Some historians say Islam dates back to the beginning of the world, but most say it started with the prophet Muhammad in 622 A.D. He was meditating when the angel Gabriel visited him, and gave him the Qur'an. He then began to proclaim the message of God. Before the Arabic society, believed that there was one God. But that God had intrusted his duties on othr gods and goddesses. Muhammad preached that there was one God, and the people turned against him and tried to kill him. He then migrated to Medina with this followers. For the next few years battles were fought between tribes of the original beliefs, and the new Islam. Muhammad fought in these battles, and won many without any blooshed. He died in 632 A.D. in Medina. The teachings of Islam continued to be spread after Mohammad's death. And the message of equality for all people is still taught today.

Islam teaches the Guran and Hadith that revolve around he idea of Emman or faith, and Amaal or acts. This is used to explain that without faith our acts are useless. The Quran talks about beliefs and faith. While the Hadith explains both faith and acts.

Muslims believe that there is one creator of the world (Allah). They also believe in Satan, who makes people sin. Sinners and unbelievers will spend eternity in Hell, but those who submit go God will go to Paradise.

Main Texts

• Qur'an are the words of God that was told to Muhammad by Gabriel. This book is perfect and free of error.
• Suhuf-i-lbrahim scrolls of Abraham
• Tawrat the Pentateuch, or first five books of Hebrew scripture.

Six Articles of Faith

1. God: There is only one Supreme Allah God ,and he is the sole creator of the universe.
2. Angles: Record actions of human beings, and take souls out of the human body.
3. Scripture: The Torah, Psalms, and Gospel are all the words of God, but the Quran is the only unaltered Word of God.
4. Prophets: All messengers from God preach the truth.
5. Resurrection: After the end of the world all humans will be resurrected, and held accountable for whatever they did in their lives. This is on the Day of Judgement. Innocent will stay in Heaven, but wicked will go to Hell.
6. Divine Creed: God is not limited to anything. We are given free choice, but God knows everything we do.

Five Pillars of Faith

1. Testimony of Faith (Kalima)
   • reject all false gods
   • accept Allah as the sole creator of all
   • Mohammad is Allah's messenger
2. Prayer (Salat)
   • pray five times a day facing towards Mecca
   • recite verses from the Quran a least 17 times a day
3. Almsgiving (Zakat)
   • gain Allah's blessing
   • give 2.5% of yearly savings to charity
4. Fasting (Sawm)
   • fast during Ramadan from sunrise to sunset
5. Pilgrimage (Hajj)
   • to Kaaba the house of Allah
   • every able Muslim must go during their lifetime