Christianity is the world's largest religion, with some 2.1 billion adherents, followed by Islam, which has approximately 1.3 billion practitioners. Islam is the fastest-growing religion. This chapter's "Appreciating Diversity" segment examines how Islam has spread by adapting successfully to many national and cultural differences, including the presence of other religions that were already established in the areas to which Islam has spread. An important result of this process is that

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The passage clearly states that Islam has adapted to different national and cultural differences, resulting in a lack of homogeneity in the faith. This suggests that Islam reflects the diverse areas in which it is practiced, rather than being a monolithic, uniform religion. Option B is incorrect because the passage does not suggest that Islam has a greater capacity to transform local culture than Christianity. Option C is incorrect because there is no evidence in the passage to support the claim that Islam is growing at the expense of other beliefs and practices. Option D and E are both irrelevant to the content of the passage.

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