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Muslims in the UK

“From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.  God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us.” Acts 17:26-27

In the UK today there are peoples from all over the earth; even peoples from places that are hard to get to either for geographical or political reasons. Some peoples here number  hundreds of thousands, some just a few tens. God has brought the least reached to our postcodes, so that they can ‘reach out for him and find him.’ (For more about unreached/unengaged peoples click here)

The following facts and figures help us understand more about who and where these peoples are.

In the 2011 census there were 2,706,066 Muslims in the UK or 4.5% of population.   

In 2017 Pew Research estimated  that Muslims in UK numbered 4.1 million, or 6.3 of population

Click here to see more figures from Pew Research.  

The vast majority of Muslims in the UK live in England.

Approximately half of all Muslims were born in the UK, and half are under 25 years old.

In the 2011 census the largest groups were:

1.1 million Muslims identified as Pakistani, now estimated as 1.5 million. It is estimated about 75% of these further identify as Mirpuri.

500,000 identified as Bangladeshi, mostly from Sylhet, now estimated as 600,000, 70% of these live in London, particularly Tower Hamlets

500,000 identified as Turks; 60% of  whom are Turkish Cypriots

100,000 identified as Somalis – but as there was no tick box for Somali, the true number is thought to be between 250,000 and 400,000

250,000 identified as ‘white’ Muslims, mostly from the Balkans

150,000 identified as  Indians

85,000 identified as Iranians

There are estimated to be 70 -80,000 Afghans, mostly in London

In the 2011 census there were 1 million Muslims in London, 255,000 in Birmingham, 130,000 in Bradford and 80,000 in Manchester

 

The top 10 local authorities in England and Wales with the highest percentage of Muslims in 2011 were:

London Borough  of Tower Hamlets 35% or 88,000

London Borough of Newham 32% or 98,000

Blackburn with Darwen 27% or 39,000

Bradford 25% or 130,000

Luton 25% or 50,000

London Borough of Redbridge 23% or 65,000

Slough 23% or 33,000

London Borough of Waltham Forest 22% or 57,000

Birmingham 22% or 255,000

Leicester 19% or 61,000

 

 

God's Big Picture - Watch

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God’s Heart for the Nations 

Click here for a short animated video showing God's heart for all nations and the story of His glory throughout eternity

God’s Heart for the Foreigner

Click here for a five minute video for inspiring and challenging the church.

State of the World / The Task Remaining

Click here for a short video for explaining how 2 billion people are still waiting to hear about Jesus

What is an Unreached People Group? 

Click here for a short video highlighting unreached people groups

God's Big Picture - Read

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Story of His Glory Steve Hawthorne

Click here for a biblical outline of what God is working toward throughout every part of history, all over the earth – God revealing His glory to all nations in order to receive glory from all nations

 

Apostolic Passion Floyd McClung

Click here for a compelling invitation to be engaged in God’s mission - to see the glory of God praised from every people

 

The Living God is a Missionary God John Stott

Click here ‘We need to become global Christians with a global vision, for we have a global God.’

God's Big Picture - Small group courses

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Small Group courses to use with friends

Momentumyes               

We have a place in God’s story - sometimes it feels overwhelming to make Jesus famous throughout the world, and it’s hard to know where to start. Throughout all of Scripture, God is relentless about seeing his entire creation redeemed. MomentumYes helps us maximise our opportunity to make Jesus famous here, near, and far away. It’s a video series for small groups – and it’s easy to use with Zoom! Click here for more details

 

Xplore

Xplore is a 7 session study to help believers discover the biblical theme of God’s global purpose, the task remaining and how they can participate in God’s global purpose, no matter their location or vocation. Download the booklet, get a small group together and start exploring. Click here for more details

Xplore: Welcoming the Nations Among Us 

Following on from Xplore is this 6 session study inviting believers to explore welcoming others for God’s glory. Welcoming is more than being friendly. It is the lifestyle of a person prioritising God’s mission to make disciples of all nations. Click here for more details

This page contains links and descriptions of websites which people in the Network have found helpful and which relate to loving all Muslims. This is by no means exhaustive. The inclusion of a link to an external website does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

God's Big Picture - Courses to take online

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Courses to take online

Perspectives on the World Christian Movement

God has a "world-sized" role for every Christian in His global purpose.  Perspectives helps believers from all walks of life see how they can get threaded into God’s story of redeeming people from every tribe, tongue, and nation to Himself…how every believer can be intimately woven into the story of God using His people to be a blessing to all the peoples of the earth.

There are no Perspectives courses running in the UK at the moment but Perspectives is online, specially designed for distance learning. It’s a 4 month format with weekly videos, discussions and much  more. Click here for  details of Perspectives and here for online details

 

Kairos Course  

The Bible tells us God's heart is for all people, from every nation. Kairos Course unpacks this in the light of scripture, history and what God is doing today. It will help you explore how you can reflect God's heart for the nations in your situation. The ten session course can be run in different formats, depending on your availability and needs. It is designed to suit a variety of learning styles. It includes articles and DVDs, prayer, group discussion and time for personal reflection. Kairos can also be done online. Click here for more details

This page contains links and descriptions of websites which people in the Network have found helpful and which relate to loving all Muslims. This is by no means exhaustive. The inclusion of a link to an external website does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.