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Bookmark or Share- The Five Pillars of Islam | The Metropolitan Museum of ArtImam Shamsi Ali, from the Islamic Cultural Center of New York, recites it for us in his beautiful voice. The Five Pillars are the core beliefs and practices of Islam.
- Islam - WikipediaIslam[a] is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number approximately 1.9 billion worldwide and are the world's second-largest religious population after Christians. [9]
- Islam | Religion, Beliefs, Practices, & Facts | BritannicaIslam, major world religion promulgated by the Prophet Muhammad in Arabia in the 7th century ce. The Arabic term islām, literally “surrender,” illuminates the fundamental religious idea of Islam—that the believer (called a Muslim, from the active particle of islām) accepts surrender to the will of Allah (in Arabic, Allāh: God).
- What is Islam? History and Beliefs of the Muslim Religion - Bart D. EhrmanTo answer the question “What is Islam?”, one must delve into the origins of this global religion, which begins with the life of its founder, Prophet Muhammad. Born in Mecca around 570 C.E., Muhammad was brought up in a society riddled with socio-political strife and spiritual void.
- Islam’s beliefs, practices, and history | BritannicaIslam is a strictly monotheistic religion, and its adherents, called Muslims, regard the Prophet Muhammad as the last and most perfect of God’s messengers, who include Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and others. The sacred scripture of Islam is the Qurʾān, which contains God’s revelations to Muhammad.
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