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=  Islam =  **__What is Islam__?** Islam, or Muslim, are one of the five top religions in the world along with Christianity, Judaism, Buddisum, and Hinduism. The founder of Islam was Muhammad around 622 A.D. Muhammad was meditating one day, outside of Makkah the holiest city in Arabia, when he got his first revelation from god through the angle Gabriel. These revelations, that he kept getting for 23 years, is known as the Quran. The Quran described the five duties all Muslims must fulfill called The Pillars Of Faith. Muhammad believed that only one god should be worshiped, Allah. Followers of Islam believed Muhammad was the prophet of Allah. Their were four righteous caliphs. Caliph- A leader of an Islamic polity, regarded as a successor of Muhammad and are always male by tradition. Abu Bakr 'Umar Uthman B. Affan Abi Talib The main place of worship is the Mosque. In a mosque you must take off your shoes and wash your hands and feet. When they pray, they face a niche. All mosques face Ka' ba, the most holiest place for Muslims. All M uslims must visit Ka'ba at least once in their life time. It began in Makkah in Arabia, and it is now practiced all over the world. All of thier beliefs and rules are written down in the Quran. The Quran descibes the five duties all Muslims must fulfill called The Pillars of Faith, also the Quran has 114 chapters. The five duties are:   1. Worship no other god but Allah 2. Pray five times each day everyday 3. Fast- No eating during Ramadan 4. Must give to Zakah- Charity 5.Pilgramage hajj going to Makkah every year The Muslims believe in only one god, Allah. Allah has no gender and no one has ever seen he/she. They also have no pictures or statues of Allah.
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Their sacred writing is the Quaran. In the Quaran, or Koran, Muslim's believe that it contains the actual words form Allah. The words came in the form of revelations.
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Muslims must pray five times a day. Their place of worship is a Mosque. Before they go in the mosque and pray they wash their feet and take off their shoes. Al-Adha- Feast of sacrafice celebrating when Gabrelle stopped Abraham from killing his son. It is one of the most important feasts in the Muslim calender. They celebrate by eating a third of their meal and giving the rest to charity. Ramadan- Celabrated on the ninth month of the Muslim calender, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. Before sunrise each morning Muslims eat a big meal and do not drink or eat anything until the sunsets and they have another big meal. Ramadan ends with three day festival known as "Eid" or "Eid Ulfitr". In this symbol, the cresent moon stands for progress, knowledge, and light. This is Allah's symbol. This is the Islamic flag.
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