what are five facts about Islam?
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Explanation:
1. Islam means “surrender” or “submission”
The Arabic root word for Islam means submission, obedience, peace, and purity. In a religious context, it means “voluntary submission to God”.
2. Haji pilgrimage
This is the annual pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mecca. Every Muslim should do this pilgrimage at least once in their life, and every year about 3 million Muslims from all over the world come here.
3. It’s the second largest religion in the world
Only Christianity has more followers, and the latest estimates say that there are at least 1,8 billion Muslims in the world, making it the second-largest religion worldwide.
It is the fastest growing religion in the world, and as of 2017, there are 50 countries in the world where Islam is the major religion.
4. Muslims should pray 5 times a day
Also known as Salat. Every Muslim should pray five times a day at specific times as of the following:
- Salat al-fajr: dawn, before sunrise
- Salat al-zuhr: midday, after the sun passes its highest
- Salat al-‘asr: the late part of the afternoon
- Salat al-maghrib: just after sunset
- Salat al-‘isha: between sunset and midnight
Islam is a religion, and Muslims are those who follow Islam. These two terms tend to get mixed up sometimes, so I thought it was better to clarify it right in the beginning.
5. The Quran is the holy book
Just like the Torah in Judaism and the Bible in Christianity, the Quran is the holy book within the Islamic faith.
The literal meaning of the Quran in English would be “The Recitation” and Muslims believe that these are the words of Allah, revealed to Muhammad (the last prophet) through Archangel Gabriel.
Answer:
It's second largest religion in the world.
The Quran is the holy book.
Haji pilgrimage: All are going for Haj.
There are five pillars.