Moslem: Verskil tussen weergawes

'n '''Moslem''' of '''Moesliem''' is 'n aanhanger van die [[Islam]]-geloof. Die aanduiding kom van die [[Arabies]]e woord 'muslim' (مسلم), wat 'iemand wat homself oorgee (aan [[Allah]])' beteken. Die wêreld tel 1,62 miljard Moslems (2009), oftewel 23 persent van die wêreldbevolking en daarmee die tweede belangrikste religie ná die [[Christendom]].<ref name="pewmuslim4">{{cite web |url=http://pewforum.org/The-Future-of-the-Global-Muslim-Population.aspx |title=Executive Summary |work=The Future of the Global Muslim Population |publisher=Pew Research Center |accessdate=22 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="pewchristian">{{cite web |url=http://features.pewforum.org/global-christianity/total-population-percentage.php |title=Christian Population as Percentages of Total Population by Country |work= Global Christianity |publisher=Pew Research Center |accessdate=22 November 2012}}</ref> 80 tot 90 persent van die Moslems is [[Soenniete]] en 10 tot 20 persent [[Sjiïete]]. Die Islam is die belangrikste religie in die [[Midde-Ooste]], in die [[Sahel]], aan die [[Horing van Afrika]] en in [[Noord-Afrika]].<ref name="pewmuslim1">{{cite web |url=http://features.pewforum.org/muslim-population/ |title=Muslim Population by Country |work=The Future of the Global Muslim Population |publisher=Pew Research Center |accessdate=22 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="pewmuslim2">{{cite web |url=http://pewforum.org/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-regional-middle-east.aspx |title=Region: Middle East-North Africa |work=The Future of the Global Muslim Population |publisher=Pew Research Center |accessdate=22 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="pewmuslim3">{{cite web |url=http://pewforum.org/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-regional-sub-saharan-africa.aspx |title=Region: Sub-Saharan Africa |work=The Future of the Global Muslim Population |publisher=Pew Research Center |accessdate=22 December 2011}}</ref><ref>Encyclopædia Britannica. Britannica Book of the Year 2003. Encyclopædia Britannica, (2003) ISBN 978-0-85229-956-2 bl. 306</ref> [[Afrika]] is die enigste [[kontinent]] met 'n Moslemse meerderheid (52,39%).<ref name="Islam By continent">{{cite web

|accessdate=2012-06-20}}]</ref> Sjina, die [[Balkan]] en [[Rusland]] het ook groot aandelepersentasies aan 'n Moslemse bevolkingMoslembevolking.<ref name="pewmuslim1" /><ref>[http://www.usnews.com/usnews/graphics/religion/islams_global_reach.htm Secrets of Islam]</ref> In [[Wes-Europa]] is die Islam die tweede belangristebelangrikste godsdiens ná die Christendom met 6 % van die totale bevolking.

Die grootste Moslem-landMoslemland is [[Indonesië]] met 12,7 %, gevolg deur [[Pakistan]] (11,0 %), [[Indië]] (10,9 %) en [[Bangladesj]] (9,2 %).<ref name="pewmuslim1" /><ref name="Islam_by_country">{{cite web

* Esposito (2004), bl. 2,43</ref> In die Midde-Ooste is [[Turkye]] en die [[Iran]] die twee nie-Arabiese lande met die grootste Moslem-bevolkingMoslembevolking en in Afrika is [[Egipte]] en [[Nigerië]] die twee lande met die hoogste Moslem-bevolkingMoslembevolking.<ref name="pewmuslim1" /><ref name="Islam_by_country" />