Today about 85 per cent of the world population of Muslims live in areasoutside the Arab world and due to population growth missionary endeavours andmigration t... » 

Today about 85 per cent of the world population of Muslims live in areasoutside the Arab world and due to population growth missionary endeavours andmigration the number of Muslims in these areas is rising rapidly. This volumepresents the spread and character of Islam in many nonArab countries focusingparticularly on the contemporary situation. The book deals with the greatvariety and complexity that characterize Islam outside the Arab world withSufism the predominant form of Islam in most nonArab Muslim countries andwith the growing significance of Islamism which challenges secularism and Sufiforms of Islam. «