Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Islam. Islam ( / ˈɪzlɑːm, ˈɪzlæm / IZ-la (h)m; [ 7] Arabic: ٱلْإِسْلَام, romanized : al-Islām, IPA: [alʔɪsˈlaːm], lit. 'submission [to the will of God]') is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
After that Muslim dynasties rose; some of these dynasties established notable and prominent Muslim empires, such as the Umayyad Empire and later the Abbasid Empire, [1] [2] Ottoman Empire centered around Anatolia, the Safavid Empire of Persia, and the Mughal Empire in India. [citation needed]
Green – The silk and pillows of Jannah are believed to be green. [4] [5] Muhammad's favorite color was green. [6] White – Considered the purest and cleanest color in Islam and the color of the flag of Muḥammad, the Young Eagle. [7] [8] Black – The color of Jahannam as well as the color of the Black Standard. [9] [10]
Twelver Shi'ism. Twelver Shīʿism ( Arabic: ٱثْنَا عَشَرِيَّة; ʾIthnā ʿAshariyya ), also known as Imāmiyya ( Arabic: إِمَامِيَّة ), is the largest branch of Shīʿa Islam, comprising about 90% of all Shīas. The term Twelver refers to its adherents' belief in twelve divinely ordained leaders, known as the Twelve ...
Diagram showing the various branches of Islam: Sunnīsm, Shīʿīsm, Ibadism, Quranism, Non-denominational Muslims, Mahdavia, Ahmadiyya, Nation of Islam, and Sufism. The original schism between Kharijites, Sunnīs, and Shīʿas among Muslims was disputed over the political and religious succession to the guidance of the Muslim community ( Ummah ...
Muslim ( Arabic: مُسْلِم muslim ), also transliterated as Moslem or Müslüm ( Turkish ), is an Arabic male given name meaning 'pure, clear, immaculate, clean, taintless, straight, absolute', 'devout, god-fearing, pious, complaisant, obedient, submissive', 'virtuous, chaste, modest, blameless, innocent'. It is also the proper name for ...
On the Indian subcontinent, Islam first appeared in the southwestern tip of the peninsula, in today's Kerala state. Arabs traded with Malabar even before the birth of Muhammad. Native legends say that a group of Sahaba, under Malik Ibn Deenar, arrived on the Malabar Coast and preached Islam.
Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that there is only one God ( Allah) [ 1] and that Muhammad is His last Messenger. [ 2][ 3] The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Islam.