Spread Of Islam Essay

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Islam is one of the major world religions that, along with Christianity and Judaism, teaches monotheism which is the doctrine that there is only one God in all existence. Like Christianity and Judaism, Islam traces its roots back to the patriarch Abraham. The word "Islam" means "surrender" or "submission"1 and it comes from the root word "salem" which means "surrender." A Muslim (or Moslem--which means one who surrenders to God) is an adherent of Islam, a religion with precise theological doctrines about God, judgment, Heaven, Hell, angels, prophets, salvation, etc. In other words, Muslims believe in one unique, incomparable God; in Angels created by him; in prophets through whom his revelations and words were brought to mankind; in the Day of Judgment and individual accountability for actions; in God’s complete authority over human destiny and life after death.…show more content…
The Qur'an was delivered by the angel Gabriel to Muhammad over a 23-year period after Muhammad's initial encounter with Gabriel in a cave when he was 40 years old. Muslims consider Muhammad (full name of Muhammad Ibn Abdullah) to be the final prophet of God to the world. The most important place of worship for the Muslim is the Mosque, which is always pointed towards Mecca (the birthplace of Muhammad) and is located in Saudi Arabia. All Muslims must face Mecca during their times of prayer because in Mecca there is the Ka'aba, a cube structure allegedly built by Abraham which contains a sacred stone. When a Muslim is in Mecca, he or she faces the Ka’aba (Matt Slick,

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