America’s Fastest Growing Religion: ISLAM By: Shamim Ahmed
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slam is not only the fastest growing religion in America, it is the fastest growing religion in the world. By 2050, it is said that the global Muslim population will precede Christian population and Islam would become the largest religion in the world. The unfortunate fact is, however, that the number of people who embrace Islam and those who leave Islam are roughly equal. The reason for the Muslim population growth is the high birth rate among Muslims.
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In America, Islam is probably the third largest religion in numbers, after Christianity and Judaism. Approximately 3.45 to 4.0 million Muslims are living in the United States. The history of Islam in America begins with the arrival of African slaves. While many were Muslim, most could not or did not practice their religion and eventually they accepted the religion of the land and became Christians. When a wave of Muslim immigrants started coming to America in
