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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]
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'''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]
Muslims believe that God revealed the [[Qur'an]] to Muhammad, God's [[final prophet]], and regard the Qur'an and the [[Sunnah]] (the words and deeds of Muhammad) as the fundamental sources of Islam. They do not regard Muhammad as the founder of a new religion, but as the restorer of the original monotheistic faith of [[Abraham]], [[Moses]], [[Jesus]], and other [[prophets]]. Islamic tradition holds that Judaism and Christianity distorted the messages of these prophets over time either in interpretation, in text, or both.
Muslims believe that God revealed the [[Qur'an]] to Muhammad, God's [[final prophet]], and regard the Qur'an and the [[Sunnah]] (the words and deeds of Muhammad) as the fundamental sources of Islam. They do not regard Muhammad as the founder of a new religion, but as the restorer of the original monotheistic faith of [[Abraham]], [[Moses]], [[Jesus]], and other [[prophets]]. Islamic tradition holds that Judaism and Christianity distorted the messages of these prophets over time either in interpretation, in text, or both.