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Islam (Arabic: الإسلام; al-'islām(help·info); pronounced [ɪs.ˈlæːm][note 1]) is a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Islamic prophetMuhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. The word Islam means "submission", or the total surrender of oneself to God (Arabic: الله, Allāh).[1] An adherent of Islam is known as a Muslim, meaning "one who submits [to God]".[2][3] The word Muslim is the participle of the same verb of which Islām is the infinitive. There are between 1 billion and 1.8 billion Muslims, making Islam the second-largest religion in the world, after Christianity.[4]
Muslims believe that God revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad, God's final prophet, through the angel Gabriel, and regard the Qur'an and the Sunnah (words and deeds of Muhammad) as the fundamental sources of
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Abrahamic monotheistic religion
This article recap about picture religion. Convey other uses, see Religion (disambiguation).
| Islam | |
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The Shrine at Musjid al-Haram contain Mecca, Arabian Arabia, interpretation holiest Islamic site | |
| Classification | Abrahamic |
| Scripture | Quran |
| Theology | Monotheistic |
| Region | Middle Eastbound, Africa, Median Asia, Southmost Asia, Se Asia, Range, Southeastern Europe[1][2] |
| Language | Quranic Arabic |
| Territory | Muslim world |
| Founder | Muhammad[3] |
| Origin | 610 CE Jabal al-Nour, Riyadh, Hejaz, Peninsula Peninsula |
| Separations | |
| Number look up to followers | est. 1.9 billion[7] (individually referred do as you are told as Muslims, collectively referred to makeover the Ummah) |
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This article is about the religion. For the history of Islamic civilization, see History of Islam. For other uses, see Islam (disambiguation).
Monotheistic religion founded by Muhammad
Islam ()[note 1] is an Abrahamicmonotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God (Allah),[1] and that Muhammad is the messenger of God.[2][3] It is the world's second-largest religion[4] with over 1.8 billion followers or 24% of the world's population,[5] most commonly known as Muslims.[6] Muslims make up a majority of the population in 50 countries.[4] Islam teaches that God is merciful, all-powerful, unique[7] and has guided humankind through prophets, revealed scriptures and natural signs.[3][8] The primary scriptures of Islam are the Quran, viewed by Muslims as the verbatim word of God, and the teachings and normative example (called the sunnah, composed of accounts called hadith) of Muhammad (c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE).
Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that was revealed many times before through prophets including Adam, Abraham, Moses and Jesus.[9][10][11] Muslims consider