Islam is resolutely monotheistic. The dietary laws of Islam are based in the Koran, verse Al-Baqarah 2:173. They forbid eating dead animals, blood, pork, and food sacrificed or offered to idols. All of these elements are implied in the name of this religion, which is characteristically described in the Koran (Arabic, Qur’an; the sacred book of Islam) as “the religion of Abraham.” In the Koran, Abraham is the patriarch who turned away from idolatry, who “came to his Lord with an undivided heart” (verse 37:84), who responded to God in total obedience when challenged to sacrifice his son, and who served God uncompromisingly. Widely used translations such as “resignation”, “surrender” and “submission” fail to do justice to the positive aspects of the total commitment for which al-Islam stands, a commitment in faith, obedience, and trust to the one and only God. The total population of the Muslims around the world is estimated to be approximately 1.7 billion as of 2015-2016, which is about 24% of the world population. Thus, a 300-million increase is anticipated for the decade 2010-2020. This significant expansion, due primarily but not entirely to the general population growth and high birth rate in Asia and Africa, is gradually reducing the numerical difference between Christians and Muslims, whose combined totals make up almost 55 percent of the world’s population.

Hence, many Muslims, while recognizing the significance of the Prophet Muhammad, have objected to the terms Mohammedanism and Mohammedans designations used widely in the West until recently, since they detect in them the suggestion of a worship of Muhammad parallel to the worship of Jesus Christ by Christians. For Muslims, therefore, the proper name of their religion expresses the Koranic insistence that no one but God is to be worshiped. Who was Snow White living with after escaping the huntsman in the movie that bears her name? Muslims believe this is the same God Who revealed Himself through earlier prophets and other religions. In the same way that I have a relationship with my barista. In this way then, President Trump’s repeated assertions of “In God We Trust” could be said to reflect certain American values. During this time of uncertainty, prayer is a way of energetically connecting me with loved ones, strangers, and our beautiful planet.

The act creates time and space, and hence does not take place at a time or in a place; it is not temporally first or omnipresent. The Arabic word al-Islam means the act of committing oneself unreservedly to God, and a Muslim is a person who makes this commitment. The Arabic version of the Bible read by the Arab Christians also uses the word Allah for God. The most valuable thing in a Moslems life after Islam is the soul which Allah have pleased a human with it till he/she dies. The last thing Islam asks for is violence (the meaning of Islam in English is Peace or Submission). 1: The word “Islam” literally means ”peace” and “submission” – meaning, peace with humanity and submission to the edicts of God. 2: The word “Allah” is the Arabic word for God, just as Deus, Theos and Dieu are in Latin, Greek, and French. The event marked a turning point in the French Revolution, which ended royal rule and briefly transformed France into a republic.

443); but Poseidon sent a marine monster, which was on the point of devouring Laomedon’s daughter, when it was killed by Heracles. Although the Catholic Church preaches that his death was preordained, many historians point to his outspoken protest against powerful religious institutions and the Roman empire as a potential cause of his brutal trial and death sentence by crucifixion. The prophet, who lived in Arabia in the early 7th century, initiated a religious movement that was carried by the Arabs throughout the Middle East, then by the Turks to the Balkans. The Jama’at-e-Islami is analogous to the Muslim Brotherhood, but the JI’s student wing has generally been more influential within the party than Brotherhood student wings in the Middle Eastern countries covered by this project and, over time, the JI has moved beyond merely contesting elections to cozying up with military dictators as well. Today, Islam has adherents not only in the Middle East, where it is the dominant religion in all countries (Arab and non-Arab), but also in other parts of Asia, Africa and, to a certain extent, in Europe and in the United States and Canada. In the United States the population of Muslims estimates as 3,3 million and in Europe around 19 million.