Synopsis
Millions of Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca each year.
Islam is a religion based on the belief in one God that began in the 7th century after Christ. An Arab, called Muhammed founded it. It quickly spread throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa through the conquest of Muslim armies. Today there are millions of Muslims around the world.
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Related topics
- Major figures - Muhammad
- Texts - Quran
- History of Islam
- Islamic beliefs - Islamic view of God | Prayer in Islam | Fasting in Islam | The Haaj | Islamic view of Jesus | Women in Islam
- Divisions in Islam - Sunni | Shi'a
- Islamic Law
- Holy Cities - Mecca
- Islam Today
- Testimonies: People who were once Muslims Index
Comments, Personal Articles, Studies and Sermons
Islam (discussion) (For short comments and opinions)
- I dared to call him Father - A book about a Pakistani woman's remarkable conversion from Islam to Christianity
For related quotations see Islam (quotes)
Main article
Islam is a religion based on the belief in one God that began in the 7th century after Christ. An Arab, called Mohammed founded it. It quickly spread throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa through the conquest of Muslim armies. Today there are millions of Muslims around the world.