Blog Post #9

The Worlds of Islam

Islam is the new monotheistic that pushed Christianity out of Asia and Africa. The Islam religion believed in the prophet of Muhammad. It was believed that he was called by God to deliver his message. He married an older women named Khadija and had six children. Muhammad taught Muslims the word of the Quran. From my perspective, the Quran is like Christianity's Holy Bible. It was Muslims way of life and rule book. Speaking of the Quran, Christianity and Islam had similarity beliefs. Both believed that their is no one but God or Allah who is the creator of the world. Moreover, similar to Christianity's ten commandments is Islam's five pillars. The five pillars included their declaration of faith, obligatory prayer, compulsory giving, fasting in the month of Ramadan and the pilgrimage in Mecca. Mecca is known as the holiest city of the Islamic faith just as Jerusalem is the holiest city of Christianity. Islam is known as a model for Islamic in the present whereas fundamentalists view it as achievements of science for more open engagement with the West and the modern world. The history of Islam contributed to the proud and prosperous cosmopolitan civilizations that spread throughout the world. It reveals to us a world of great diversity and debate to this day forward considering what's going on.