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Islam in the United Kingdom is about the development of Islam in the United Kingdom since its formation in 1707.[1] Though Islam was not legalized until the Trinitarian Act in 1812, Muslims were present prior to this. Today Islam is the second largest religion in all four countries of the UK with recent estimates suggesting a total Muslim population as high as 2.4 million,[2][3] in part due to considerable immigration from former colonies from the 1950s.[4] The growing numbers of Muslims has resulted in the establishment of more than 1500 mosques in the UK[5] of which about 50-60% are affiliated with the Barelwi school of thought.[6]
There are a number of UK-wide Islamic organisations, including; the Islamic Society of Britain, the Muslim Council of Britain, the Sufi Muslim Council, the Mosques & Imams National Advisory Board, the Muslim Association of Britain, the Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK, the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain and the Muslim Educational Trust.
The vast majority of Muslims in the UK live in England and Wales: of 1,591,000 Muslims recorded at the 2001 Census,[7] 1,536,015 were living in England and Wales,[8] where they form 3% of the population; 42,557 were living in Scotland, forming 0.84% of the population[9]; and 1,943 were living in Northern Ireland.[10] For details of Islam in each country, see:
See also
- Religion in the United Kingdom
- 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
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
References
- ^ Welcome parliament.uk, accessed 14 August, 2009
- ^ 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 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.
- ^ 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
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