Written By: Scott Newton

#4: Islam is the fastest growing organized religion in Spain

There are approximately 1.5 million Muslims in Spain.

The modern Muslim population started to arrive in significant numbers in the 1970s. Many were Moroccans coming to work in tourism and subsequent growth came when their families joined them.

The state recognises Islam, affording it a number of privileges including the teaching of Islam in schools and religious holidays. There have been some reports of tension towards Muslim immigrants. Spain was shaken in 2004 when terror attacks by suspected radical Islamists killed 191 people on Madrid commuter trains.

This is a statistic that breaks our heart; not because we do not love Muslims, but because Islam teaches a false way to God, with no hope. Just like the rest of Spaniards, they need to hear that their “good works” can never restore their broken relationship with God. Only faith in the finished work of Jesus on the cross brings reconciliation with a Holy God.

Please pray with us that this statistic will no longer be true in Spain’s future!

Sources: Total population – Spanish National Institute of Statistics, 2005 figures; Muslim population – US State Department.