Origin Of Islam

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Islam is a word taken froman Arabic term, which means, "peace".
However, specialists call the meaning of the word as"submission",
which indicates towards the eternal submission in Allah's holy feet.
The Islam religion finds it's origin in South Arabia and dates back to
7th Century, whichis later to any other major religion existing in the
world. Despite it's more recent origin, the followersof Islam
constitute of the second largest population in the world after
Christians.
It was Prophet Muhammad who initiated disseminating the teachings of
Islam. He was born and brought up in the holy place Mecca. Although,
he married a young widow, yet he was never too much indulged in the
mundane world. He started giving sermons, which were so inspiring that
many people got attracted to his teachings. While he made so many
followers, there were many who were against him. Thus, he moved to
Medina, then known as Yathrib.
This is considered as the beginning of Islamic calendar and marks the
origin of Islam. Till his death, Muhammad converted a majority of Arab
population into Islam. The religion expanded as Arabs conquered
countries like Syria, Iran, Egypt and later when they shifted to
othercountries.
Muslims eventually got divided into two groups: Shia and Sunni right
after the death of Prophet Muhammad. Shia Muslims wanted somebody from
Muhammad should take mantle of Muhammad, whereas, Sunni Muslims wanted
the first Caliph to be their mentor. Ali, the Muhammad's son-in-law
was made the leaders of Shia group, who was called as 'Imam'. the
fundamental beliefs of both the groups are same, yet the difference is
huge and profound. In fact, there are many Muslims who like to be
called as simply 'Muslims'.
As the last prophet of Muslims said, "Islam is to testify that there
is no godbut Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, to perform
the prayers, to pay the zakat, to fast in Ramadan , and to make the
pilgrimage to the House if you are able to doso." Thus, we can call
Islamas a monotheistic religion. They believe that all men on this
earth acquire equalprivilege from Allah and no one is superior to
another. That is why they have no caste system in their religion.
Islamic religion has five pillars that define the rules of
thereligion. These pillars are: 'Prayers' (Namaz), 'The Pilgrimage'
(Hajj), 'Faith', 'The Fast' and 'The Zakat'
There are six fundamental beliefs in the religion Islam which are
mentioned as below:
1. God is one and that is Allah.
2. Angels of God.
3. The messenger of God, who bring along them the Almighty's teachings.
4. The religious scriptures and Quran is supreme among all.
5. A day is set for all when they would be judged according to their deeds.
6. God's will is supreme of all.
Islam is perhaps the only religion, which protects the rights of it's
followers, be it that of liberty, security, against exploitation and
others. It teaches peace, brotherhood and love. While we all celebrate
different festivals being the followers of Islam, it becomes very
important to understand the essence of it.
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