Islam in the United Kingdom
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Islam in the United Kingdom was not legalized until the Trinitarian Act in 1812 though Muslims were present prior to this. Today Islam is the second largest religion in the United Kingdom with recent estimates suggesting a Muslim population as high as 2.4 million,[1][2] in part due to considerable immigration to the UK from former colonies, such as India and Pakistan from the 1950's.[3] With large Muslim populations developing in many towns and cities, notable Mosques were established including Manchester Central Mosque, East London Mosque and London Central Mosque. Of the 1500 mosques in the UK,[4] most are affiliated with schools of thought (ie. movements),: the Barelwi is present in about 50-60% of mosques,[5] the Deobandi, the second largest group with a total of over 600 mosques in September 2007, mainly run by the Tablighi Jamaat,[6][7][8] and the orthodox Salafi group has about 68 mosques.[9]
There are a number of UK-wide Islamic organisations, including; the Muslim Council of Britain, the British Muslim Forum, the Sufi Muslim Council,the Islamic Human Rights Commission, the Mosques & Imams National Advisory Board, the Muslim Association of Britain, the Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK, the Islamic Society of Britain, the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain, the Muslim Educational Trust and Progressive British Muslims.
The vast majority of Muslims in the UK live in England and Wales: of 1,591,000 Muslims recorded at the 2001 Census,[10] 1,536,015 were living in England and Wales,[11] where they form 3% of the population; 42,557 were living in Scotland, forming 0.84% of the population[12]; and 1,943 were living in Northern Ireland.[13] For further details of Islam in each of the countries of the United Kingdom, see:
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[edit] Literature
- S.E. Al-Djazari: The Hidden Debt to Islamic Civilisation. Bayt Al-Hikma Press, September 2005. ISBN 0-9551156-1-2
- Joly, Danièle: Britannia's crescent: making a place for Muslims in British society, Aldershot: Avebury, 1995. ISBN 1-85628-680-0
- Lewis, Philip: Islamic Britain: religion, politics and identity among British Muslims; Bradford in the 1990s, London: Tauris, 1994. ISBN 1-85043-861-7
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[edit] External links
- BBC: Islam and Britain Before the 20th Century
- Muslim Council of Britain
- Muslim working class struggles, article published in International Socialism, 4 January 2007
- Islam in the United Kingdom
- Timeline of Muslims in Britain hWeb
[edit] References
- ^ Islam in the UK - population figures
- ^ http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/muslims-rise-while-christians-fall-in-britain_100149769.html
- ^ "Born Abroad - Countries of birth". BBC Online. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/born_abroad/countries/html/overview.stm?1a_total01_des. Retrieved on 2008-02-16.
- ^ Dominic Casciani (29 November 2007) The battle over mosque reform BBC News (BBC). Retrieved on 2009-05-03.
- ^ Shariah TV Channel 4. Retrieved on 2009-05-01.
- ^ Andrew Norfolk (7 September 2007) Hardline takeover of British mosques Times Online. Retrieved on 2009-05-01.
- ^ Andrew Norfolk (10 September 2007) Muslim group behind ‘mega-mosque’ seeks to convert all Britain Times Online. Retrieved on 2009-05-01.
- ^ Radical Islamic sect 'has half of Britain's mosques in its grip' Daily Mail. 07 September 2007. Retrieved on 2009-05-01.
- ^ Wahhabism: A deadly scripture The Independent. 1 November 2007. Retrieved on 2009-05-01.
- ^ Muslims in Europe: Country guide bbc.co.uk, accessed 16 January 2009
- ^ KS07 Religion: Key Statistics for urban areas, results by population size of urban area
- ^ ANALYSIS OF RELIGION IN THE 2001 CENSUS: Summary Report, Scottish Executive
- ^ Northern Ireland Census 2001 Key Statistics
