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Islam

Literally , Islam means peace or the surrender of one 's self to God Islam was born 1 ,400 years ago , when the message of the Qur 'an was relayed to the prophet Muhammad by Allah through the angel Gabriel (Bloom 2002 . The fundamental decree of Islam is monotheism , that there is only one Creator , that he alone should be worshipped by mankind and that Muhammad is God 's final prophet (Armstrong 2002

yawm al-Qiy ?mah ) where every human will account for all the deeds and sins he has committed during his lifetime

at a time that is only known to God lastly , the belief in the Divine Decree (al-qadaa wa 'l-qadr that everything occurs according to the will of God . Islam also decrees five main duties that a Muslim must perform (Armstrong 2002

shah ?dat ?n or twin testimonies ' wherein a Muslim declares that there is only one God worthy of devotion and that Muhammad is the messenger of God (Bloom 2002

z in Mecca . The Zakat is the alms-giving of capable Muslims to the poor and needy (Bloom 2002 . The Sawm is the requirement of fasting during the month of Ramadan wherein a Muslim desists from eating , drinking and having sexual intercourse from dusk until dawn . The Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca a Muslim is required to make at least once in his or her lifetime

References

Armstrong , Karen . Islam : A Short History . New York : Modern Library revised ed , 2002

Bloom , Jonathan and Blair , Sheila . Islam : A Thousand Years of Faith and Power . New Haven , 2002

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