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Table of Contents: Islam
An excerpt from the book ....
Founded in the year 610 AD. The founder was Ubu'l-Kassim who was born in Mecca (modern day Saudi Arabia) 570 AD, and died in Medina (Saudi Arabia) in 632 AD at 62 years of age. He was to become known as Muhammad, the Prophet.
According to Islamic tradition, Muhammad, at the age of 40, was confronted by a being that identified himself as the angel Gabriel. It was the angel Gabriel who commanded him to "proclaim the name of God."
What Muhammad saw and heard in successive revelations over some 20 years was summarized in what became Islam's sacred book, the Koran.
Because Muhammad could neither read nor write, he memorized the Koran's 114 chapters, and transmitted its teachings orally.
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Words that are associated with Islam: ALLAH, Islamic, Muhammad, Mohammad, Prophet, Muslim, Moslem, Koran (or, the proper name Qur'an), Mecca, Mohammed, Mecca, Medina, Crescent Moon and Star, Byzantium, Constantinople, Ottomans, Ottoman Empire, Hagar, Ishmael, jihad, Law of Apostasy, Paradise, Hell, Messiah, Five Pillars Of Faith, Shahadah, prayer, alms, Pilgrimage, Haji.
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