: The word Qur'an was invented and first used in the Qur'an itself | Richard Bell, William Montgomery Watt, Introduction to the Qur'an, p |
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— Islam, followed by more than a billion people today, is the world's fastest growing religion and will soon be the world's largest | Council on American-Islamic Relations Washington, D |
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"", Special Report: Religion in the UK, , 2002-01-12 | The symbol is featured on the flags of several Muslim countries, and is even part of the official emblem for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
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The crescent moon and star is an internationally-recognized symbol of the faith of Islam | "", The Atlantic Monthly, January 1999 |