Islam
Basic Information of Islam
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Islam only believes in one god which is known as Allah. It is an monotheistic religion, Qur'an also known as Koran is an Islam Sacred text. Muslims are people who believe in the religion Islam, and they practice Islam in the masque.
The five things they would to worship their god is believe in no other god but Allah. Pray to him about five times a day in Mecca. Give charity to the poor. Make a trip to Mecca once in a life time. Lastly Allah likes you fasting during the holy period Ramadan.
History of Islam
Muhammad
The founder of the religion Islam is an prophet name Muhammad in Mecca. Koran was thought as a sacred text from Allah revealed to Muhammad. They believed the first mosque ever built was in India named Cheraman Juma Masjid in Cranganore. Allah is the god they believed in, Islam is an monotheistic as I said earlier. Muhammad was born in mecca of Saudi Arabia in 570 died in 632. Muhammad meditates in a mountain name Mount Hira, and that is where Muhammad heard the Angel Gabriel's voice saying a quote in the koran: “Recite: In the name of thy Lord who created, Created man from a clot of blood.” (Quran 96:1-2). At this time Muhammad didn't really believe in this, but later when he heard about Allah he started to believe. The text was still revealed to Muhammad for the rest of his life, he believed that he was a messenger of the god and started preaching. Muslim people believed that there are no gods but Allah. People disagree with Muhammad, so Muhammad went on a journey with the followers from Mecca to Medina. They called the journey the Hijrah, and this event was during 622 and that is when the Islamic Calender started. After ten years there was more followers when they went, and they were able to conquer mecca (not literally conquer, like spreading the religion Islam). The Mughal Empire help spread Islam through South Asia, and spread Muslim arts, and culture. The Mughal Empire were a huge amount of Muslim who ruled over a large part of India with a lot of Hindus. The Muslims were there before the Mughal Empire came. By 650 Islam was separated into two groups. The two main groups are Muslims and Sunnis. There were also a lot of people who were Shiites and Sufism.
Traveling through the religion Islam
When you go to a Islamic restaurant remember there are no alcohol and pork, and you can't make pictures of people. You can wear regular clothing, but I recommend wearing shorts because India is humid. You can visit masque.
Reference
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