Libyans shout slogans as they gather for the Muslim Friday prayers in Benghazi

Libyans shout slogans as they gather for the Muslim Friday prayers in  Benghazi 

Yusuf al-Qaradawi says President Hosni Mubarak must stand down and leave Egypt

Opposition supporters listen to Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, who says President Hosni Mubarak must stand down and leave Egypt, before Friday prayers at Tahrir Square

Locals pray in the street in front of The l-Istiqama Mosque

Locals pray in the street in front of The l-Istiqama Mosque watched by riot police in Giza  in Cairo, Egypt.

Muslims pray in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif

Muslims pray in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif 

Hundreds of Muslims gather to pray and to break their fast in holy Muslim city of Mecca

Hundreds of Muslims gather to pray and to break their fast in holy Muslim city of Mecca

Muslim men attend a mass prayer session "Tarawih" during the holy fasting month of Ramadan

Muslim men attend a mass prayer session "Tarawih" during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Cairo 

A muslim child runs after a mass prayer session "Tarawih"

A muslim child runs after a mass prayer session "Tarawih" which marks the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta

Pictures of the Decade : Muslims attend prayers

Muslims attend prayers on the eve of the first day of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Surabaya. The start of the Muslim fasting month of Ramada heralds a lifestyle change for many Muslims, bringing out a sense of harmony and unity in the Islamic community that, for the first time, overtook Roman Catholicism as the biggest single denomation in the world in the past decade. Statistics compiled and released by the Vatican in 2008 showed that Muslims made up 19. 2 percent of the world population while Catholics accounted for 17.4 percent. If all Christian groups were considered, including Orthodox churches, Anglicans and Protestants, then Christians made up 33 percent of the world's population -- or about 2 billion people. Taken on Aug 31, 2008 by Sigit Pamungkas.