The philosphy of Islamic Facts

                     

               ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY

Islam is partly based on Judeo-Christian religions. It has a monotheistic (belief in one God) message, and follows some of the same principles as Christianity and Judaism. Followers of Islam, Muslims, believe in one God, Allah, and Muhammad as their prophet. They also believe that the Adam of the Old Testament of the Bible was the first prophet. Other prophets include Abraham, Moses, Noah, David and Jesus. There are five "Pillars of Islam" that Muslims follow: - The Shahadat - The Statement of Faith All Muslims recite at least once in their lives. - Prayer or Salat - A daily ritual of faith, prayer is performed five times a day. Zakat - A tax paid to benefit the poor or needy. Sawm - Fasting during the month of Ramadan. - Hajj - A pilgrimage every Muslim must make at least once in his lifetime, if he can afford it, to the holy city of Mecca in modern-day Saudi Arabia. Hajj begins on the seventh or eighth day of the last month of the Islamic lunar calendar and ends on the 12th day of the same month. The Kaaba is a shrine located in Mecca, which is visited during the pilgrimage (or Hajj). It is the holiest place for Muslims. Two other important holy places are the Prophet Muhammad's Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the divine word or revelation on which they base their faith. Muslims believe that the angel Gabriel conveyed the ideas contained in the Qur'an to Muhammad. There are 114 Surahs in the Holy Quran. A hadith is a collection of traditions and sayings of Muhammad, which is also used to organize the way of life and beliefs of Muslims. According to Islamic traditions, Jihad is the struggle that is carried out on a personal and collective level by following the commands of God. The Muslim sect is the largest branch of Sunni Islam. They accept that the first four caliphs (leaders) are the legitimate successors of Muhammad. Wahhabis A Sunni sect in Saudi Arabia composed of members of the Tamim tribe, following the strict orthodox teachings of Sheikh Muhammad bin Abd al-Wahhab. Shia - or Shia, the second largest branch of Islam, only consider Caliph Ali and his descendants as the legitimate successors of Muhammad and reject the first three caliphs. Alavi - A sect within the Shia community, centered in Syria, that maintains similar but different core beliefs about the divinity of Ali and the seven pillars of faith. Apart from Islamic holidays, they also celebrate some Christian and Zoroastrian holidays. Al-Khari'i - members of an early sect of Islam who left the followers of Ali; His break with the Shiites was over the procedure for electing a new leader. He was known for his adherence to the Qur'an and his uncompromising stance on fundamentalism. Today they are known as Ibadat or Ibadat. Nation of Islam - Primarily African-American, founded in Detroit, Michigan in the 1930s. It is a Sunni sect. There are other sects of both Sunni and Shia in African and Arab countries. Sharia Sharia is an Arabic word that literally means "the path leading to the source of water. Sharia law is very broad in scope and the Islamic concept of law derives from the expression of divine will. Other facts from the Pew Research Center According to a report, there were 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide in 2015. This number is expected to increase to 2.9 billion by 2060. Islam is the second largest religion in the world after Christianity. Indonesia has