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=**ISLAM** = **Introduction** Welcome to the home of Islam... Islam is a major religion founded in Arabia.Based on the teachings of a man named Muhammed. The name of this religion, Islam, is derived from the Arabic word "//salam//," which is often interpreted as meaning "peace." Followers of Islam are called Muslims. "Allah" is an Arabic word which means "//the One True God.//"Unlike other great religious leaders, like the Buddha, Moses, and Yeshua of Nazareth (Jesus Christ), Muhammad was born relatively recently, in the late 6th century CE, about the year 570. "Muslim" means "anyone or anything that submits itself to the will of God". The **star and crescent** is the best-known symbol used to represent Islam. It features prominently on the flags of many countries in the Islamic world, notably Turkey and Pakistan. The essence of every religion, fundamentally, is aimed for the attainment of spiritual enlightenment, proximity to God, love, compassion, and eternal peace in the life here after.



**Date Founded:** 622CE Major sects and Denominations:Sunni and Shiite Twelvers - Majority Shi'ite denomination that reveres the Twelve Imams Seveners - Shi'ite denomination holding that the legitimate line of imams ended with the seventh Qur'an (Koran) original language:Arabic religious professionals: Sheikh;imam(shi'ite house of worship: Mosque
 * Place Founded:** Mecca, Saudi Arabia
 * Founder:**Muhammad (born c.570),a trade merchant from Arabia adherents
 * Size Rank:** Second largest in the world **Main Location:** Middle East and North Africa
 * ultimate reality:** God ( allah in Arabic); the same God revealed (imperfectly) in the jewish and christian Bibles types of theism
 * type of theism:** Strict Monotheism

** ISLAM IN AUSTRALIA **
Islam in Australia is the fourth largest religious grouping after christianity, no religion and buddhism. The Australian Muslim community is among the most ethnically and racially diverse, with members from every ethnic and racial background.



**ISLAM IN THE WORLD**

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