Wikipedia's first sentence called it “second largest religion”. Today it says “second largest religion in england after christianity”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Islam in England The Grand Mosque of Bradford is the largest mosque by capacity in the United Kingdom . Islam in England is the second largest religion after Christianity .1 Most Muslims are immigrants from South Asia (in particular Bangladesh , Pakistan and India ) or descendants of immigrants from that region. Many others are from Muslim-dominated regions such as the Middle East , Afghanistan , Malaysia and Somalia , and other parts of African countries such as Nigeria , Uganda and Sierra Leone . There are also many White Muslims in the country, of which most have Slavic and Balkan backgrounds (Bosnian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Bulgarian, etc.), as well as some ethnic English converts.2 According to the 2011 Census , 2.7 million Muslims lived in England and Wales, up by almost 1 million from the previous census, where they formed 5.0% of the general population and 9.1% of children under the age of five. According to the latest 2021 United Kingdom census , 3,801,186 Muslims live in England, or 6.7% of the population. The Muslim population again grew by over a million compared to the previous census. "Born Abroad - Countries of birth" . bbc.co.uk .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Islam in England is the second largest religion, with most Muslims being immigrants from South Asia (in particular Pakistan , Bangladesh and India ) or descendants of immigrants from that region. Many others are from Muslim-dominated regions such as the Middle East , Somalia and Malaysia , while fewer come from Equatorial African countries such as Nigeria , Uganda and Sierra Leone . According to the 2001 census , 1.54 million Muslims live in England and Wales , where they form 3.3% of the population. According to research by The Times , there were 2.4 million Muslims in the United Kingdom as a whole in 2009. The East London mosque in Whitechapel.
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Islam in England is the largest non-Christian religion, with most Muslims being immigrants from South Asia (in particular Pakistan , Bangladesh and India ) or descendants of immigrants from that region. Many others are from Muslim-dominated regions such as the Middle East , Afghanistan , Malaysia and Somalia , while fewer come from sub-Saharan African countries such as Nigeria , Uganda and Sierra Leone .According to the 2011 Census , 2.7 million Muslims live in England and Wales where they form 5.0% of the general population and 9.1% of children under the age of five.The Daily Telegraph: "Almost a tenth of babies and toddlers in England and Wales are Muslim, census figures show" By Keith Perry January 10, 2013
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Islam in England is the largest non-Christian religion, with most Muslims being immigrants from South Asia (in particular Bangladesh , Pakistan and Kashmir ) or descendants of immigrants from that region.Many others are from Muslim-dominated regions such as the Middle East , Afghanistan , Malaysia and Somalia , and other parts of African countries such as Nigeria , Uganda and Sierra Leone .According to the 2011 Census , 2.7 million Muslims live in England and Wales, up by almost 1 million from the previous census, where they form 5.0% of the general population and 9.1% of children under the age of five. The Daily Telegraph: "Almost a tenth of babies and toddlers in England and Wales are Muslim, census figures show" By Keith Perry January 10, 2013
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The Grand Mosque of Bradford is the largest mosque by capacity in the United Kingdom . Islam is the second largest religion in England after Christianity .Most Muslims are immigrants from South Asia (in particular Bangladesh , Pakistan , Sri Lanka and India ) or descendants of immigrants from that region. Many others are from Muslim-dominated regions such as the Middle East , Afghanistan , Malaysia and Somalia , and other parts of African countries such as Nigeria , Uganda and Sierra Leone . There are also many White Muslims in the country, most of which have Slavic and Balkan backgrounds (Bosnian, Albanian, Montenegrin, Kosovar etc.), as well as some ethnic English converts. According to the 2011 census , 2.7 million Muslims lived in England and Wales, up by almost 1 million from the previous census, where they formed 5.0% of the general population and 9.1% of children under the age of five. According to the latest 2021 United Kingdom census , 3,801,186 Muslims live in England, or 6.7% of the population. The Muslim population again grew by over a million compared to the previous census. "Born Abroad - Countries of birth" . bbc.co.uk .
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second largest religion
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second largest religion in england after christianity
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