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Islam
In Plain and Simple English
Golgotha Press
By BookCaps Study Guides
© 2011 by Golgotha Press, Inc.
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Introduction
Islam is one of the world’s three Abrahamic, monotheistic (believing in one God) religions (along with Judaism and Christianity). It is also the second largest religion in the world after Christianity, with approximately 1.5 billion followers, and is growing faster than any other religion.
Although Islam traces its roots back to the Biblical Adam and venerates many figures from both the Torah and the Bible, it is generally understood to have formally begun in 610CE with the prophet Muhammad. Muhammad had the Qur’an, the Muslim holy book, revealed to him by Allah (God) through the angel Jibreel (Gabriel). This holy book, along with the Hadith, the sayings and deeds of the prophet, form the basis of all Islamic faith and practice.
Islam is a religion which involves all areas of life: to be a good Muslim the adherent has to follow the instruction of the Qur’an at all times and in all things.
Chapter 1: History
The Life of Muhammad
Many people see Muhammad (c.570-632CE) as being the founder of Islam. However, this is not the view of Muslims. To Muslims Muhammad was the last of a long line of prophets stretching back to Adam, and his importance is that he restored true Islam through his receiving and preaching the Qur’an. Muslims believe that Islam has always existed since Allah created mankind. There is, however, no question that Muhammad is the most important figure in Islam, being the last prophet who brought the definitive word of Allah to humanity. The name Muhammad means praiseworthy
; he is called in the Qur’an, and by the faithful, prophet
, messenger
, witness
and the light giving lamp
, amongst other names.
Muhammad was born around 570CE on the Arabian peninsular in Mecca, in what is now Saudi Arabia. His father died before he was born and his mother when he was six years of age. He was then taken in by his paternal uncle, Abu Talib. Little is known of Muhammad’s childhood though it has been speculated that it was not an easy one, as the tradition of the time was that orphaned children had to be kept alive and not positively harmed but very little else.
In his later youth, Muhammad joined his uncle on trading trips to Syria, and this probably gave him the experience to become a trader in his own right, taking goods by camel train between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is believed that he was a very honest trader and was given the nicknames of trustworthy
and truthful
. Because of this reputation he was often asked to arbitrate in disputes between other traders.
In 595CE Khadija, a wealthy widow of 40, employed Muhammad to undertake some business for her in Syria. She was so impressed with his honesty and success that she made a proposal of marriage to him, which was accepted. Khadija later became the first Muslim, as she was the first person to be converted by Muhammad after he had his first revelation.
In his late thirties, Muhammad had taken up a practice of retreating for a few weeks each year to a cave on Mount Hiram, near Mecca, to spend time alone and to meditate. According to Islamic tradition it was here, in 610CE, that he was first visited by the angel Jibreel. There are differing views as to how Muhammad reacted to this first visit: Shia Muslims believe that he was expecting it, whereas other traditions believe that he told his wife that he feared he was going mad and contemplated suicide. Whatever the truth