Muslims (Arabic: المسلمون, al-Muslimūn, transl. "Submitters [to God]")[27] are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the ...
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foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraham (or Allah) as it was revealed to Muhammad, the main Islamic prophet.[28] The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad (sunnah) as recorded in traditional accounts (hadith).[29]
With an estimated population of almost 1.9 billion followers as of 2020 year estimation, Muslims comprise around 25% of the world´s total population. In descending order, the percentage of people who identify as Muslims on each continental landmass stands at:[30] 45% of Africa, 25% of Asia and Oceania (collectively),[31] 6% of Europe,[32] and 1% of the Americas.[33][34][35][36] Additionally, in subdivided geographical regions, the figure stands at: 91% of the Middle East–North Africa,[37][38][39] 90% of Central Asia,[40][41][42] 65% of the Caucasus,[43][44][45][46][47][48] 42% of Southeast Asia,[49][50] 32% of South Asia,[51][52] and 42% of sub-Saharan Africa.[53][54]