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Allah The Almighty says: "The Religion before Allah Is Islam (Submission to His Will)". (The Quran)

Islam is the Religion Allah revealed to the last Prophet Mohammed in order to lead mankind from darkness into light and away from the worship of idols to the worship of one God.

Mohammed was born in Makkah in 570 A.D. The Holy Quran was revealed to Him at the age of 40 through the angel Gabriel. After being persecuted for His religion, the Prophet journeyed to Al Madinah and established the first Islamic state, based on justice, equality and freedom of belief. Since Islam is an easy religion to follow, it spread from China to Spain within a few years.

Islam is the relegion of mercy, encouraging friendship, love and negotiation. It promotes an end to injustice and divisions between people. It is a complete way of life where worship calls for purity in body and heart. It encourages education and knowledge. Muslim scholars enriched medicine, mathematics, astronomy and other humanitarian and social sciences for the last fourteen centuries.

Islam is based on five pillars: A Muslim certifies that - There is no God but Allah and that Mohammed is the Messenger of Allah. He prays five times a day (Salat), gives wealth to the poor (Zakat), fasts during the month of Ramadan and performs the pilgrimage to the House of Allah (Al Hajj) in Makkah.