Islam

Islam Islam is the name given to the religion preached by the Prophet Muhammad in the A.D. 600’s.Isalm is an Arabic word that means submission or surrender. God is called Allah, which means “The God”, and one who follows these teachings and beliefs is called a Muslim. Muhammad was born about A.D. 570 in the Arabian city of Mecca. Many believe that he began to receive revelations from Allah that were sent through Gabriel. These revelations took place in Mecca and Medina in a 22-year period and are now recorded in the Muslim holy book, the Qur’an. The Qur’an and the Sunna, the example of words and practices of Muhammad, make up the foundation of Islamic law. Islam is the second largest religion in the world, following Christianity. Over 1.1 million people follow this religion. Today, Muslims live in every country in the world. The central concept of Islam is tawhid, the oneness of God. Muslims are much like Christians in that they believe in one god who is the lord of the universe. They believe that they owe worship and obedience to God since He is the creator of the universe and He knows all. Every god, religion, qur’an, muslims, after, worship, since, pray, position, pillar, one, must, muslim, islam, greatest, called, believe, before, world, universe, time, say, revelations, prayer, pillars, obedience, muhammad, mecca, means, just, five, faith, faces, daily, charity