Introduction Of Islam

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The History on Islam

Muhammad (ca. 570–632) a respected businessman, born in Mecca, in western Arabia, last in the line of Judeo-Christian prophets, received his first revelation in 610. Muslims believe that the word of God was revealed to him by the archangel Gabriel. His revelations were collected and recorded in the holy book called the “Quran”. The “Quran” provides guidelines for proper behavior within the framework of a just and equitable society. It also states that there is no God but Allah (The God) and Muhammad is the messenger of God. The term Islam is a reference to peace and submission. Islam means submission to the will of God and the Muslims are the ones that submit.
In the first phase of Muhammad’s life he was a preacher and leader of a community of believers who had two major phases. He proclaimed his message in the city of Mecca that didn’t agree with his teachings. Mecca was a major pilgrimage center and sanctuary in the existing polytheism of Arabia, and the proclamation of monotheism threatened this whole system. Mecca was a prosperous city whose wealth and influence were based on the caravan trade and on the Kacba, a shrine and a place of pilgrimage housing the pagan deities then being worshipped by the Arabs. Muhammad's message, a new socio-religious order based on allegiance to one god—Allah—was unpopular among the leaders of Mecca, and they forced Muhammad and his followers to immigrate north to the oasis town Yathrib (Medina).
The second stage of his life began when Muhammad accepted an invitation from the people in Yathrib. They wanted him to be their judge. In 622 Muhammad and his followers moved to Yathrib and the oasis became known as the city of the prophet or simply al-Medina (the city). B...

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...movements of revolutionary opposition to the establishment of the nationalist and sometimes socialist states. Other Islamic organizations opposed to the increasing secularism and Westernization of Muslim societies adopted methods of education and mission to transform and Islamize societies.
By the end of the twentieth century the Muslim world continued to change under the influence of a new generation of active intellectuals. In the new thinking there was still an emphasis on the importance of the Islamic message for all aspects of life, but this did not mean comprehensive political programs or a demand.
Even specific movements like Islamist renewals are not monolithic or identical. But despite all these differences, all Muslims continued to affirm the basic core of the faith in monotheism. They were defined by the revelation to Muhammad and preserved in the Qur'an.

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