'''Islam''' ([[Arabic]]: الإسلام; al-'islām (help·info)) is a [[monotheistic]] religion originating with the teachings of [[Muhammad]], a 7th-century [[Arab]] religious and political figure. The word Islam means "submission", or the total surrender of oneself to God (Arabic: الله, [[Allāh]]). An adherent of Islam is known as a [[Muslim]], meaning "one who submits (to God)".[1] There are between 0.9 and 1.4 billion Muslims, making Islam the second-largest religion in the world, after Christianity.[2] | '''Islam''' ([[Arabic]]: الإسلام; al-'islām (help·info)) is a [[monotheistic]] religion originating with the teachings of [[Muhammad]], a 7th-century [[Arab]] religious and political figure. The word Islam means "submission", or the total surrender of oneself to God (Arabic: الله, [[Allāh]]). An adherent of Islam is known as a [[Muslim]], meaning "one who submits (to God)".[1] There are between 0.9 and 1.4 billion Muslims, making Islam the second-largest religion in the world, after Christianity.[2] |