ISLAM
Linguistically, Islam means submission. According to Islamic terminology, Islam means a specified submission to what the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, brought.Muslims believe in all the Prophets & Messengers, beginning with
Beliefs
Muslims believe that God gave us the faculty of reason, by which we are able—if we employ it—to discern truth from falsehood. Muslims also believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that was revealed at many times and places starting with Adam and including Sheath, Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elias, and Jesus, However, God's final message to man was revealed to Prophet Muhammad through the Angel Gabriel,. All of them come with the same message through different times and places. Muslims believe in One God, Allah. Allah is attributed with all the proper perfection, and He is clear from all the attributes of imperfection. Allah created everything in this life and his is the only deserve to be whorship. Muslims believe in the Day of Judgment and in the individual accountability for one’s actions
The Five Pillars of Islam 1. Saying “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is his prophet” 2. Praying five times a day 3. Zakat means Giving to the poor and needy 4. Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan 5. Traveling to Mecca at least once on a haj
The Muslim World
The Muslim population of the world is around 1.2 billion. 30% of Muslims live in the Indian subcontinent. 20% in Sub-Saharan Africa. 17% in Southeast Asia. 18% in the Arab World. 10% in the Ex-Soviet Union and China. Turkey, Iran and Afghanistan comprise 10% of the nonArab Middle East. Although there are Muslim minorities in almost every area, including Latin America and Australia, they are most numerous in the Ex-Soviet Union, India, and central Africa. There are 5-6 million Muslims in the United States
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