What are the main religions in Dubai?

Dubai is a
large, modern city in the UAE (United Arab Emirates). The primary religion is Islam. According
to the 2005 census, approximately 76% of the population of the UAE is Muslim, which is the term
for a person who follows the religion of Islam.

Muhammad was the founder of
Islam. He lived in two towns, Medina and Mecca, in the central Saudi Arabian desert on the Saudi
Arabian peninsula. This peninsula is now predominated by the large country of Saudi Arabia. The
UAE is located on that same peninsula. In the late 500s AD, after Muhammad is said to have
received his revelations from Angel Gabriel, he set about to establish and spread his new faith,
which was dominated by the belief that there was one God. During his time, many of the people
living in this desert were polytheistic, which means that they believed in many gods. They lived
in tribes that often warred over land, animal, and water rights. In order to spread the faith
and the peace that he envisioned the faith would bring, Muhammad often had to battle these
tribes. But over time, he gained many followers who were drawn to his message, and he conquered
territory after territory. By the time of his death in 632, he had conquered almost the entire
Saudi Arabian peninsula, which includes the territory that is now the UAE. These lands also
adopted the faith of Islam.

Subsequent Muslim dynasties continued the
expansion into Northern Africa and even into the Iberian Peninsula (modern-day Spain and
Portugal).

The next dominant religion in Dubai is Christianity, which
accounts for 13% of the population of the UAE according to the 2005
census.