Akbar·Javed Akhtar Irfan Habib· Zakir Hussain· Azim Premji· Abdul Hamid Maulana Azad· M. Hidayatullah· Sania Mirza· Bismillah Khan Aamir Khan· Salim Ali· Shahrukh Khan· Zakir Hussain A. Rahman· Nargis· Mammootty· Hamid Ansari
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Total population approx. 160.9 million (2009) Regions with significant populations Large concentration in Jammu and Kashmir,Assam and West Bengal. Large populations in Ut
tar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Kerala
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Languages
Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kashmiri, Indian English
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Religion
Sunni Barelvi Hanafi, Deobandi Hanafi, Ahl al-Hadith, and Shia.
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Islamis the second-most practiced religion in theRepublic of India after Hinduism, with more than 13.4% of the country's population (over 138 million as per 2001 census). Islam came to with the newly Islamised Arab merchants and traders on the Malabar Coastin the 7th century. Islam arrived in north India in the 12th century and has since become a part of India's rich religious and cultural heritage. Over the years, there has been significant integration of Hindu and Muslim cultures across India and the Muslims have played a prominent role in India's economic riseand cultural influence. Matters of jurisdiction involving Muslims in India related to marriage, inheritance and properties are governed by the Muslim Personal Law, and the courts have ruled that Shariaor Muslim law, holds precedence for Muslims over Indian civil law in such matters. India's Muslim population is the world's third largest and the world's largest Muslim-minority population. Most of the Muslims in India belong to Indian ethnic groups, with minor to obvious levels of gene flow from outside, primarily from Persia and Central Asia. The largest concentrations-about 47% of all Muslims in India, according to the 2001 census—live in the 3 states of Utter pradesh (30.7 million) (18.5%),West Bengal(20.2 million) (25%), and Bihar(13.7 million) (16.5%). Muslims represent a majority of the local population in Lakshadweep (93% in 2001) and Jammu and Kashmir (67% in 2001). High concentrations of Muslims are found in the eastern states ofAssam(31%) and West Bengal (25%), and in the southern states of Kerala(24.7%) and Andhra Pradesh Kerala(24.7%) and Andhra Pradesh(14%). Officially, India has the third largest Muslim population (after Indonesia and Pakistan). Population growth rate Muslims in India have a much higher total fertility rate(TFR) compared to that of other religious communities in the country. Because of higher birthrates and an influx of migrants from neighboring Bangladesh, the percentage of Muslims in India has risen from about 10% in 1991 to 13% in 2001.
