There are approximately 2 million Muslims in the UK which is about 4% of the UK population. Almost half of the Muslims in the UK reside in London.
71% of Muslims in the UK are under 35 years of age and over 50% are under the age of 25 (the majority of whom were born in the UK)
Haringey - 24,000 (11%) Three quarters of Muslims (74%) are from an Asian ethnic background, predominantly Pakistani (43%).
Muslim families are larger than most other groups. The average household size in a Bangladeshi family is 4.7; for Pakistanis this is 4.2; for Indians this is 3.3 and for White families this is only 2.3. Over a third of the Muslim households have over 5 people in them.
One in ten of London's 250,000 businesses are Asian owned. Pakistanis and Bangladeshis own 2,450 businesses.
Britain may have well over 10,000 Muslim millionaires with liquid assets of more than £3.6bn. Their wealth will make them among the most sought after customers by Britain's financial services sector.
The Muslim community contributes over £51bn to Britains GDP and forms the backbone of Britain’s retail and healthcare sectors
Although Muslims make up just four per cent of the population they consume an estimated 20 per cent of all lamb and mutton produced in Britain.
Every year, around 20,000 British Muslims travel to Makkah for Hajj
Muhammed was the second most popular name in the UK (second only to JACK) in 2007 for boys. This is believed to grow to number one over the next few years.
Islamic Dates for 2008 / 2009
ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO OPINION AND MOON SIGHTING AND THUS ARE APPROXIMATE
Ramadhan starts: 1st September 2008
Eid ul Fitr: 1st October 2008
Eid ul Adha: 8th December 2008
Islamic new year: 30th December 2008
10th Muharram (Ashura): 9th January 2009
40th day after Ashura: 18th February 2009
Islamic Dates for 2009 / 2010
ALL DATES ARE SUBJECT TO OPINION AND MOON SIGHTING AND THUS ARE APPROXIMATE
Ramadhan starts: 22nd August 2009
Eid ul Fitr: 20th September 2009
Eid ul Adha: 27th November 2009
Islamic new year: 20th December 2009
10th Muharram (Ashura): 30th December 2009
40th day after Ashura: 8th February 2009
Major Muslim Organisations
Britains Muslim community has many organisations established to help support and represent the community. The community however is very diverse and no one organisation is able to thoroughly represent the diverse opinion and thought. Some of the most prominent organisations are:
THE MUSLIM COUNCIL OF BRITAIN (www.mcb.org.uk)
THE BRTISH MUSLIM FORUM (www.bmf.eu.com)
MUSLIM ASSOCIATION OF BRITAIN (www.mabonline.net)
ISLAMIC SOCIETY OF BRITAIN (www.isb.org.uk)
AL-KHOI FOUNDATION (www.al-khoei.org)
FEDERATION OF STUDENT ISLAMIC SOCIETIES (www.fosis.org.uk)
There are many others from international charities to local community centres.
