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Islam
And some Interesting & interesting
Facts
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Islam –2nd Largest Religion
• Islam : The word Islam means 'submission to
God. A follower of Islam is called a Muslim.
Major book is Quran, which is considered to
be the word of God. Most Muslims belong to
one of the two groups; with 80-90% being
Sunni and 10-20% being Shia. Islam is the
second-largest religion and one of the fastestgrowing religions in the world.
Islam –Interesting Facts
• The Majority of Muslims do not live in the middle East. The
most populous Muslim country is Indonesia, the 4th largest
country in the world with 184 million Muslims.
• There are more Muslims in India than the combined
population of Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine and the whole of
the Arabian Peninsula.
• "Allah" is an Arabic word that means "God". Muslims also
believe that "Allah" is the personal name of God.
• Muslims neither worship Muhammad ;the prophet & founder
of Islam; nor pray through him. Muslims solely worship the
unseen and Omniscient Creator, Allah.
Islam –Interesting Facts
• Muslims pray five times daily, usually while
kneeling on a mat, facing toward Ka'ba shrine,
located in Mecca
• The word "jihad", though it means holy war, has
two meanings, the first is the struggle against
non-believers, the second is an internal struggle
to remain pious in their faith and submit to the
will of Allah (God)
• During Ramadan,(a special period in the year for
Muslims), Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset for
an entire month.
• By Navisha
Teacher at Scottish New World School
Gurgaon, India