Islam (Arabic:
الإسلام al-’islām,
pronounced [ʔɪsˈlæːm] (
listen)[note
1]) is the monotheistic religion articulated by
the Qur’an,
a text
considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word
of God (Arabic:
الله, Allah),
and by the teachings and normative example (called the
Sunnah and composed
of Hadith) of Muhammad, considered by
them to be the last prophet of
God. An adherent of Islam is called a Muslim.
Muslims believe that God is one and
incomparable.[1]
Muslims also believe that Islam is the complete and universal
version of a primordial faith that was revealed at many times and
places before, including through Abraham, Moses
and Jesus, whom they
consider prophets .[2]
Muslims maintain that previous messages and revelations have been
partially changed or corrupted over
time,[3]
but consider the Qur'an to be
both the unaltered and the final revelation of God (the Final
Testament, following the Old and
New
Testaments).[4]
Religious concepts and practices include the five pillars
of Islam, which are basic concepts and obligatory acts of
worship, and following Islamic law, which
touches on virtually every aspect of life and society, providing
guidance on multifarious topics from banking,
politics, and welfare, to warfare
and the environment.[5][6]
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