Arab Muslims

Arab Muslims
ﺍﻟْمُسْلِمون ﺍﻟْﻌَﺮَﺏ‎
Percentages of Muslims in Arab states
Regions with significant populations
 Arab League
approx. 350+ million
Languages
Arabic
Religion
Sunni Islam (majority)
Shia Islam (minority)
Related ethnic groups
Arab Christians and other Arabs

Arab Muslims (Arabic: ﺍﻟْمُسْلِمون ﺍﻟْﻌَﺮَﺏ, romanized: al-Muslimūn al-ʿArab) are the Arabs who adhere to Islam. They are the largest subdivision of the Arab people and the largest ethnic group among Muslims globally, followed by Bengalis and Punjabis. Likewise, they comprise the majority of the population of the Arab world. Currently, around 93% of Arabs are Muslims, while the rest are mainly Arab Christians, as well as Druze and Baháʼís.

Although Arabs account for the largest ethnicity among the world's adherents of Islam, they are a minority in the Muslim world in terms of sheer numbers. Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was an ethnic Arab belonging to the Banu Hashim of the Quraysh, and most of the early Muslims were also Arabs.

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