The Koran's Influence In Islamic Countries

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Islam is a major world religion with, one-fourth of the world’s population making up its followers. Although many people believe that all Muslims live in the Middle East they mainly reside in Asia and the South Pacific. This widespread religion has many followers even in countries where Islam isn’t the main religion. Their main holy book is the Koran and they believe it is the best source of religious guidance. They also follow the Islamic law or Shariah which has rules about ethics, relationships, and food restrictions. Sometimes these rules aren’t separate from the government’s legislation. The Koran’s influence in many Islamic countries causes the religion to have an extensive impact on Muslims’ everyday lives. (Nasn and Bashir)
Islam has many ideas and similar beliefs to those seen in Christianity and Judaism. Muslims respect prophets from both of these religions, they simply believe their prophet, Muhammad, proclaimed the most accurate words, and knew God’s will better than previous prophets. They also respect the Bible just as Christians and Jews do. Although Muslims believe …show more content…

The Five Pillars include profession of faith (Shahadah) and prayer (Salut). These are both about respecting their faith, praying, and believing there is only one God, Allah. Muslims also must fast during the holy month of Ramadan, during the day. They are allowed to consume food at night and at the end of the month they celebrate with Id al-Fitr. There are also certain duties Muslims must fulfill if they are wealthy. These are called Zakat (almsgiving) and Haji (pilgrimage). Zakat revolves around sharing your wealth with the poor which is treated as sadaqah, meaning a good deed. Haji is a trip that Islamic followers, who have enough money, make to Mecca. This occurs in the last ten days of the Muslim year and also includes fasting. At the end of their trip Muslims celebrate with Id al-Adha. (Bashir and

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