DESPITE ISLAMOPHOBIA, ISLAM IS THE FASTEST GROWING RELIGION IN THE WEST

DESPITE ISLAMOPHOBIA, ISLAM IS THE FASTEST GROWING RELIGION IN THE WEST

by Syarif Hidayat

         Despite Islamophobia is still prevailing strongly in the Western world, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the West especially in the United Kingdom and the United States. The increase of the conversion to Islam is one the results of post-9/11 curiosity. The 9/11 tragedy has triggered more curiosity among western people especially Americans to study more about Islam.

        In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.  The Almighty God Allah SWT says in Al Qur’an: "O you who believe! Enter perfectly in Islâm (by obeying all the rules and regulations of the Islâmic religion) and follow not the footsteps of Shaitân (Satan). Verily! He is to you a plain enemy. Then if you slide back after the clear signs (Prophet Muhammad SAW and this Qur'ân, and Islâm) have come to you, then know that Allâh is All-Mighty, All-Wise.” - (Al Qur’an, Surah Al-Baqara, Verses 208- 209)

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