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BBC NEWS: Analysis: Islam's modernity question; Modernization article from Encyclopædia Britannica; Article on Haq (Right) from Encyclopedia of Islam Online; Westernization in Oxford Islamic Studies Online; Studies in Contemporary Islam; Digital Islam Archived 2020-08-06 at the Wayback Machine: A research project on the Middle East, Islam, and ...
Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God [1] and that Muhammad is His last Messenger. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Islam.
Islam [a] is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, [9] the religion's founder. Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number 1.9 billion worldwide and are the world's second-largest religious population after Christians.
The religio-political ideology of Islamism (also often called political Islam or Islamic fundamentalism) [1] which has "arguably altered the Middle East more than any trend since the modern states gained independence", redefining "politics and even borders" (according to at least one observer (author Robin Wright), [2] is active in many countries around the world.
In Shia Islam, the shahada also has a third part, a phrase concerning Ali, the first Shia Imam and the fourth Rashid caliph of Sunni Islam: وعليٌ وليُّ الله (wa ʿalīyyun walīyyu-llāh), which translates to "Ali is the wali of God". [95] In Quranist Islam, the shahada is the testimony that there is no god but Allah (la ilaha ...
Historically, Islam was divided into three major sects, well known as Sunni, Khawarij and Shi‘ah. Nowadays, Sunnis constitute about 90% of the overall Muslim population; the Shi'ahs are around 10%, [12] while Ibadis, from the Kharijites, have diminished to a level below 0.15%. Today, many of the Shia sects are extinct.
Inside Islam is a History Channel documentary on the history of Islam and its modern day challenges including a crisis of authority and significant divisions among many of its sects. It depicts Islam as a peaceful religion, with several similarities to Judaism and Christianity , and argues that the primary reason that people fear Islam is due ...
Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.Adherents of Islam are called Muslims, who are estimated to number approximately 1.9 billion worldwide and are the world's second-largest religious population after Christians.