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The religion of Islam is a religion that started in the Arabian Peninsula that was introduced by the prophet Muhammad. Their book of sacred scriptures was called the Quran and the religion was monotheistic. The deity of this religion was named Allah which translates to God in english. This religion, originally unified eventually split due to disagreements between each other. These split groups were the Sunni, the Shia, and the Sufis. The key morals of Islam were placed in the 5 pillars of Islam, faith, prayer, pilgrimage, alms, and fasting ramadan.

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Islam was polytheistic at first but then the prophet Muhammad came in contact with Allah and the Quran was born. The Quran is the Museum's holy book. They have five pillars the control differents aspect of Muslim's life. Islam spread throughout the Middle East. Women had many more freedoms at the time then Christian women. The religion has separated into different groups based on their beliefs about the Caliphs whether or not the Caliphs are just people elected as leaders or leaders from the blood line of Muhammad.

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In the beginning, there was 360 different deities that people worshiped, but after Muhammad found out that he was the messenger of Allah, he began to spread the belief that there was only one God. Muhammad's teachings were written down and that is what created the Quran which is the Muslim holy book. After Muhammad died, 4 caliphs took over and led the Arab peninsula and spread the muslim belief. After the 4 caliphs who knew Muhammad died, new caliphs took over. They didn't know Muhammad but they led Islam nonetheless. Islam eventually split into 3 different groups, the sunni, the shia, and the sufis. They all had slightly different beliefs on how Muslims should live which has led to civil war between them. Women have less power in Muslim faith because the Quran states that men are favored more than women. Muslim faith also has the 5 pillars of Islam which states how Muslims should live their life.

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Islam was started by Muhammad, which is who wrote the Quran.  The Quran was the Muslims version of the bible.There are 5 pillars  of Islam, Faith, prayer, Hajj, Alms, and fastening. There are also different groups such as the Sunni, Shia, and Sufis. Islam split into two branches after Muhammad's death which were the Shia and the Sunni. Islam spread mostly through trade. Most Muslims were Sunni.  Men and women were both spiritually equal. Allah is the God of the Muslims. Muslims are monotheistic.

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Islam was started by Muhammad. The religious text is called the Quran and it was revealed by Muhammad. There were 5 Pillars that were central to Islam, faith, fasting, alms, pilgrimage, and prayer. The followers of Islam are called Muslims, which means "one who submits." The religion used to be polytheistic until Muhammad was told by Allah to only praise him because he was the only god. It was later split into two parts after Muhammad died, Sunni and Shia. Shia believed that the caliph should descend from Muhammad and Sunni believed they should choose the caliphs.

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Muhammad was the messenger for for Ali, He was suppose to go around and convince people to believe in only one god, which was hard because it was polytheistic at first. Islam was the religion, while Muslim was the name of the people. Their holy book was called the Quran.  There were branches that went off Islam, Sunni, Shia, and Sufi. Sunni and Shia had a civil war. Sunni and Shia also argued on how the rulers were chosen, Sunni wanted to just choose the ruler, while Shia wanted the leader to be connected to Muhammad. Sufi wanted to go back to the original way of Islam.

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 Islam is the religion and muslim is someone who follows the islam religion. The Quran is their religious book that contains the 5 pillars of islam. It was started by an Arab named Muhammed, located and spread wildly in afroeurasia. The religion was separated into the shia and sunni who disagreed on who should be their leader, there was also the sufi who loved grass and nature. The muslim women at the time had more freedoms than christian women. 

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 Islam is the religion and muslim is someone who follows the islam religion. The Quran is their religious book that contains the 5 pillars of islam. It was started by an Arab named Muhammed, located and spread wildly in afroeurasia. The religion was separated into the shia and sunni who disagreed on who should be their leader, there was also the sufi who loved grass and nature. The muslim women at the time had more freedoms than christian women. 

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Islam is the belief in allah. the Islamic book is the quran . followers are called Muslims. there are five pillars prayer, faith, hajj, alms, and fasting.

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Islam began as the teachings of Allah that were told to the prophet Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. The holy book if the Quran but there is the Hadith that are not in the Quran but are sayings that people follow as if they are the rules. Islam spread all across the Arab Peninsula and all the way to Africa. Many followers make the hajj to Mecca at least once to follow the journey that Muhammad went through. Muslims follow the five pillars of Islam that guide them in their everyday lives. The religion has split into two major groups that are the Sunni and Shia. These two groups have a disagreement about whether the caliphs should be descendants of Muhammad or not. The Sufis want to get back to the simple and basic ways of Islam.

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There are Five Pillars of Islam: Faith, Prayer, Hajj, Alms, and Fastening.  There are different groups of Islam like the Sunni, Shia, and Sufis.  After the death of Muhammad, Umayyad and Abbasid caliphs spread Islam to Africa, Europe, and more into Asia.  Islam was kind to merchants.  They were a big factor in the spread of Islam.

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There are Five Pillars of Islam: Faith, Prayer, Hajj, Alms, and Fastening.  There are different groups of Islam like the Sunni, Shia, and Sufis.  After the death of Muhammad, Umayyad and Abbasid caliphs spread Islam to Africa, Europe, and more into Asia.  Islam was kind to merchants.  They were a big factor in the spread of Islam.

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Brendan Niles

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Islam was split into two branches, the Sunni and Shia. They split because they disagreed about who should be leader. There are 5 pillars of Islam that Muslims follow. Sufi's develop and are people who want to focus on the origin of Islam. Women and men are spiritually equal. 

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Islam was split into two branches, the Sunni and Shia. They split because they disagreed about who should be leader. There are 5 pillars of Islam that Muslims follow. Sufi's develop and are people who want to focus on the origin of Islam. Women and men are spiritually equal. 

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The religion of Islam was started by Muhammed. The book of Islam is called the Quran. There are five pillars of the Quran and they are like guidelines on how to live your life if you are Muslim. Muhammad was also a political figure in Arabia as well. There was a House of Wisdom in which Muslim scholars were taught how to teach and practice the religion. There were two different branches of Islam called the Sunni and the Shia. The Shia believed that the next leader should be related to Muhammed while the Sunni believed that he should be chosen by the local people.

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Muslims believe in the Quran which contained the  pillars of Islam. Muhammad was the messenger of Allah and he spread the Quran across the Arab Empire. Muhammad started the religion of Islam and the Umma community. Islam is monotheistic. Men and women were spiritually equal, but they still had patriarchy. Women could own property, contain inheritance, and some could participate in public life. The Sunni and Shia fought each other because they could not agree on whether the caliph should be connected to Muhammad (Shia), or if the caliph should be chosen by the local people(Sunni).

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Muhammad was the messenger of Allah who spread Islam in the Arabian peninsula. His story is written in the holy book of Islam, the Quran. The sharia is the law that binds the rules of religion and government. The Quraysh family was the rich family in the Arabian peninsula who were Muhammad's family. He was orphaned at a young age. The Sunni, Shia, and Sufis were the branches of Islam. The Sunni and Shia were feuding, and the Sufis were the natural branch of Islam who wanted to revert back to the simple way of Islam. The Umayyad and Abbasids were caliphates that had different views on who should lead.

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Islam was started by Muhammad, who was an Arab. He wrote the Quran, which is meant to be similar to Christianity and Judaism because God or "Allah" is the only god. It spread quickly to many different parts of the world, which increased trade. Different things have been added to "Islam" such as the Sharia and Hadiths, which Muhammad may not have approved of. I think that the fact that Islam is tied with the government makes them have too many problems over in the Middle East.

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Islam is the monotheistic belief in Allah and that you are a servant to him. It was created by a trader named Muhammad in Saudi Arabia when the angel Gabriel spoke to him about the word of Allah, or God. Islamic people are called Muslims.  They have a major piece of holy scripture called the Qu'ran. There are two major groups of muslims, Shia and Sunni.  Most Muslims are practicers of Sunni. Islam spread widely through trade and conquest. Islam has been one of the longest lasting empires, starting with the emergence of the first Caliphate (this was an empire set up after Muhammad's death spearheaded by someone who knew him personally) and ending with the Ottoman Empire in World War 1. Followers of Islam have 5 (or 6 depending on who you ask) core values: 1. Charity 2. Faith 3. Pilgrimage 4. Prayer 5. Fasting (6. Struggle). Islam spread to North and West Africa and also to India and Indonesia through the Sand, Silk, and Sea roads. There are spin-offs of the Qu'ran, called Hadiths. These Hadiths are sometimes described as scholarly and other times regarded as foolish fiction.

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The book of the Muslims was the Quran which is their version of the Bible.

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Valerie Holden          shia, sunni, and sufi are all different "spin off" groups of Islam. Men and women are spiritually equal.  There are texts called Hadiths that many people mistake for texts in the Quran. Muhammad is the prophet. Allah is the God. Used to be polytheistic, now is monotheistic. Islam is the religion, Muslim is a person who follows the religion of Islam. No one is "Islamic" they are Muslim. Big on preserving art, literature etc.  Education was a big deal

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Valerie Holden          shia, sunni, and sufi are all different "spin off" groups of Islam. Men and women are spiritually equal.  There are texts called Hadiths that many people mistake for texts in the Quran. Muhammad is the prophet. Allah is the God. Used to be polytheistic, now is monotheistic. Islam is the religion, Muslim is a person who follows the religion of Islam. No one is "Islamic" they are Muslim. Big on preserving art, literature etc.  Education was a big deal

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Muhammad is the prophet of Islam. He recorded the revelations of god, Allah, in the Quran. Religion was monotheistic and somewhat favored the common man, so the elites disliked it. Islam overthrew these elites, established an empire through diplomacy and warfare. Islam split after Muhammad's death, with the Sunni wanting a communal leader, while the Shia wanted Muhammad's descendants to lead. The empire stretched from Spain, Arabia, India, and Africa. In most areas of expansion, Islam was one of many religions in the cultural mix. The Turks spread the religion to Anatolia and India through war, West Africa received it through trade, and Spain was invaded. Spanish Christians eventually felt tension with the Muslims and reconquered the Iberian peninsula. At first, Muslim women had more rights than Christian women, but with the help of Hadiths, women became more restricted.

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Islam is the religion, while Muslim means follower of Islam, "one who submits." Allah is the god of Islam, and Muhammad is the messenger.  There are 5 (sometimes 6) pillars of Islam, which are the main "rules" Muslims live by.  Devout Muslims travel on a pilgrimage, or hajj, to Mecca. The holy book of Islam is the Qu'ran, and a lot of faith learning occurs at Islamic centers and the House of Wisdom. Arabs developed/conquered a very large area of land through military conquest. These forces that were able to conquer lands were Berber and Arab forces. These attacks and conquering of other civilizations often spread Islamic beliefs.  Overall, the general shift in ideas went from polytheism to monotheism.