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The worlds second largest religion. Its followers are known as Muslims, and they worship Allah, the Arabic word for God. It began in Arabia with the prophet Muhammad, who Muslims believe is Gods last and greatest prophet. The God seen in Christianity and Judaism is the same God Muslims worship; however, the Muslim people believe they are favored by God. In recent years a small community of Muslims has started to believe in the more violent elements of the religion, these radical Muslims make up the terrorist groups seen in the middle east.

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monotheistic, follow the God Allah

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1. "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God"
2. ritual prayer 5 times a day
3. almsgiving
4. fasting during Ramadan
5. encourages pilgrimage to Mecca

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Zoroastrians lived among the Arabs, and their monotheistic ideas became widely known.

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The Islam culture has 5 main pillars. 1. There is no other God but Muhammad  2. ritual prayers performed 5 times per day, 3. Almsgiving, 4. Fasting during Ramadan and 5. Encouraged pilgrimage to Mecca

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someone who submits

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Nomadic Arabs had inhabited the central region of the Arabian Peninsula

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Shaped Afro-Eurasian world.

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Allah is Yahweh and christianity, judaism and islam all look u to essentially the same one God

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The most prominent religious shrine in Arabia

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christianity and Islam emerged from the margin of the mediterranean and middle eastern civilization.

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Encompassing all or part of Egyptian, Roman, Persian, Mesopotamian, and Indian civilizations.

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Muhammad Abdullah had one of the greatest influences on the religion of Islam, practically founding it.

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Muhammad known as "Messenger of Allah"

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Muhammad Ibn Abdullah was the religious leader and the military & political leader

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Muhammad called for social reforms . Asking for changes in business practices.

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Muhammad the prophet of Islam.

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Eventually was split into 2 groups. Sunni Muslims: caliphs were rightfully leaders. Shia Muslims: descendants/blood relatives of Muhammad were rightful leaders.

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Eventually was split into 2 groups. Sunni Muslims: caliphs were rightfully leaders. Shia Muslims: descendants/blood relatives of Muhammad were rightful leaders.

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submit themselves to Allah

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The religion gave Arab culture a place in world history

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reliigon of peace

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Submission to Allah is main key in religion.

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Women were honored and spiritually equal in the Islam society.

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Muhammad originally wanted it to be practiced in Mecca but the people did not let it, making him move to another city. However, he came back to the city many year later and the religion was accepted.

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patriarchal

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They say that 610, they started revelations, and that they were recorded in the Quran

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Was spread rapidly from 622-632 around the Arabian Peninsula.

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Some people called the jihad the sixth pillar. It was the pillar of struggle.

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The followers of Islam, they believe in Allah who is seen as the one true God. They live their lives as according to the Quran. Many middle eastern countries are primarily Muslim but a few have seen shifts toward a more modern day society.

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what does it mean to pray towards a place or thing

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what does it mean to pray towards a place or thing

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Are there different groups of Muslim people? Like differ in beliefs?

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Arabs lived in fiercely independent clans and tribes, and often were engaged in bitter feuds with one another.

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The Quran became the sacred scriptures of Islam

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People lived in fierce clans and/or tribes.

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People lived in fierce clans and/or tribes.

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What caused the development of the 5 pillars

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Were Muslims looked at as negatively back then as they are today?

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Who were the first people who joined the Islambam faith