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The True Beliefs Of The Islamic Religion

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The Islam religion is largely misunderstood. People have misconceptions about the Islam religion, and its beliefs and rituals. Often, the media paints a dim view of Islam with inaccurate accounts and news stories. Non- Muslims view of Islam have been shaped by the constant media barrage of inaccurate news stories blaming all of Islam. When some Americans think of Muslims what comes to mind is the World Trade Center Attacks on September 11, 2001. Especially after the attacks many view all Muslims as “radicals” which refers to terrorism and Anti-Americanism. The Islam religion seems strange to most in the modern world. To Muslim’s, religion is always the foremost thought in their mind they do not make a division between secular and sacred. Islam means “surrender” to the will of God. It is a way of life that encourages one to give due attention to a relationship with God and His creation. In this paper, I intend to discuss the true beliefs of the Islamic Religion. I will also discuss women of Islam, Islam vs. Christianity, and Islam vs. Judaism.

What is the Islam Religion? Who is Muhammad? The Islamic Religion is “a major world religion promulgated by the Prophet Muhammad in Arabia in the 7th century CE. The Arabic term islām, literally “surrender,” illuminates the fundamental religious idea of Islam—that the believer (called a Muslim, from the active particle of islām) accepts surrender to the will of Allah (in Arabic, Allāh: God). Allah is viewed as the sole

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