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| - | The term '''Muslim world''', also known as '''Islamic world''' and the '''''{{transl|ar|ALA-LC|Ummah}}''''' ({{lang-ar|أمة}}, meaning "[[nation]]" or "[[community]]") has different meanings. In a religious sense, the Islamic ''[[Ummah]]'' refers to those who adhere to the teachings of [[Islam]], referred to as [[Muslim]]s. In a cultural sense, the Muslim Ummah refers to Islamic civilization, exclusive of non-Muslims living in that civilization. In a modern [[geopolitics|geopolitical]] sense, the term "Islamic Nation" usually refers collectively to [[Islam by country|Muslim-majority countries]], states, districts, or towns. | + | The term '''Muslim world''', also known as '''Islamic world''', has different meanings. In a religious sense, the Islamic ''[[Ummah]]'' refers to those who adhere to the teachings of [[Islam]], referred to as [[Muslim]]s. In a cultural sense, the Muslim Ummah refers to Islamic civilization, exclusive of non-Muslims living in that civilization. In a modern [[geopolitics|geopolitical]] sense, the term "Islamic Nation" usually refers collectively to [[Islam by country|Muslim-majority countries]], states, districts, or towns. |
| Although Islamic lifestyles emphasize unity and defense of fellow Muslims, [[Islamic schools and branches|schools and branches]] (see [[Shia–Sunni relations]], for example) exist. In the past, both [[Pan-Islamism]] and nationalist currents have influenced the status of the Greater Middle East. | Although Islamic lifestyles emphasize unity and defense of fellow Muslims, [[Islamic schools and branches|schools and branches]] (see [[Shia–Sunni relations]], for example) exist. In the past, both [[Pan-Islamism]] and nationalist currents have influenced the status of the Greater Middle East. | ||
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The term Muslim world, also known as Islamic world, has different meanings. In a religious sense, the Islamic Ummah refers to those who adhere to the teachings of Islam, referred to as Muslims. In a cultural sense, the Muslim Ummah refers to Islamic civilization, exclusive of non-Muslims living in that civilization. In a modern geopolitical sense, the term "Islamic Nation" usually refers collectively to Muslim-majority countries, states, districts, or towns.
Although Islamic lifestyles emphasize unity and defense of fellow Muslims, schools and branches (see Shia–Sunni relations, for example) exist. In the past, both Pan-Islamism and nationalist currents have influenced the status of the Greater Middle East.
As of 2015, over 1.7 billion or about 23.4% of the world population are Muslims. By the percentage of the total population in a region considering themselves Muslim, 24.8% in Asia-Oceania do, 91.2% in the Middle East-North Africa, 29.6% in Sub-Saharan Africa, around 6.0% in Europe, and 0.6% in the Americas.
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