The future of Islam in Germany
A study conducted by the Foundation "Bertelsmann" German Studies and Research in September 2008, that the majority of Muslims in Germany more tolerant than is common for them in spite of their religiosity, pointing out that 90% of Muslims in Germany are religious, of whom 41% are described as "ultra religiosity."
The events experienced by Muslims in various countries of the world may affect some of us despair and frustration; multitude of conspiracies being hatched against the Muslims here and there, and the fortune of the large number of Muslims from persecution and abuse, and much of what Islam promotes lies and fabrications.
However, this situation quickly disappear if we know the size of the demand for Islam in the West dulling the east, as well as if we know that with every attack on Islam in the West increasingly longing Europeans and Westerners in general to learn about this religion, and know the truth about what is being said about it, and then growing demand to enter into this noble religion.
Although signs of the prophecy of the Prophet peace be upon him what we see today from the large turnout on Islam Westerners, which is not without it the city of the cities of the West, and the sincerity of the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him, as he said, "they reach this total night and day, God does not leave the house except diuretic or dander insert the religion of God, noble glory or make servile, attributed cherishes God humiliate Islam and humiliation of God by the infidels. "
This is also true of what happened in Germany, a country that did not know Islam only two or three centuries at the most, although this has become Muslims, Germany's second-largest religious denominations by post-Christian, and I've jumped the proportion of Muslims than 56 thousand Muslims to nearly five million Muslims in a period of not more than thirty years.
In these pages we will try to Islam in Germany, to determine the factors that led to this boom, and also to shed light on the Federal Republic of Germany Christian before they turn into Germany Family, as indicated by many studies and estimates.
Geographic Location
Germany is located west of Central Europe, bordered to the north and the North Sea, Denmark and the Baltic Sea and on the east Poland and the Czech Republic, to the south by Austria and Switzerland to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands
How Islam was introduced to Germany
Muslims did not arrive in their conquests to the ground German, also did not get to in the past in order to stabilize, but the history books tell us about the existence of links between the German Abbasseya fifth Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid and between Charlemagne, and at the end of the second century AH.
Then goes - after that - the masses of Germans with the crusader armies to Muslim countries, and pitched the Levant, and lived groups of them there even failed Crusades and the expulsion of followers of the Europeans finally, there has been influenced by a clear Islam; because they had come out led by hatred, and in them visualize Bad prior hater of Islam.
He then returned Germans then Althmoua and Islamic peoples, during the First World War when the Germans alliance with the Ottoman Turks and the Germans changed the idea of Islam.
Also launched expressly number of Muslim prisoners, some of them preferred to stay in Germany, and then flocked to Germany a number of traders and Muslim workers from Turkey and the Maghreb countries and Yugoslavia, which led to the entry of a number of indigenous Germans in Islam.
Vraadd as Muslims of ethnic German from Communist Russia to Germany, followed by some Tatars after that and buried alive the idea of independence.
It also flocked to Germany a number of traders Afghans and Iranians, and settled by, in addition to the number of refugees fleeing from areas controlled by Russia during World War II, and were followed by a number of Russian soldiers fleeing their religion of communism and the Russians.
At the beginning of the fourth century AH moved to a number of African Germans to establish colonies in Cameroon, Tanzania, Togo and came into contact with Muslims there, and gave some of them, some of them stayed, and some of them returned to his new calling to his faith.
Add to this the influx of thousands of Muslim students from all Muslim countries to study and work in Germany, and then capped it all with some advocacy centers, mosques scattered in all the cities of Germany.
The proportion of Muslims in Germany
The Christianity the official religion of Germany, the largest religion found out only estimates in 2007, the number of Christians in Germany 52.116 million Rastafarian (63%) is a Protestant proportion of 32.3% of them, while Catholics make up 31%, and then come Islam is the second religion in Germany, where the German Muslims number about 4.3 million Rastafarian (5%) of the German people, and it is important to note here that the number of German Muslims at the beginning of the eighties did not exceed 56 thousand.
It seems that the proportion of German Muslims far outweigh this issue, because the official statistics from the neglect of the Germans converted to Islam, which does not work for them, as well as overlook the boys who were born from parents of Muslim origin and married Germans.
It is estimated that the largest percentage of German Muslims of the year as estimated at about 2.5 million people, and there are about 500 thousand of Alawites, mostly from Turkey, as well as 200 thousand, most of them Shiites from Lebanon, and there are a few thousand of the Sufis and the Ismailis.
Qadianis and Bahais, Jews, and Muslims of their danger to Germany
The Bahais and Qadianis of the most difference a threat to Islam and Muslims, for postings of teachings contrary to Islam, is no secret to a extent of correlation strong between both communities and Jews, and it seemed menace in several positions including trying to enter and thrown themselves in some Islamic societies German, was Abthm severe, and a great menace, as well Unfortunately, they have translated the Holy Quran into German by beliefs that are contrary to principles of Islam, which is promoted by the markets.
It also named some of the Jews of Islam and works on his war inside and claiming false allegations, and maligned lying and he knows.
Mosques and Islamic centers in Germany
Germany has about 400 staff and an Islamic institution and dozens of Islamic centers, in addition to more than 300 mosques in large German cities, and join Bgalb mosques and Islamic centers to schools to teach Muslims and operates this school holidays language community constructed the mosque or center.
The most important of these societies, the cultural center in Columbia, and the Federation of Islamic Associations in Munich.
The date of the construction of the first mosque in Germany July 13, 1915, specifically during the First World War; where the Mosque was built especially for Muslims detainees during the First World War, who were working in the army of the Axis powers, where she was detained by German forces, among those arrested, soldiers Muslims origins of Moroccan, Algerian, Indian and others.
Proliferation and places of assembly
One study indicated that 98% of Muslims live in the western states and Berlin, while only 2% live in the eastern states.
She pointed out that the majority of Muslims are concentrated in the state of North Rhine, which accounts for more than a third of them, where they established communities are full of Turkish and Islamic dye; to the extent that Berlin is described as the second Istanbul.
Reasons Germans embrace Islam
Monica Freitag emphasizes specialized in cultural sociology, the reasons for the Germans to embrace Islam are many and varied summarize in the following:
1 - Marriage of mainly Muslim.
2 - There are many other factors in the words of the researcher, the motives are embodied in the desire of the Germans to change their lifestyle through the construction of a new moral order.
3 - Add this to the Immigration Avatar practiced by many of them in search of a different affiliation they find in Islam away from home and the German race.
4 - There are also many Germans entered putting in Islam Muslims living in Germany as a model to follow.
5 - There is another category of the Germans decided to travel and live in Muslim countries, allowing them to discover the religion of Islam on the one hand and helped her to adopt the culture of these countries on the other hand.
Islam and Christianity in Germany
Revealed comparative study between the Islamic movement and mainstream Christianity in Germany published by the newspaper "Die Welt" German that the Islamic religion is compelling, and that the Muslims is on the rise, and confirms a little known fact is that Christians in Europe are living in a complete separation from the Church in most cases.
According to the study conducted by the Central Institute for archive Islamic Germany to that in spite of the difficulties faced by Muslims in the building of mosques, but their numbers are increasing, at the same time shrinking the number of churches in Germany, which condemns Christianity, nor hinder the building of churches, as is the case with mosques according to published newspaper Gulf Times.
According to the study, which indicate that the future may be in Germany for Islam and especially in light of the low numbers of births Germans, the building of mosques in Germany has seen a jump since 2004, rising from 141 to about 159 mosques, while the 128 is still a mosque under construction.
The study stated that the apparent increase in the building of mosques in Germany offset contraction evident in the role of Christian worship, which he considered the President of the Central Institute of Islamic Archives, Germany, Salem Abdullah is normal and a remarkable time ago, blaming the church leaders
The study revealed an important fact, which is that Muslims are an integral part of the fabric of German society after that number increased to nearly one million people compared to 56 thousand only since the beginning of the eighties (this is an old study, and the number is now much higher than this).
Tolerance among Muslims in Germany
A study conducted by the Foundation "Bertelsmann" German Studies and Research in September 2008, that the majority of Muslims in Germany more tolerant than is common for them in spite of their religiosity, pointing out that 90% of Muslims in Germany are religious, of whom 41% are described as "ultra religiosity."
In commenting on the results of this study, said Rita Zausmot former President of the German Parliament Bundestag: "This study could contribute to the removal of some Alklashihat," while considered benign Mohagega head of the Islamic Academy in Germany: "The Muslims who belong to extremist groups are more than draw the attention of public opinion, "asserting that religious Muslims also belong to this community.
Why Muslims in Germany, said the new Islam:
Someone said: A German asked me: How did you become a Muslim? I responded that I had not defected from the religious, but I went back to the true religion.
Another said: I read in the Bible, then read the Koran for the first time and is satisfied with it.
And a third said: I read about Hinduism and Buddhism, and brought books about Judaism, I wanted to make sure that Islam is the right way, and came out with conviction, that each person looking for the truth and wants will arrive in Islam, and Zvi fact, when one reads the Koran carefully finds that there is no book like the Koran Description of Allah Almighty the same, and God gave it everything wisdom and meaning, and spoke about the reason for the existence of good and evil, and this is what does not find his answer in Christianity, ... then he said I had interacted once with a priest, and he told me very frankly that the Gospel may symbols.
And the importance of inviting a German Unification said: Islam is the only religion that focuses on monotheism, a debt consolidation only.
The challenges of Islam in Germany
1 - tightening by the Baha'is, Ahmadis and Jews, as well as the trend in Germany, the Nazi racial anti-Islamic presence in Germany.
2 - to restrict the building of mosques in Germany.
3 - the large number of Islamic organizations and non-Andoaúha under one banner, so to intensify efforts and unite the word, and this is the reason why there is a diversity of religious people a year, and there are Shiites, and Alawites, .. in addition to the entities and the Baha'i Qadiani.
4 - Lack of financial support for advocacy support, and the building of mosques and advocacy centers.
5 - bad publicity promoted by the enemies of Islam abroad, there is almost no article or news about the suggestion of linking Islam with terrorism and this religion.
The media strive to devote threatened the image of Islam to the West in general and Europe in particular.
6 - The need to revitalize the Islamic call as he was called East Germany.