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] has been present in the ] since ] in 1707.<ref> parliament.uk, accessed 14 August, 2009</ref> Islam was not legally recognised until the ] in 1812. Today Islam is the second largest religion in all four ] with some estimates suggesting a total ] population of 2.4 million,<ref> www.thaindian.com, 1st February 2009</ref> due, in part, to immigration from ] from the 1950s.<ref>{{cite news |url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/born_abroad/countries/html/overview.stm?1a_total01_des |title = Born Abroad - Countries of birth |accessdate = 2008-02-16 |publisher = BBC Online | date=7 September 2005}}</ref>
Islam has been present in the United Kingdom since its formation in 1707. Islam was not legally recognised until the Trinitarian Act in 1812. Today Islam is the second largest religion in all four countries of the UK with some estimates suggesting a total Muslim population of 2.4 million, due, in part, to immigration from former colonies from the 1950s.
The growing number of Muslims has resulted in the establishment of more than 1,500 mosques. The majority of mosques are Sunni; in 2010, the affiliation of the mosques was 47% Deobandi, 25% Barelvi, 6% Salafi, 3% Maudoodi-inspired; of the remainder many were part of other Sunni traditions or unaffiliated, while 66 were Shi'a (4%). The majority of mosque managers are of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin, with many Gujarati, and fewer Arab, Turkish and Somali managed entities.
The vast majority of Muslims in the UK live in England and Wales: of 1,591,000 Muslims recorded at the 2001 Census, 1,536,015 were living in England and Wales, where they form 3% of the population; 42,557 were living in Scotland, forming 0.84% of the population; and 1,943 were living in Northern Ireland. For details of Islam in each country, see:
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