Number of Muslims residing in India as an estimation research of (2014-21) Source/claimed by Population Year of claimed Claimed by AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi[135] 250,000,000 2014 Claimed by Indian author Shakir Lakhani[136] 262,000,000 2017 Claimed by Zakir Naik[137] 250,000,000-300,000,000 2020 Claimed by Congress member Ajay Verma[138] 250,000,000 2020 Claimed by Congress MLA Arif Masood[139] 250,000,000 2021