Islam And some Interesting interesting Facts No religion

Islam And some Interesting & interesting Facts

No religion teaches hatred, every religion tells about love & affection towards others

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Islam – 2 nd Largest Religion • Islam : The word Islam means 'submission to God. A follower of Islam is called a Muslim. Major book is Quran, which is considered to be the word of God. Most Muslims belong to one of the two groups; with 80 -90% being Sunni and 10 -20% being Shia. Islam is the second-largest religion and one of the fastestgrowing religions in the world.

Islam –Interesting Facts • The Majority of Muslims do not live in the middle East. The most populous Muslim country is Indonesia, the 4 th largest country in the world with 184 million Muslims. • There are more Muslims in India than the combined population of Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine and the whole of the Arabian Peninsula. • "Allah" is an Arabic word that means "God". Muslims also believe that "Allah" is the personal name of God. • Muslims neither worship Muhammad ; the prophet & founder of Islam; nor pray through him. Muslims solely worship the unseen and Omniscient Creator, Allah.

Islam –Interesting Facts • Muslims pray five times daily, usually while kneeling on a mat, facing toward Ka'ba shrine, located in Mecca • The word "jihad", though it means holy war, has two meanings, the first is the struggle against non -believers, the second is an internal struggle to remain pious in their faith and submit to the will of Allah (God) • During Ramadan, (a special period in the year for Muslims), Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset for an entire month.

• By Navisha Teacher at Scottish New World School Gurgaon, India