Which is world best religion?

The most popular religion is Christianity, followed by an estimated 2.38 billion people worldwide. Islam, which is practiced by more than 1.91 billion people, is second. However, population researchers predict that Islam will have nearly caught up to Christianity by 2050.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on worldpopulationreview.com


Who is the No 1 religion in the world?

Christians remain world's largest religious group, but they are declining in Europe. Christians remained the largest religious group in the world in 2015, making up nearly a third (31%) of Earth's 7.3 billion people, according to a new Pew Research Center demographic analysis.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pewresearch.org


Which is beautiful religion?

Islam-The Most Beautiful Religion.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pinterest.com


What was the first religion?

Hinduism is the world's oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4,000 years. Today, with about 900 million followers, Hinduism is the third-largest religion behind Christianity and Islam. Roughly 95 percent of the world's Hindus live in India.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on history.com


Who is the founder of Islam?

The rise of Islam is intrinsically linked with the Prophet Muhammad, believed by Muslims to be the last in a long line of prophets that includes Moses and Jesus.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on metmuseum.org


Top 10 Most Powerful Religions In The World



Which is the purest religion?

Hinduism. According to the principle scripture of Hinduism, the Bhagavad-gītā, truth is Krishna himself. This is confirmed by Vyasa as stated in the verse, You are the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the ultimate abode, the purest, the Absolute Truth.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


How many Muslims are there?

Today adherents of Islam constitute the world's second-largest religious group. An estimated 1.8 billion or more than 24% of the world population identify themselves as Muslims.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on nationsonline.org


Which country has most Muslims?

The country with the largest number (about 209 million) is Indonesia, where 87.2% of the population identifies as Muslim. India has the world's second-largest Muslim population in raw numbers (roughly 176 million), though Muslims make up just 14.4% of India's total population.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on pewresearch.org


Where do most Muslims live?

Around 62% of the world's Muslims live in the Asia-Pacific region (from Turkey to Indonesia), with over one billion adherents. The largest Muslim population in a country is in Indonesia, a country home to 12.7% of the world's Muslims, followed by Pakistan (11.1%), India (10.9%) and Bangladesh (9.2%).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


How many countries convert Islam?

How many countries convert to Islam? Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, and the Middle East all have Islam as their official religion, as do 26 other nations in the world. Islam is growing at a higher rate than any other religion on the planet (see: Pew Research Center).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on kanyakumari-info.com


What is truth religion?

2) Doctrinal truth of religion. What is often meant by truth of religion is the doctrinal dimension of religion: the subjects covered by oral or written tradition in the form of more or less systemized religious statements about the supernatural and natural world.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on bu.edu


Which religion is true in India?

According to the 2011 census, 79.8% of the population of India practices Hinduism, 14.2% adheres to Islam, 2.3% adheres to Christianity, 1.7% adheres to Sikhism, 0.7% adheres to Buddhism, and 0.4% adheres to Jainism.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Which religion is closest to science?

Buddhism. Buddhism and science have been regarded as compatible by numerous authors. Some philosophic and psychological teachings found in Buddhism share points in common with modern Western scientific and philosophic thought.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Who wrote the Quran?

Muslims believe that the Quran was orally revealed by God to the final prophet, Muhammad, through the archangel Gabriel incrementally over a period of some 23 years, beginning in the month of Ramadan, when Muhammad was 40; and concluding in 632, the year of his death.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Who is Muhammad in the Bible?

The name of "Muhammad" is frequently mentioned verbatim in the Gospel of Barnabas, as in the following quote: Jesus answered: "The name of the Messiah is admirable, for God himself gave him the name when he had created his soul, and placed it in a celestial splendour.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


How did Muhammad look like?

He had black eyes that were large with long lashes. His joints were rather large. He had little hairs that stood up, extending from his chest down to his navel, but the rest of his body was almost hairless. “He had thick palms and thick fingers and toes.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on channel4.com


Is India a Hindu country?

Hinduism is the largest religion in India. According to the 2011 Census of India, 966.3 Million people identify as Hindu, representing 79.8% of the country's population. India contains 94% of the global Hindu population.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


What religion is Japan?

The Japanese religious tradition is made up of several major components, including Shinto, Japan's earliest religion, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Christianity has been only a minor movement in Japan.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on spice.fsi.stanford.edu


Who is the real God of Hindu?

Hindus worship one Supreme Being called Brahman though by different names. This is because the peoples of India with many different languages and cultures have understood the one God in their own distinct way. Supreme God has uncountable divine powers.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on mycentraljersey.com


Which religion came second in the world?

Judaism is the world's second-oldest religion. However, it is the oldest of the monotheistic religions. Judaism formally started roughly around 690 BC but events leading to its establishment started much earlier. Followers of the religion have faith in one God.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on worldatlas.com


Which religion is growing fastest in world?

Studies in the 21st century suggest that, in terms of percentage and worldwide spread, Islam is the fastest-growing major religion in the world.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Can only one religion be true?

Religious exclusivism, or exclusivity, is the doctrine or belief that only one particular religion or belief system is true. This is in contrast to religious pluralism, which believes that all religions provide valid responses to the existence of God.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


How many Hindu convert to Islam every year?

8 lakh Hindus converted every year: VHP general secretary | India News - Times of India.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on timesofindia.indiatimes.com


How many Muslims live in India?

With around 204 million Muslims (2019 estimate), India's Muslim population is about the world's third-largest and the world's largest Muslim-minority population.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org