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Rules to remember. I am a Christian – I may say that another religion believes something, but I am NOT promoting their beliefs I am not an expert! I will NOT be able to answer every question I DO have a full time job and a life – so I will not be able to research everything you want to know.
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Rules to remember • I am a Christian – I may say that another religion believes something, but I am NOT promoting their beliefs • I am not an expert! • I will NOT be able to answer every question • I DO have a full time job and a life – so I will not be able to research everything you want to know
Arabs • A term sometimes used to describe Muslims • Originally meant one of the bedouin tribes • Later used to describe those who spoke Arabic • In Hebrew “Arava” meant wilderness • “Arev-rav” means large group of mixed people • Other Semitic languages terms “west” “sunset”, “mingle”, “merchant”, “raven”
Arab does not equal Muslim • Indonesia 204,847,000 (88.1%) • Pakistan 178,097,000 (96.4%) • India 177,286,000 (14.6%) • Bangladesh 145,312,000 (90.4%) • Nigeria 75,728,000 (47.9%) • Iran 74,819,000 (99.6%) • Turkey 74,660,000 (98.6%) • Egypt 73,746,000 (90%) • Algeria 34,780,000 (98.2%) • Morocco 32,381,000 (99.9%) • Iraq 31,108,000 (98.9%) • Sudan 30,855,000 (97%)[75]
Afghanistan 29,047,000 (99.8%) • Ethiopia 28,721,000 (33.8%) • Uzbekistan 26,833,000 (96.5%) • Saudi Arabia 25,493,000 (97.1%) • Yemen 24,023,000 (99.0%) • China 23,308,000 (1.8%) • Syria 20,895,000 (92.8%) • Malaysia 17,139,000 (61.4%) • Russia 16,379,000 (11.7%) • Niger 15,627,000 (98.3%)
IslamRed = 622-632AD, Orange = 632-661 AD, Yellow 661-750 AD