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An attempt has been made to provide an indepth study of 1.2 billion muslims of the world- who distinguishes them froim each other and where they are, and how they live. It seeks to discover what they have in common, what they feel about themse,ves. here we have identified 750 muslims tribes, castes and communities of the world and compiled in alphabetical order. Among them, 246 muslim groups are indian. besides them, there are some other groups who have undergone changes of their identity altogether. As the entries of this study show that muslims have much in common, they share an universal transethnic religion - islam. They worship the same god, recognize more of less the same religious laws, observe many of the same rituals and share distinguishable culture traits derived from their islamic hjeritage. today, muslims of the world speak dozens of languages and exhibit many cultures through 300 or so ethnic groups which they belong. We have identified nine cultural areas in which most of the muslims live - the drylands of south-west asia; the lower nile river delta; the mediterranean coast of north africa; the arabs; the north-east ethiopia; the eat african coast; the central asia; the great aryanb land; and south-east asia.
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