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The Emergence of Islam
Title: The Emergence of Islam
Category: Society & Culture / Religion
Details: Words: 1138 | Pages: 4.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Emergence of Islam
Islam is a major world religion founded in Arabia and based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad. The Arabic word Islam means, “to surrender,” but as a religious term in the Qur'an, it means “to surrender to the will or law of God.” All devout Muslims, no matter what race they are, learn to read Arabic so they may read the Qur'an in it's native tongue. Muslims also have they're own calender based on …showed first 75 words of 1138 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1138 total…strong confidence in an afterlife. People want to believe in place where you could be rewarded for good deeds and punished for bad deeds. The fear of eternal punishment would also have affected people's decisions. They would convert to save their souls. But most important was the knowledge that whatever hardships they must face when death came they would be rewarded. A Muslim knows that when they there will be everlasting paradise waiting for them.
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