Islam religion muslim 159. What is islam and what do muslims believe answer. The history of islam in the seventh century muhammad claimed the angel gabriel visited him. Quran 3159 160 chapter 3 the family of imran is a 200 verse chapter revealed in medina. About islam helps muslims grow in faith and spirituality supports new muslims in learning their religion and builds bridges with fellow human beings.
Despite its number of faithful followers that have now settled across the globe many westerners dont have a clear idea of what this religion entails. Subsequently even incredibly fundamental questions such as the. While shariah law does not allow a muslim woman to marry outside her religion a significant number of non muslim men have entered into the islamic faith in order to satisfy this aspect of the religious law where it is in force. A female does not have to convert from christianity or judaism to islam in order to marry a muslim male.
Islam is a religious system begun in the seventh century by muhammad. The quran isa was a prophet of islam. Islam major world religion promulgated by the prophet muhammad in arabia in the 7th century cethe arabic term islam literally surrender illuminates the fundamental religious idea of islamthat the believer called a muslim from the active particle of islam accepts surrender to the will of allah in arabic allah. Nearly one quarter of the worlds population follows the religion that was revealed to the prophet mohammed and subsequently transcribed into the quran.
The muslim isa jesus there are two main sources for isa the muslim jesus. The choice between right and wrong and the concept of muslims being chosen to bear great responsibility. Allah is viewed as the sole godcreator sustainer and. The chapters revealed in medina were primarily concerned with building a strong stable muslim community.
60 of muslims are between the ages of 16 and 59 while only 7 are aged 60 the smallest percentage of any major religion.