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S TAT I O N 1
ISLAM: THE ORIGINS
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OVERVIEW OF ISLAM1
Today, Islam is the world’s fastest
growing religion with more than 1 billion followers throughout
the world
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ISLAM
•Arabians were polytheistic & came to visit Mecca to pray to the Kabba, a shrine containing idols of 360 different gods (including Allah)
• Islam is a monotheistic religion that began in city of Mecca located on the Arabian Peninsula near the Byzantine Empire
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ISLAM1
•Mohammad was born in Mecca & was interested in monotheism of Jews & Christians who traded in Mecca•At age 40, Mohammad had a vision that told him he was a messenger of Allah (Arabic word for “god”; the same god as Christians & Jews)•Muhammad called his religion Islam (“surrender to God”) & destroyed the other idols in the Kabba