Islam is the second largest religion in the United Kingdom with a total of 1,591,000, (or 2.8% of the total population) Muslims. [2]

London Central Mosque in London off Regents Park

Jamia Masjid, example of a typical small mosque in East Ham

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History

Early history

Although Islam is generally thought of as being a recent arrival in the United Kingdom, there has been contact between Britons and Muslims for many centuries. An early example would be the decision of Offa, the eighth-century King of Mercia (one of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms existing at that time), to have coins minted with an Islamic inscription on them - copies of coins issued by the near-contemporary Muslim ruler Al-Mansur. It is thought that they were minted to facilitate trade with the expanding Islamic empire in Spain.^[1] For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ... Offa (died July 26/29, 796) was the King of Mercia from 757 until his death. ... The Kingdom of Mercia at its greatest extent (7th to 9th centuries) is shown in green, with the original core area (6th century) given a darker tint. ... pooperson he was the first bisexual man to have a heshe baby This article is abliph Al Mansur of Baghdad. ... Template:Islamic Empire infobox The Ottoman Empire (1299 - 29 October 1923) (Ottoman Turkish: Devlet-i Aliye-yi Osmaniyye; literally, The Sublime Ottoman State, modern Turkish: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu), is also known in the West as the Turkish Empire. ...

Muslim scholarship was well-known among the learned in England by 1386, when Chaucer was writing. In the Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, there is among the pilgrims wending their way to Canterbury, a 'Doctour of Phisyk' whose learning included Razi, Avicenna (Ibn Sina, Arabic ابن سينا) and Averroes (Ibn Rushd, Arabic ابن رشد). Ibn Sina's canon of medicine was a standard text for medical students well into the 17th century. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Chaucer: Illustration from Cassells History of England, circa 1902 Chanticleer the rooster from an outdoor production of Chanticleer and the Fox at Ashby_de_la_Zouch castle Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. ... Canterbury Tales Woodcut 1484 The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). ... Rhazes-Treating a Patient (artist unknown) Abu Bakr Mohammad Ibn Zakariya al-Razi (born in Rayy, Iran, 864; died in Baghdad, Iraq, 930 AD) was a versatile Persian philosopher (hakim), who made fundamental and lasting contributions to the fields of medicine, chemistry (alchemy) and philosophy. ... (ابن سينا) (c. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... Ibn Rushd, known as Averroes (1126 – December 10, 1198), was an Andalusian-Arab philosopher and physician, a master of philosophy and Islamic law, mathematics, and medicine. ...

The first English convert to Islam mentioned by name is John Nelson, a 16th century sailor^[2]. 16th century writer Richard Hakluyt claimed he was forced to convert, though he mentions in the same story other Englishmen who had converted willingly. John Nelson was an early English convert to Islam. ... Richard Hakluyt (~1552 - November 23, 1616) was an English writer, famous for his Voyages which provided William Shakespeare and others with material. ...

This king had a son which was a ruler in an island called Gerbi, whereunto arrived an English ship called the Green Dragon, of the which was master one M. Blonket, who, having a very unhappy boy on that ship, and understanding that whosoever would turn Turk should be well entertained of the king's son, this boy did run ashore and voluntarily turned Turk. The king had there before in his house a son of a yeoman of our Queen's guard, whom the king's son had enforced to turn Turk; his name was John Nelson.^[3]

Captain John Ward of Kent was one of a number of British sailors who became pirates based in the Maghreb who also converted to Islam (see also Barbary pirates. Later, some Unitarians became interested in the faith, and Henry Stubbes wrote so favourably about Islam that it is thought he too had converted to the faith. John Ward [Warde], also known as Jack Ward and under his Muslim name Yusuf Reis, was a notorious English pirate around the turn of the 17th century who later became a Barbary Corsair operating out of Tunis during the early 1600s. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Historic Unitarianism believed in the oneness of God as opposed to traditional Christian belief in the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). ... Henry Stubbes or Stubbe (born 1631, Lincolnshire, died 1676, Bristol), writer and scholar. ...

In 1625 it was reported that Lundy, an island in the Bristol Channel which had been a pirate lair for much of the previous half century, had been occupied by three Turkish pirates who were threatening to burn Ilfracombe; Algerine rovers were using the island as a base in 1635, although the island had itself been attacked and plundered by a Spanish raid in 1633. ^[4] This article is about the island of Lundy, which is part of England. ... Satellite view of the Bristol Channel Map of the Bristol Channel The Bristol Channel (Welsh: ) is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from the West Country and extending from the lower estuary of the River Severn (Afon Hafren) to that part of the North... It has been suggested that List of cultural venues and events in Ilfracombe be merged into this article or section. ...

There was apparently a Muslim community in England already in the 17th century. A Puritan pamphlet from 1641 warns of a sect of 'Mahometans' discovered in London and says that 'this sect is led along with a certaine foolish beliefe of Mahomet, which professed himselfe to be a Prophet'.^[5] For the record label, see Puritan Records. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

The practice of Islam in Britain was legalized by the Trinitarian Act 1812. The Trinitarian Act 1812 was an Act of Parliament which legalized the practice of Islam in the United Kingdom [1]. Categories: | | | ...

Immigration

The first large group of Muslims in Britain arrived about 300 years ago. They were sailors recruited in India to work for the East India Company, and so it's not surprising that the first Muslim communities were found in port towns. Ships' cooks came too, many of them from Sylhet in what is now Bangladesh. There are records of Sylhetis working in London restaurants as early as 1873. The companys flag initially had the flag of England, the St Georges Cross, in the canton The Honourable East India Company (HEIC), often colloquially referred to as John Company, was the first joint-stock company (the Dutch East India Company was the first to issue public stock). ... Sylhet (previously Shilhat and Jalalabad; Sylheti: Bengali: সিলেট, Sileţ) is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. ...

The first Muslim community which permanently settled in the United Kingdom consisted of Yemeni sailors who arrived in ports such as Swansea, Liverpool and South Shields shortly after 1900. Later some of them migrated to inland cities like Birmingham and Sheffield where there are 23,819 Muslims. For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Liverpool (disambiguation). ... , South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne and Wear, England, on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne, with a population of about 90,000. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... This article is about the British city. ... For other uses, see Sheffield (disambiguation). ...

Mosques also appeared in British seaports at this time; the first mosque in Britain is recorded as having been at 2 Glyn Rhondda Street, Cardiff, in 1860^[6]. From the 1950s, with large immigration to Britain from the former colonies of Britain, large Muslim populations developed in many British towns and cities. A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...

Demography and ethnic background

According to the 2001 census 1,536,015 Muslims are living in England and Wales^[7], where they form 3% of the population, in Scotland they represent 0.84% of the population (42,557)^[8]. The Northern Ireland census indicated 1,943 Muslims^[9]. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... There is also a collection of Hadith called Sahih Muslim A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Persian: Mosalman or Mosalmon Urdu: مسلمان, Turkish: Müslüman, Albanian: Mysliman, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of the religion of Islam. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... This article is about the country. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...

In England 40% of Muslims live in London, where they make up 8.5% of the population. There are also large numbers of Muslims in Birmingham, Manchester, Bradford, Luton, Slough, Leicester and the mill towns of Northern England. In Scotland there are significant Muslim populations in Glasgow (17667, 3.1%), East Renfrewshire (1897, 2.1%), Dundee (2846, 2.0%) and Edinburgh (6801, 1.5%). In Wales most Muslims live in Cardiff (11261, 3,7%), but there are also significant numbers in Newport (3492, 2.6%) and Swansea (2167, 1.0%). Muslims are concentrated in urban areas, where they make up 3.3% of the population; In rural areas the proportion of the population is less than 0.1%. Amoskeag Canal, 1948, by Charles Sheeler A mill town is a community that grew up around one or more mills or factories, usually on a river that was used as a source of power in the days before electricity. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... East Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ... For other uses, see Dundee (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital city of Wales. ... For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ...

Muslim population in English local authority areas.

The local authorities with a Muslim population greater than 10% are: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

• London Borough of Tower Hamlets 36.4% 71,389
• London Borough of Newham 24.3% 59,293
• Blackburn with Darwen 19.4% 26,674
• Bradford 16.1% 75,188
• London Borough of Waltham Forest 15.1% 32,902
• Luton 14.6% 26,963
• Birmingham 14.3% 139,771
• London Borough of Hackney 13.8% 27,908
• Pendle 13.4% 11,988
• Slough 13.4% 15,897
• London Borough of Brent 12.3% 32,290
• London Borough of Redbridge 11.9% 28,487
• City of Westminster 11.8% 21,346
• London Borough of Camden 11.6% 22,906
• London Borough of Haringey 11.3% 24,371
• Oldham 11.1% 24,039
• Leicester 11.0% 30,885
• London Borough of Ealing 10.3% 31,033
• Kirklees 10.1% 39,312

The Yorkshire towns of Batley and Dewsbury each have large Muslim populations. However, they are part of the district of Kirklees, which is only 10.12% Muslim. The Savile Town area of Dewsbury is often seen as the Muslim centre of the country, being "some 97-100% Muslim"^[11] and having the largest Islamic seminary in the country with the Markazi mosque, one of the largest purpose-built mosque in Europe. It is also one of the most orthodox centers of Muslim learning in the West.^[12] Most large cities have one area that is a majority Muslim even if the rest of the city has a fairly small Muslims population; see, for example, Harehills in Leeds. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London. ... Newham Town Hall in East Ham (E6) Logo on the roadside at sunset The London Borough of Newham is a London borough in East London, within Greater London. ... Blackburn with Darwen (Dwrgwyn) is a borough in Lancashire, North West England. ... For other uses, see Bradford (disambiguation). ... The London Borough of Waltham Forest is a London borough in North-East London, England and forms part of Outer London. ... It has been suggested that Culture in Luton be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the British city. ... The London Borough of Hackney is a London Borough in the east end of London and part of inner London. ... Pendle is a local government district and borough of Lancashire, England, on the North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire borders. ... Slough (pronounced ) is a town and unitary authority (Borough of Slough) in England. ... The London Borough of Brent is a London borough in north west London and forms part of Outer London. ... The London Borough of Redbridge is a London borough in North East London, England. ... The City of Westminster is a borough of London, England with city status. ... The London Borough of Camden is a borough of London, England, which forms part of Inner London. ... The London Borough of Haringey is a London borough in North London, England, and forms part of Outer London. ... For the larger local government district, see Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. ... Leicester city centre, looking towards the Clock Tower Leicester (pronounced ) is the largest city and unitary authority in the English East Midlands. ... The London Borough of Ealing is a London borough in the west of the city. ... Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. ... Batley is a small town in Kirklees Metropolitan Borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. ... Dewsbury is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, to the west of Wakefield, in the borough of Kirklees. ... Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. ... Savile Town is a small area of Dewsbury in West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. ... The Markazi Mosque or Markazi Masjid is located at South Street, Savile Town, Dewsbury. ... Harehills Parade from Roundhay Road Harehills is an inner-city area of north-east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, situated between Burmantofts and Gipton, and adjacent to Chapeltown, characterised by its streets of dense, back-to-back terraced housing. ... For other uses, see Leeds (disambiguation). ...

Pakistani Kashmiris from the Mirpur district (part of Pakistan Administered Kashmir, Northern Pakistan) were the first South Asian Muslim community which settled in Britain permanently. The first of them arrived in Birmingham and Bradford in the late 1930s. Immigration from around the district of Mirpur grew from the late 1950s onwards. It was accompanied by immigration from other parts of Pakistan, mainly the north of the Punjab and the area around Attock in the North-West Frontier Province province of Pakistan. Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ... This article is about Mirpur, a city of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... Pakistan Administered Kashmir Capital Muzaffarabad Status Disputed Territory Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... Map of South Asia South Asia is a subregion of Asia comprising the modern states of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, . It covers about 4,480,000 km², or 10 percent of the continent, and is also known as the Indian subcontinent. ... This article is about the British city. ... For other uses, see Bradford (disambiguation). ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known as the World Depression. ... This article is about Mirpur, a city of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... This article is about the Pakistani province. ... Akbars Fort at Attock Attock (Urdu: اٹک) is a city located in the northern border of the Punjab province of Pakistan, and also a border district on the river Indus. ... For the 1959 British film see Northwest Frontier The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) (Urdu: shemaal maghribi sarhadi soobe شمال مغربی سرحدی صوبہ) is the smallest in size of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Pashtuns (Pakhtoons). ...

People of Pakistani ethnic background are particularly strong in the West Midlands, West Yorkshire, Lancashire/ Greater Manchester and industrial towns in South East England like Luton, Slough and Oxford. There are also many Muslims from the Sylhet region of Bangladesh and from the Gujerat region of India living in Britain. The Sylhetis, (who speak a dialect of Bengali) are concentrated in Tower Hamlets, London. However, they also possess significant communities in Luton, Birmingham, Manchester, Oldham, Hyde, Bradford, Keighley and Sunderland. There are large numbers of Gujerati Muslims in Dewsbury, Blackburn, Bolton and Preston. The County of West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a population of around 2,600,000 people. ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ...

Apart from these peoples, a considerable portion of South Asian Muslims trace their origins back to South Asian communities in East Africa that either simply moved or were forced out due to anti-Indian activities of African revolutionaries in countries such as Uganda and Zanzibar. Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar is part of Tanzania Coordinates: , Country Tanzania Islands Unguja and Pemba Capital Zanzibar City Settled AD 1000 Government  - Type semi-autonomous part of Tanzania  - President Amani Abeid Karume Area  - Both Islands  637 sq mi (1,651 km²) Population (2004)  - Both Islands 1,070...

There are also communities of Somali, Nigerian and other Subsaharan African peoples, especially in London as well as Bosnian and Albanian Muslims from Kosovo in Britain. Since the Iraq War, there has been an increase in the number of Kurds in Britain. Again, they may be concentrated in certain areas, such as the Ravensthorpe area of Dewsbury. Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa south of the Sahara Desert, is the term used to describe those countries of Africa that are not part of North Africa. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Kosovo (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Ravensthorpe is an area of Dewsbury, in West Yorkshire, England. ...

Religious currents and organisations

The vast majority of British Muslim population, 98%, follow Sunni Islam.^{[citation needed]} For people named Islam, see Islam (name). ...

A large number of British Muslims are of South Asian descent, following many different movements within Islam. Many British Asian Muslims follow the Barelwi sect. The most influential movement of the Barelwi group is the World Islamic Mission ^[13]. Many also follow the Deobandi movement as well. The Tablighi Jamaat is an important subgroup of the Deobandis; its center is located in Dewsbury. The Ahl-i Hadith is another trend, which in general is opposed to Sufism. Islamic Mission is the counterpart of the Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami which follows the ideology of Abu l-Ala Mawdudi. The term British Asian is used to denote a person of Southern Asian ancestry or origin, or sometimes Western Asian origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom. ... Barelwi (Hindi: बरैल्वि, Urdu: بریلوی) is a movement of Sunni Islam in South Asia that was founded by Ahmed Raza Khan of Bareilly, India (hence the term Barelwi). ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... The Deobandi (Urdu: دیو بندی devbandī) is an Sunni Islamic revivalist movement which started in South Asia and has more recently spread to other countries, such as Afghanistan, South Africa and the United Kingdom. ... Tablighi Jamaat (Conveying[1] Group) (Arabic: جماعة التبليغ , also Tabliq) is a Muslim missionary and revival movement. ... Dewsbury is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, to the west of Wakefield, in the borough of Kirklees. ... The Ahl-i Hadith are an Islamic movement in Southeast Asia that emerged in the 19th century. ... Sufism is a mystic tradition within Islam that encompasses a diverse range of beliefs and practices dedicated to divine love and the cultivation of the heart. ... For the religion of Islam, see Islam. ... Jamaat-e-Islami (Arabic: جماعتِ اسلامی, Islamic Assembly Jamaat, JI) is an Islamic political movement founded in Lahore by Syed Abul Ala Maududi on 26 August 1941. ... It has been suggested that Introduction of Islam (book) be merged into this article or section. ...

South Asian Shias are predominantly from Pakistan or Gujarat (the Khoja, who are usually found under the umbrella organisation "The World Federation"). There are also Shias from Lebanon, Iran, and Iraq. The al-Khoei foundation, belonging to one of the most important Iraqi Shia families, is located in London. Among the Gujarati Ismaili Muslims, both branches of Ismailism - the Dawoodi Bohras and the Nizaris - are represented. The Ahmadiyya, who are considered heretical by mainstream Muslims, have relocated their centre to Tilford near Farnham in Surrey from Pakistan due to the UK's partnership with the Ahmadiyya cult during colonial times. Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... The Khwajahs or officially Khojas (Urdu: خوجہ) are a (mostly Muslim) community that are mainly concentrated in South Asia, but due to migrations over the centuries have spread to many parts of the globe. ... World Federation of Khoja Ithna-aheri Muslim Communities is a Shia twelver organization. ... The Imam Al-Khoei Benevolent Foundation is an organization created by Abul-Qassim Khoei, a Grand Ayatollah that was considered as his times premiere leader of Shias across the world. ... The IsmāʿīlÄ« (Urdu: اسماعیلی IsmāʿīlÄ«, Arabic: الإسماعيليون al-IsmāʿīliyyÅ«n; Persian: اسماعیلیان Esmāʿīliyān) branch of Islam is the second largest part of the ShÄ«a community, after the Twelvers (Ithnāʿashariyya). ... The Ismaili ( اسماعيلي, Persian Esmaaili) branch of Islam is the second-largest Shia community, after the Twelvers who are dominant in Iran. ... Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras, a MustaˤlÄ« subsect of IsmāīlÄ« Shīˤa Islām, and are based in India. ... Main article: Ismaili The NizārÄ«yya (Arabic النزاريون Al-Nizarin) are the largest branch of the IsmāīlÄ« (in Persian: اسماعیلیه) and make up over two thirds of IsmāīlÄ« Muslims. ... Ahmadi Muslims are followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. ... Tilford is a small village about four miles South of Farnham in Surrey, England. ... This article is about the English town. ... This article is about the English county. ... Ahmadi Muslims are followers of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. ... This article does not discuss cult in its original meaning. ... In general, the word colonial means of or relating to a colony. In United States history, the term Colonial is used to refer to the period before US independence. ...

Much of the congregation of London's most famous mosque (London Central or Regent's Park Mosque) are of Arab descent. In Birmingham much of the Arab community is centered around the Muath Trust more commonly known as the 'Amaanah'. The Hizb ut-Tahrir is a political party (in exile) originally from the Palestinian territories. The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... This article is about Regents Park in London. ... Languages Arabic and other minority languages Religions Islam, Christianity, Druzism and Judaism Arab woman from Ramallah wearing traditional dress in 1915. ... Languages Arabic and other minority languages Religions Islam, Christianity, Druzism and Judaism Arab woman from Ramallah wearing traditional dress in 1915. ... Hizb ut-Tahrir (Arabic: حزب التحرير; English: Party of Liberation) is an international, Sunni, pan-Islamist vanguard[2] political party whose goal is to unite all Muslim countries in a unitary Islamic state or caliphate, ruled by Islamic law and headed by an elected head of state (caliph). ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ...

Most (98%) Turkish Muslims are Sunnis. The religious authority of Turkey runs a mosque in London.

The United Kingdom also has a large diaspora of African and Afro-Caribbean Muslims, hailing both from the Muslim communities in British colonies in Africa and the Caribbean and also from British-born converts. A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

The Sunni Salafi movement has gained some prominence within the British Muslim community in recent decades as well. This article is on the beliefs of the followers of the Salaf. ...

The Muslim Council of Britain is an umbrella organisation for many local, regional and specialist Islamic organisations in the United Kingdom. The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) is an unincorporated association founded in 1997 with the following aims: To promote co-operation, consensus and unity on Muslim affairs in the UK. To encourage and strengthen all existing efforts being made for the benefit of the Muslim community. ...

Organization of British ex-Muslims

Reflecting the current political climate, the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain was launched on Thursday the 21st of June, 2007 for the purpose of supporting individuals who have chosen to apostatize themselves from their former religion and provide society with information about the members which more accurately represents their views and numbers.^[14] The launch was encouraged and sponsored by the British Humanist Association and the National Secular Society. The group hopes to emulate the results achieved by similar organizations in other European nations.^[15] The Central Council of Ex-Muslims (Zentralrat der Ex-Muslime) is a German association (Verein) of non-religious, secular persons who were Muslim or originate from an Islamic country. ... The British Humanist Association is an organisation of the United Kingdom which promotes Humanism. ... The National Secular Society is an organisation of the United Kingdom which promotes secularism. ...

Political organisations and pressure groups

• British Muslim Forum
• Muslim Council of Britain
• Sufi Muslim Council
• Islamic Human Rights Commission
• Conservative Muslim Forum
• Mosques & Imams National Advisory Board
• Muslim Association of Britain
• Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK
• Islamic Society of Britain
• The World Federation
• Muslim Parliament
• Tablighi Jamaat
• Muslim Umbrella Groups

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Notable mosques

• Al-Rahma mosque
• Birmingham Central Mosque
• East London Mosque
• Finsbury Park Mosque
• Glasgow Central Mosque
• London Central Mosque
• London Markaz

The Al-Rahma mosque is on Hatherley Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom, and can hold up to 1,000 worshippers. ... Birmingham Central Mosque, is a Mosque in Birmingham, England, run by the Birmingham Mosque Trust, and is one of the largest Muslim centres in Europe. ... Situated in the inner London borough of Tower Hamlets, between Whitechapel and Aldgate, the East London Mosque is set at the heart of the United Kingdoms largest Muslim community and can hold up to 20,000 worshippers including the London Muslim Centre. ... Finsbury Park Mosque Finsbury Park mosque in Finsbury Park, London, England was built c. ... Glasgow Central Mosque is one of the biggest Sunni mosques in Glasgow, and one of the largest in Glasgow // At present there are three Imams: Maulana Abdul-Ghafoor Esfandarani, Maulana Habib-ur-Rahman mousavi and Maulana Umar. ... The London Central Mosque as viewed from Regents Park The London Central Mosque is a large mosque located near the Baker Street Underground station and Regents Park in the London Borough of Westminster. ... The London Markaz also known as the Abbey Mills Islamic centre is a proposed mosque and Islamic centre to be built on an 18 acre site in Stratford, East London near to the site where the London 2012 Olympic Park will be built. ...

References

Literature

• Joly, Danièle: Britannia's crescent: making a place for Muslims in British society, Aldershot: Avebury, 1995 ISBN 1-85628-680-0
• Philip Lewis: Islamic Britain: religion, politics and identity among British Muslims ; Bradford in the 1990s, London: Tauris, 1994 ISBN 1-85043-861-7
• Matar, Nabil Turks, Moors, and Englishmen in the Age of Discovery,Columbia University Press 2000 ISBN 0-231-11015-4
• S.E.Al-Djazari The Hidden Debt to Islamic CivilisationBayt Al-Hikma Press September 2005 ISBN 0-9551156-1-2

See also

• Eurabia
• Islam by country
• Londonistan (term)
• Muslims in Western Europe
• Religion in the United Kingdom
• The Muslim Weekly
• British Muslims
• Islam in Scotland
• Islam in London

Cover of The Economist magazine, June 24-30, 2006 edition Eurabia is a neologism that denotes a scenario where Europe allies itself and eventually merges with the Arab world. ... Muslim percentage of population by country Distribution of Islam per country. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Minimum estimates of Muslim populations in Western Europe (EU15 plus Norway and Switzerland) as a percentage of total country population: (Source: The Economist, April 3, 2003) (Second Source: BBC ) The figures are minimum estimates, and not necessarily exactly comparable, due to differences in method of data collection and data presentation... St Pauls Cathedral The United Kingdom is traditionally a Christian state, though of the four constituent countries, only England still has a state faith in the form of an established church. ... The Muslim Weekly website: http://www. ... The arrival of Islam in Scotland is relatively recent. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

External links

• Ummah Pulse- News, Analysis and engagement on Isssues affecting British Muslims
• Muslim Demographics in the UK
• The Zakat Pages
• masud.co.uk website covering traditional Islam, comments on 9/11 and British Muslim Heritage
• Hizb ut-Tahrir Britain
• Muslim Songs of the British Isles
• DeenPort Portal for Muslims
• Muslims in the UK
• Islam in the UK: Documentary about Brixton Mosque, London and the Call to Islam Centre in Luton
• World Islamic Mission London
• The diary of a British Muslim activist
• Ranking of Local Authorities in England and Wales according to percentage of Muslim population in the 2001 census
• Census 2001: Key Statistics of Scotland (PDF, religion KS027)
• Muslim Council of Britain
• A history of Muslim workers in Britain, published in International Socialism journal
• Islam in the United Kingdom
• Shia Muslim Organisation in Bury, Greater Manchester
• BBC: Islam and Britain Before the 20th Century
• Some articles on British Muslim history
• Article about British seafarers who became Muslim
• Why Muslims reject British values by A. Sivanandan, published in The Observer, October 16, 2005
• The Veil and the British Male Elite
• The Muslim Weekly
• Radical Islam and British Universities, Assyrian International News Agency, 17 January 2007
• Weaver v NATFHEIn the Weaver v NATFHE race discrimination case, an Industrial Tribunal upheld a union’s decision not to assist a member of an ethnic minority, a Muslim woman, who brought a case of racial harassment against a fellow worker because he could lose his job. The Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the decision. Also known as the Bournville College Racial Harassment Issue
• Reassessing what we collect website – Muslim London History of Muslim London with objects and images