Islam in Jordan

Religion is very important to the people in the Middle East. The concept of religion influences almost every aspect of their daily life. Often behavior correlates with the significance of religion to the Middle Eastern people. The influence of religion affects much of the way people dress, eat, socialize, and marry as well as their interpersonal interactions. An important religion in the Middle East known to affect each aspect mentioned above is the religion of Islam. Islam is a religion which emphasizes the teachings of Mohammad. Through an expedition through the Arabian world, Mohammad traveled from Saudi Arabia to proclaim a message from God. The message was rapidly accepted by many, thus prompting the Islamic religion. Muslims attribute the spreading of the message of the religion to Mohammad, but claim that the concept of Islam existed throughout history.
Islam is the Arabic word meaning submission to the will of God. The text book A History of World Civilizations, describes the word Muslim to simply mean one who submits to the will of God. The Islamic religion is based on two important principles. The first principle describes the importance of worshiping the one true God, thus stating that there is none worthy of worship except for God. God’s unique divinity is emphasized in the Qur’an, the book that places Muhammad as the final messenger of God. Muslims trace the history of Islam to one that evolved over centuries. The claim of Islam states that the religion has always existed through the belief of the monotheistic God whom led prophets such as Adam, Noah, Moses, Jesus and finally Muhammad. The Qur’an testifies that Islam was the religion eventually shown through the Angel Gabriel to the prophet Muhammad. Historians however argue that Islam is relatively associated with the ministry of Muhammad and originated from his teachings.
Ninety percent of the Jordanian population is Muslim. The Islamic religion is prevalent in Jordan. Islam came about to be an