2. Islam is a
monotheistic
Abrahamic
religion, based on
the teachings of
prophet
Muhammad
(S.A.W). A
Muslim is a
person that
practices the
Islamic faith. The
word "Islam"
means
"submission".
Their holy book
is called the
Qur'an also
spelled
Koran, this is
their Bible, the
god they pray to
3.
4. For other meanings, including people named 'Islam', see Islam (disambiguation).
Islam (Arabic: al-’islām, pronounced [ʔɪsˈlæˈm]( listen)[note 1]) is the monotheistic religion articulated by the Qur’an, a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word
Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable.[3] Muslims also believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that was revealed at many times and
Most Muslims belong to one of two denominations; with 80-90% being Sunni and 10-20% being Shia.[8][9][10] About 13% of Muslims live in Indonesia, the largest Muslim country,[11] 2
5. Islam is an Arabic word that means “surrender to God.”
Believers in Islam are called Muslims, or “those who
surrender." Muslims believe that Muhammad was the last
of a series of holy prophets that included
Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. A prophet is a holy
messenger. Christians believe that Jesus is God, while
Muslims believe Allah is the only God and that
Muhammad was his messenger. Allah is an Arabic term
that means "the God" (al-El
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Islam is not a new
religion, but the same truth
that God revealed through
all His prophets to every
people. For a fifth of the
world's population, Islam
is both a religion and a
complete way of life.
Muslims follow a religion
of peace, mercy, and
forgiveness, and the
majority have nothing to
do with the extremely
grave events which have
come to be associated with
their faith.
A Moroccan in prayer
Muslims praying in
Jerusalem outside The
Dome of the Rock
7. The Arabian Peninsula the birthplace of Islam is one of the
hottest and driest regions in the world, consisting mainly of
deserts. Since ancient times tribes of the nomadic race had
populated the region. Considered the descendents of Noah’s
third son Shem they are called Semites. Over the centuries
theses Semitic people have migrated into the Fertile Crescent
and were assimilated to into existing civilizations.
In the sixth century AD, north of the Arabian Peninsula two
great powers were locked in a seesaw power struggle. The
Christian Byzantine kingdom, successors of the Roman Empire
was to the Northwest and controlled the Mediterranean
Sea, North Africa and the lands of Palestine. In the northeast
lay the Zoroastrian Persian kingdom. Both the Byzantine and
Persian kingdoms had client Arab tribes allied to their cause of
trade and conquest.
