ISLAM

ISLAM The first thing that one should know and understand about Islam is what the world “Islam” means. The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case of Christianity which named after Jesus Christ, Buddhism after Gotama Buddha, and Confucianism after Confucius and Hinduism after the Hindus. Islam is the religion of “Allah” (God). “The Arabic word “Islam” means the submission or surrender of one’s will to the only true god worthy of worship “Allah” and anyone who does so is termed a “Muslim”, the word also implies “peace””. The name of God’s religion Islam was not decided upon by later generations of man. It was chosen by Allah Himself and clearly mentioned in His final revelation to man. Islam is the world’s second most popular religion. It began 1400 years ago in Arabia, but swiftly become a world faith, and now has around 1,200 million adherents. There are between 1.2 and 1.6 million Muslims in the UK, about 600,000 of who are active in the faith. Those who are not active still regard being a Muslim as an important part of their identity. Islam was the religion of the first couple, Adam and Eve. islam, buddhism, god, means, one, world, right, buddha, religion, first, allah, understanding, true, through, siddhartha, path, material, after, ultimate, suffering, muslim, muhammad, man, known, reality, pillar, part, mind, main, belief, understand, system, states, second, prophet, prince