What is Islam ? Islam is not a new religion, but the same truth that God revealed through all His prophets to every people. For a fifth of the worlds population, Islam is both a religion and a complete way of life. Muslims follow a religion of peace, mercy, and forgiveness, and the majority have nothing to do with the extremely grave events which have come to be associated with their faith. What do Muslims believe? Muslims believe in One, Unique, Incomparable God; in the Angels created by Him; in the prophets through whom His revelations were brought to mankind; in the Day of Judgement and individual accountability for actions; in Gods complete authority over human destiny and in life after death. Muslims believe in a chain of prophets starting with Adam and including Noah, Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Elias, Jonah, John the Baptist, and Jesus, peace be upon them. But Gods final message to man, a reconfirmation of the eternal message and a summing-up of all that has gone before was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through Gabriel. What does Islam mean? The Arabic word Islam simply means submission, and derives from a word meaning peace. In a religious context it means complete submission to the will of God. Mohammedanism is thus a misnomer because it suggests that Muslims worship Muhammad rather than God. Allah is the Arabic name for God, which is used by Arab Muslims and Christians alike. If you want read more islamicity/mosque/uiatm/un_islam.htm What do Muslims think about Jesus? Muslims respect and revere Jesus, and await his Second Coming. They consider him one of the greatest of Gods messengers to mankind. A Muslim never refers to him simply as Jesus, but always adds the phrase upon him be peace. The Quran confirms his virgin birth (a chapter of the Quran is entitled Mary), and Mary is considered the purest woman in all creation. The Quran describes the Annunciation as
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