravas and sathas. He punished them and collected a large ammount of wealth. Then the king went along with Mahamada (Muhammad), the preceptor of mleccha-dharma, and his followers to the great god, Lord Shiva, situated in the desert. He bathed Lord Shiva with Ganges water and worshipped him in his mind with pancagavya (milk, ghee, yoghurt, cow dung, and cow urine) and sandalwood paste, etc. After he offered some prayers and pleased him.

Suta Goswami said: After hearing the king’s prayers, Lord Shiva said: O king Bhojaraja, you should go to the place called Mahakakshvara, that land is called Vahika and now is being contaminated by the mlecchas. In that terrible country there no longer exists dharma. There was a mystic demon named Tripura (Tripurasura), whom I have already burnt to ashes, he has come again by the order of Bali. He has no origin but he achieved a benediction from me. His name is Mahamada (Muhammad) and his deeds are like that of a ghost. Therefore, O king, you should not go to this land of the evil ghost. By my mercy your intelligence will be purified. Hearing this the king came back to his country and Mahamada (Muhammad) came with them to the bank of the river Sindhu. He was expert in expanding illusion, so he said to the king very pleasingly: O great king, your god has become my servant. Just see, as he eats my remnants, so I will show you. The king became surprised when he saw this just before them. Then in anger Kalidasa rebuked Mahamada (Muhammad) “O rascal, you have created an illusion to bewilder the king, I will kill you, you are the lowest..."

That city is known as their site of pilgrimage, a place which was Madina or free from intoxication. Having a form of a ghost (Bhuta), the expert illusionist Mahamada (Muhammad) appeared at night in front of king Bhojaraja and said: O king, your religion is of course known as the best religion among all. Still I am going to establish a terrible and demoniac religion by the order of the Lord . The symptoms of my followers will be that they first of all will cut their genitals, have no shikha, but having beard, be wicked, make noise loudly and eat everything. They should eat animals without performing any rituals. This is my opinion. They will perform purificatory act with the musala or a pestle as you purify your things with kusha. Therefore, they will be known as musalman, the corrupters of religion. Thus the demoniac religion will be founded by me. After having heard all this the king came back to his palace and that ghost (Muhammad) went back to his place.

The intelligent king, Bhojaraj established the language of Sanskrit in three varnas - the brahmanas, kshatriyas and vaisyas - and for the shudras he established prakrita-bhasha, the ordinary language spoken by common men. After ruling his kingdom for 50 years, he went to the heavenly planet. The moral laws established by him were honored even by the demigods. The arya-varta, the pious land is situated between Vindhyacala and Himacala or the mountains known as Vindhya and Himalaya. The Aryans reside there, but varna-sankaras reside on the lower part of Vindhya. The musalman people were kept on the other side of the river Sindhu.

On the island of Barbara, Tusha and many others also the followers of Isamsiha were also situated as they were managed by a king or demigods.<ref>Bhavishya Puran: Prati Sarg: Part III:3,3 5-27</ref>}}

==See Also==

*[[Library]] ''- WikiIslam's online library of books''
*[[Muhammad in Other Scriptures]] ''- A hub page that leads to other articles related to Muhammad in Other Scriptures''

==External Links==

*[{{Reference archive|1=http://bhavishyapuran.blogspot.com/2007/07/bhavishya-purana-prediction-of.html|2=2011-06-01}} Bhavishya Purana: The Prediction of Islam And Muhammad]
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://answering-islam.org/Hoaxes/kalkiavatar.html|2=2011-07-03}} Is Muhammad Predicted in (Vishnu Purana) Hindu Scriptures?] - ''[[Answering Islam]]''
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://answering-islam.org/Gilchrist/muhammad.html|2=2011-07-15}} Is Muhammad Foretold in the Bible?] - ''[[Answering Islam]]''
*[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fforum09.faithfreedom.org%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ff%3D20%26t%3D9006&date=2011-06-01 Muhammad is indeed mentioned in the bible!!!] - ''[[Faith Freedom International|FFI Forum]]''

==References==
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[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Muhammad]]
[[Category:Islamic Propaganda]]
[[Category:India]]
[[ru:Бхавишья Пурана]]

Muhammad in the Bhavishya Purana

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The '''Bhavishya Purana''' is one of the eighteen major Hindu Puranas. It is written in Sanskrit and attributed to Rishi Vyasa, the compiler of the Vedas.<ref>For the Bhaviṣyat Purāṇa as one of the eighteen major puranas see: Winternitz, volume 1, p. 531.</ref> The title Bhavishya Purana signifies a work that contains prophecies regarding the future.<ref>For the title signifying "a work which contains prophecies regarding the future" see: Winternitz, p. 567.</ref> Muslim claims that Kalki has already born in the form of Prophet [[Muhammad]], but it's actual text doesn't matches with the life of Muhammad.

==Text from Bhavishya Purana==

Muslims often mention that Prophet [[Muhammad]] was predicted in these scriptures, but what they fail to convey accurately is the nature of these references. Muhammad is depicted as a reincarnated demon, [[Islam]] as a demonic religion, and its followers as "the corrupters of religion".<ref>Ramanujan, A. K., "Folk Mythologies and Purāṇas" in: Doniger (1993), Purāṇa Perennis: Reciprocity and Transformation in Hindu and Jaina Texts. Albany, New York: State University of New York. ISBN 0-7914-1382-9, p. 105.</ref>

===Original Sanskrit===

<center>[[File:Bhavishya Puran Prati Sarg Part III 3,3 5-27.jpg|500px]]</center>

===English Translation===

{{Quote||Shri Suta Gosvami said: In the dynasty of king Shalivahana, there were ten kings who went to the heavenly planets after ruling for over 500 years. Then gradually the morality declined on the earth. At that time Bhojaraja was the tenth of the kings on the earth. When he saw that the moral law of conduct was declining he went to conquer all the directions of his country with ten-thousand soldiers commanded by Kalidasa. He crossed the river Sindhu and conquered over the gandharas, mlecchas, shakas, kasmiris, naravas and sathas. He punished them and collected a large ammount of wealth. Then the king went along with Mahamada (Muhammad), the preceptor of mleccha-dharma, and his followers to the great god, Lord Shiva, situated in the desert. He bathed Lord Shiva with Ganges water and worshipped him in his mind with pancagavya (milk, ghee, yoghurt, cow dung, and cow urine) and sandalwood paste, etc. After he offered some prayers and pleased him.

Suta Goswami said: After hearing the king’s prayers, Lord Shiva said: O king Bhojaraja, you should go to the place called Mahakakshvara, that land is called Vahika and now is being contaminated by the mlecchas. In that terrible country there no longer exists dharma. There was a mystic demon named Tripura (Tripurasura), whom I have already burnt to ashes, he has come again by the order of Bali. He has no origin but he achieved a benediction from me. His name is Mahamada (Muhammad) and his deeds are like that of a ghost. Therefore, O king, you should not go to this land of the evil ghost. By my mercy your intelligence will be purified. Hearing this the king came back to his country and Mahamada (Muhammad) came with them to the bank of the river Sindhu. He was expert in expanding illusion, so he said to the king very pleasingly: O great king, your god has become my servant. Just see, as he eats my remnants, so I will show you. The king became surprised when he saw this just before them. Then in anger Kalidasa rebuked Mahamada (Muhammad) “O rascal, you have created an illusion to bewilder the king, I will kill you, you are the lowest..."

That city is known as their site of pilgrimage, a place which was Madina or free from intoxication. Having a form of a ghost (Bhuta), the expert illusionist Mahamada (Muhammad) appeared at night in front of king Bhojaraja and said: O king, your religion is of course known as the best religion among all. Still I am going to establish a terrible and demoniac religion by the order of the Lord . The symptoms of my followers will be that they first of all will cut their genitals, have no shikha, but having beard, be wicked, make noise loudly and eat everything. They should eat animals without performing any rituals. This is my opinion. They will perform purificatory act with the musala or a pestle as you purify your things with kusha. Therefore, they will be known as musalman, the corrupters of religion. Thus the demoniac religion will be founded by me. After having heard all this the king came back to his palace and that ghost (Muhammad) went back to his place.

The intelligent king, Bhojaraj established the language of Sanskrit in three varnas - the brahmanas, kshatriyas and vaisyas - and for the shudras he established prakrita-bhasha, the ordinary language spoken by common men. After ruling his kingdom for 50 years, he went to the heavenly planet. The moral laws established by him were honored even by the demigods. The arya-varta, the pious land is situated between Vindhyacala and Himacala or the mountains known as Vindhya and Himalaya. The Aryans reside there, but varna-sankaras reside on the lower part of Vindhya. The musalman people were kept on the other side of the river Sindhu.

On the island of Barbara, Tusha and many others also the followers of Isamsiha were also situated as they were managed by a king or demigods.<ref>Bhavishya Puran: Prati Sarg: Part III:3,3 5-27</ref>}}

==See Also==

*[[Library]] ''- WikiIslam's online library of books''
*[[Muhammad in Other Scriptures]] ''- A hub page that leads to other articles related to Muhammad in Other Scriptures''

==External Links==

*[{{Reference archive|1=http://bhavishyapuran.blogspot.com/2007/07/bhavishya-purana-prediction-of.html|2=2011-06-01}} Bhavishya Purana: The Prediction of Islam And Muhammad]
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://answering-islam.org/Hoaxes/kalkiavatar.html|2=2011-07-03}} Is Muhammad Predicted in (Vishnu Purana) Hindu Scriptures?] - ''[[Answering Islam]]''
*[{{Reference archive|1=http://answering-islam.org/Gilchrist/muhammad.html|2=2011-07-15}} Is Muhammad Foretold in the Bible?] - ''[[Answering Islam]]''
*[http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fforum09.faithfreedom.org%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ff%3D20%26t%3D9006&date=2011-06-01 Muhammad is indeed mentioned in the bible!!!] - ''[[Faith Freedom International|FFI Forum]]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Literature]]
[[Category:Muhammad]]
[[Category:Islamic Propaganda]]
[[Category:India]]
[[ru:Бхавишья Пурана]]