Story - -What is Islam and who are Muslims?

Islam simply means to achieve peace - peace with God, peace with
oneself, and peace with the creations of God - through wholly giving
oneself God and accepting His guidance.
Islam is not a new faith. Muslims believe that it is the same truth
that God revealed through all His prophets to every people. For a
fifth of the world's population, Islam is not just a personal
religion, buta complete way of life.
Muslims come from all races, nationalities and cultures across the
globe. They have varied languages, foods, dress, and customs; even the
waythey practice Islam may differ. Yet they all consider themselves to
be Muslim.
Islam is a qualitative term -the quality of accepting God's supreme
authority above one's own. As such, being a Muslim does not mean
having to give up one's culture or traditions; rather it means
adopting the simple and logical principles of Islam to better one's
life and attain peace.
Less than 15% of Muslims live the Arab world; a fifth are found in
Sub-Saharan Africa; and the world's largest Muslim community is in
Indonesia. Substantial parts of Asia, and almost allthe Central Asian
republics, are Muslim. Significant Muslim minorities are found in
China, India, Russia, Europe, North America and South America.

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