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Islam:
Islam is the world's second most followed religion.
It began in its present form 1400 years ago in Arabia, but swiftly become a world faith, and now has around 1,200 million adherents.There are between 1.2 and 2.6 million Muslims in the UK, about 600,000 of whom are active in the faith. Those who are not active still regard being a Muslim as an important part of their identity.
Hinduism:
Hinduism is the name given to a family of religions and cultures that began and still flourish in India. The word "Hindu" comes from the name of the river Indus, which flows 1800 miles from Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the sea. Originally the name referred to people living in a particular region of the world, regardless of their faith; so in the 18th century someone could quite sensibly be described as a "Hindu Muslim"
There are 750 million Hindus in the world, and most of them live in India. In the UK there are 400,000 Hindus, 160,000 of whom are active in their faith.
Christianity:
Christianity is a religion practised by nearly 2,000 million people worldwide.
It originated in Palestine in the 1st century AD and is founded on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ [4BC-29AD], a Palestinian Jew.
There are 6 million active Christians in the UK, but over 35 million in Britain would regard themselves as nominally Christian.
Buddhism :
Buddhism is a vast and complex religious and philosophical tradition which stretches back over 2,500 years.
Over the last 30 years Buddhism has seen growth in the West as its non-dogmatic nature, rationality, possibility of a spiritual guide, and opportunity for personal transformation have all made it attractive to post-modern society.
It has about 500 million adherents around the world-45,000 active Buddhists in UK.
Judaism:
Judaism is the oldest of the world's four great monotheistic religions. It's also the smallest, with only about 12 million followers around the world.
The Holocaust of the 1930s and and 40s transformed Jewish demographics-if the Holocaust had not occurred there would now be between 25 and 35 million Jews in the world, and far more of them would live in Europe.
Sikhism :
Sikhism is the youngest of the world's four great monotheistic religions. It was founded in the 15th Century by Guru Nanak.
The view that Sikhism is a variety of Hinduism is completely wrong, and gives great offence to Sikhs.
There are 18-20 million Sikhs in the world, and 80% of them live in the Punjab state in Northwest India, where the faith began.
There are 500,000 Sikhs in Britain, 80% of whom are active in their faith. 39% of UK Sikhs attend a religious service at a Gurdwara (meaning house, or residence of God) once a week.
Other countries with large Sikh communities are Canada (225,000) and the USA (100,000).
This is some information of the most famous religions that I wana share them with you and to get your thoughts and ideas about it in general without any personal issues.
Source 1 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/world_religions/index.shtml)
Source 2 (http://www.webstationone.com/fecha/religion.htm)
Islam is the world's second most followed religion.
It began in its present form 1400 years ago in Arabia, but swiftly become a world faith, and now has around 1,200 million adherents.There are between 1.2 and 2.6 million Muslims in the UK, about 600,000 of whom are active in the faith. Those who are not active still regard being a Muslim as an important part of their identity.
Hinduism:
Hinduism is the name given to a family of religions and cultures that began and still flourish in India. The word "Hindu" comes from the name of the river Indus, which flows 1800 miles from Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the sea. Originally the name referred to people living in a particular region of the world, regardless of their faith; so in the 18th century someone could quite sensibly be described as a "Hindu Muslim"
There are 750 million Hindus in the world, and most of them live in India. In the UK there are 400,000 Hindus, 160,000 of whom are active in their faith.
Christianity:
Christianity is a religion practised by nearly 2,000 million people worldwide.
It originated in Palestine in the 1st century AD and is founded on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ [4BC-29AD], a Palestinian Jew.
There are 6 million active Christians in the UK, but over 35 million in Britain would regard themselves as nominally Christian.
Buddhism :
Buddhism is a vast and complex religious and philosophical tradition which stretches back over 2,500 years.
Over the last 30 years Buddhism has seen growth in the West as its non-dogmatic nature, rationality, possibility of a spiritual guide, and opportunity for personal transformation have all made it attractive to post-modern society.
It has about 500 million adherents around the world-45,000 active Buddhists in UK.
Judaism:
Judaism is the oldest of the world's four great monotheistic religions. It's also the smallest, with only about 12 million followers around the world.
The Holocaust of the 1930s and and 40s transformed Jewish demographics-if the Holocaust had not occurred there would now be between 25 and 35 million Jews in the world, and far more of them would live in Europe.
Sikhism :
Sikhism is the youngest of the world's four great monotheistic religions. It was founded in the 15th Century by Guru Nanak.
The view that Sikhism is a variety of Hinduism is completely wrong, and gives great offence to Sikhs.
There are 18-20 million Sikhs in the world, and 80% of them live in the Punjab state in Northwest India, where the faith began.
There are 500,000 Sikhs in Britain, 80% of whom are active in their faith. 39% of UK Sikhs attend a religious service at a Gurdwara (meaning house, or residence of God) once a week.
Other countries with large Sikh communities are Canada (225,000) and the USA (100,000).
This is some information of the most famous religions that I wana share them with you and to get your thoughts and ideas about it in general without any personal issues.
Source 1 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/world_religions/index.shtml)
Source 2 (http://www.webstationone.com/fecha/religion.htm)