"The Concept of Islam"

             
There are a lot of religions in this World. Some of those religions are different than others, but some of those have similarity between them. My religion is Islam. Islam has a world-following in excess of one billion devotees; about 20% are in the Middle East, with the largest concentration of Muslims in Indonesia. There are over 4 million Muslims living in America, which means that there are about twice as many Muslims in the US as Episcopalians! There has been an active Muslim contingent in North America for over 300 years, since the time the religion arrived with West African slaves. Around A.D. 610, one man’s mystical experience in the Arabian Desert forever changed the world. In a cave outside Mecca, in what is now Saudi Arabia, a trader named Muhammad—a man known for his honesty and integrity—is said to have had a visit from the angel Gabriel. The angel told him he was to become a prophet and revealed the first few words of what would become the holy book of Islam, the Quran. Today, Islam-little understood by most non-Muslims—is the faith of 1 billion people across the globe and the fastest growing religion in the world.
Quotations:

• 1. "A Muslim who plants a tree or sows a field, from which man, birds and animals can eat, is committing an act of charity." (Muslim)
• 2. "There is a polish for everything that takes away rust; and the polish for the heart is the remembrance of Allah." (Bukhari)
• 3. "Allah will not give mercy to anyone, except those who give mercy to other creatures." (Abdullah b. Amr: Abu Daud & Tirmidhi)
• 4. "Say what is true, although it may be bitter and displeasing to people." (Baihaqi)
• 5. "Once a man, who was passing through a road, found a branch of a tree with torns obstructing it. The man removed the thorns from the way. Allah thanked him and forgave his sins." (Bukhari)
• 6. "Serve Allah, as you would if you could see Him; although you cannot see Him, He can see you. (Umar: Muslim)
• 7. He, who wishes to enter paradise at the best gate, must please his father and mother." (Bukhari & Muslim)