the enormity of other belief systems‚ like Judaism and Islam; until learning Global Studies last year. The nation of Islam contains 1.61 billion followers (known as Muslims). This makes Islam the second largest religion Europe and in the world‚ following Christianity. However‚ as with anything else‚ this did not all just suddenly occur. The spread of Islam began in 652 A.D.‚ and the religion still is growing and growing. The religion of Islam began in the seventh-century A.D.‚ by the prophet Muhammad
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entire Arab nation accepted it. It is not known how Muhammad was able to gain so many followers‚ but some say that it spread through the beauty of Muhammad’s teaching and example.Others say that Muhammad spread Islam by killing those who did not agree with him. Finally‚ others will say that they don’t know how Islam spread. The basic essentials for the practice of Islam are the five pillars of faith‚ they are the framework of the Muslim life. One‚ the confession of faith which is called
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For other uses‚ see Islam (disambiguation). The Kaaba‚ in Mecca‚ Saudi Arabia‚ is the center of Islam. Muslims from all over the world gather there to pray in unity. This article is part of a series on: Islam Beliefs[hide] Oneness of God Prophets Revealed books Angels Predestination Day of Resurrection Practices[hide] Profession of faith Prayer Fasting Alms Pilgrimage Texts and laws[hide] Quran Sunnah Hadith Fiqh Sharia Kalam History and leaders[hide] Timeline Muhammad Ahl
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Islam is practiced by 1.57 billion people worldwide. According to the 2011 Australian census‚ 470‚000 Australians listed Islam as their main religion. This is the fourth largest religious belief in Australia behind Christianity‚ Irreligion and Buddhism respectively. Similar to Christianity‚ Islam has many denominations (sects)‚ however the large majority of Muslims identify as followers of Sunni Islam. Sunnis are estimated to comprise over 90% of Muslims worldwide. A large majority of the remainder
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Islam Over Time Islam‚ at the time of its origin‚ was the fastest and largest growing religion‚ unparalleled by the other religions present. The Muslim religion began in Arabia following the spiritual revelations of Muhammad‚ who believed himself to be the last prophet of Allah (God). Islam became a defining factor of the Arab empire’s culture and the faith spread just as far and even farther than the empire itself. Seeing as the Islamic religion has lasted up to modern times‚ it is no surprise that
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years while the Muslims grew over 1‚000 strong. They defeated the Meccan army and created the treaty with Quraysh in 628. The treaty gave Muslims permission to visit the shrine at Ka’ba. Through the truce Muhammad gained over 10‚000 converts to Islam. Muhammad’s teachings brought Arab a religion that
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The Spread of Islam Muhammad‚ an orphaned child born in Mecca around 570 C.E‚ had greatly inspired the Arabs and influenced them to spread the Islamic religion as a “sacred duty”. Many Arabs who converted to the new religion were well respected by Muslims. However‚ there were few who disobeyed the offering to convert. They were either punished or forced to become slaves. “Peoples of the Book” also known as Christians and Jews‚ had the right to practice their faiths‚ but could not spread it. Along
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2012 The Spread of Islam The religion of Islam has spread all throughout the world. Over twenty-two percent of the people on earth follow the teachings of Islam and are Islamic‚ or Muslim. This fast spreading religion has been‚ and is still being shared with others around the world. There were many factors that influenced the rapid spread of Islam‚ including trade‚ its appeal‚ and Islamic conquest. There are five main rules‚ or fundamentals that help to make up the religion of Islam. These rules
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Spread of Islam vs. Spread of Christianity 600 CE to 1250 CE—a time in which Islam’s golden age took place and‚ from a Eurocentric point of view‚ a time of Christian expansion and conversion—was a period of religious spread and expansion. While Islam was “spread by the sword” due to the military conquests and expansion of the Arab empire (which was predominantly Muslim)‚ Christianity had no association with a specific race or group of peoples and therefore did not spread with the purpose of expanding
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The spread of Islam transformed African societies and what survived culturally from before Islamic influence. The expansion of Islam had some key people involved in the spread of the new religion. One of the most important of the cultural effects was the change of some African states to Islam. The arrival of Europeans in the 15th century further shaped the relationship of Africa to a wider world. Between 600 A.D. and 1500 C.E.‚ contacts between Africa and other civilizations strengthened. Islam has
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