Islam in the United Kingdom is about the development of Islam in the United Kingdom since its formation in 1707.[1] Though Islam was not legalized until the Trinitarian Act in 1812, Muslims were present prior to this. Today Islam is the second largest religion in all four countries of the UK with recent estimates suggesting a total Muslim population as high as 2.4 million,[2][3] in part due to considerable immigration from former colonies from the 1950s.[4] The growing numbers of Muslims has resulted in the establishment of more than 1500 mosques in the UK[5] of which about 50-60% are affiliated with the Barelwi school of thought.[6]
There are a number of UK-wide Islamic organisations, including; the Islamic Society of Britain, the Muslim Council of Britain, the Sufi Muslim Council, the Mosques & Imams National Advisory Board, the Muslim Association of Britain, the Muslim Public Affairs Committee UK, the Muslim Parliament of Great Britain and the Muslim Educational Trust.
The vast majority of Muslims in the UK live in England and Wales: of 1,591,000 Muslims recorded at the 2001 Census,[7] 1,536,015 were living in England and Wales,[8] where they form 3% of the population; 42,557 were living in Scotland, forming 0.84% of the population[9]; and 1,943 were living in Northern Ireland.[10] For details of Islam in each country, see:
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