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Fast Info
date founded
622 CE
place founded
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
founder
Muhammad, an Arabian camel driver
adherents
1.3 billion {Adherents.com}
size rank
second largest in the world
main location
Middle East and North Africa
major sects and denominations
Sunni and Shiite; Sufi is a mystical branch
sacred text
Qur'an (Koran)
original language
Arabic
religious professionals
sheikh; imam (Shi'ite)
house of worship
mosque
type of theism
strict monotheism
ultimate reality
God (Allah in Arabic); the same God revealed in the Jewish and Christian Bibles
human nature
Born in a state of purity, imperfect but capable of seeking God and doing good
purpose of life
Submit to the will of Allah and attain paradise after death
how to live
Follow the Qur'an, Hadith and Five Pillars of Islam
afterlife
Resurrection of body and soul followed by eternal paradise or hell
symbol
crescent moon and star
major holidays
Ramadan - month long, begins Oct. 16, 2004
Eid al-Fitr - Festival of Breaking the Fast
Hajj - week long; begins 1 Muharram
Eid al-Adha - Festival of Sacrifice
Age:
28 Years Old
(1/1/1980)
Location:
World Wide
Dislikes
- close-minded polytheists
- close-minded atheists
- ignorant assumers (ones who believe all Muslims are terrorists and vice versa)