The Islamic Religion

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The Islamic Religion

The Islamic Religion

The Islamic religion is growing rapidly every day. It has been estimated that 1.57 billion Muslims surround the world today (Greene, 2007). That is the second largest religion after Christianity at a 2.25 billion population (Greene, 2007). What is this growing religion called Islam and what does it take to become a true Muslim? Many questions arise about the Islamic religion as well as curiosity regarding the significance of major holy days, prayer, and most important what Muslims believe.

"Submission to the will of God," is what Islam can be defined as (Robinson, 2007). A person choosing to believe and submit himself or herself to the Islamic religion is called a Muslim. When a Muslim decides to commit to the Islamic religion, they are choosing to believe in a God named Allah (Robinson, 2007). Allah is an Arabic word that means, "the one true God" (Robinson, 2007).

It is believed by religious historians that the Islamic religion originated by the Prophet Muhammad in 622 CE; however, most Islamic followers believe Muhammad was not born when Islam was created. In the Qur'an it states, "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God" (Robinson, 2007). Allah chose the Prophet Muhammad to be his messenger, and spread his teachings from the Qur'an to any Muslims who wanted to convert, or to learn about the Islamic religion (Robinson, 2007). Allah wanted Muhammad to distribute his knowledge far and wide around the world. The Qur'an is the Bible for the Islamic religion, written in the Arabic language by Allah. It is stated that, "Muhammad was born in the late 6th century CE" (Robinson, 2007). He was the last of the Prophets, after Abraham, David, Moses, and Jesus. Muhammad seen as the "greatest of a series...