India is home to the second largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia, with Muslims accounting for over 14% of India's 121 crore population. Despite communal tensions and Muslims being a minority, people from the community have managed to excel in almost all fields ranging from industry to entertainment.
As testimony to the prominence that Indian Muslims have attained, the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC) in Amman, Jordan, has named 22 Indians among the 500 most influential Muslims in the world.