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edit   Wikipedia portals Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology  Religion Atheism Creationism Mythology Nontheism Occult Spirituality African (Serer)  Bábism (Bahá'í Faith)    Buddhism (Mahayana Tibetan Vajrayana)   Chinese (Confucianism Falun Gong Taoism)    Christianity (in China in India) Seventh-day Adventism Anabaptism  Anglicanism Arminianism Baptist Calvinism Christadelphianism Eastern (Oriental Orthodoxy Syriac) Latter Day Saints (Book of Mormon LDS Church Community of Christ) Lutheranism Methodism Roman Catholicism (Pope Bible Saints)   Heathenism   Hellenismos (Greek mythology)   Indian (Ayyavazhi)  Hinduism (mythology Ravidassia)  Jainism Sikhism   Islam (in China in Russia Shia Ahmadiyya Sufism Quran)   Judaism (Kabbalah)    Scientology   Shinto   Wicca   Zoroastrianism  edit   Islam Portal Quran Islam (Arabic: الإسلام‎ al-’islām, pronounced [ʔislæːm] is the religion articulated by the Qur’an, a book considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of the single incomparable God (Arabic: الله‎, Allāh), and by the Islamic prophet Muhammad's demonstrations and real-life examples (called the Sunnah, collected through narration of his companions in collections of Hadith). The word Islam, a triliteral of the word salaam, is a homograph, having multiple meanings, including peace and surrender (to God). Adherents are known as Muslims, which is the active participle of the verb of which Islām is the infinitive. Muslims regard their religion as the completed and universal version of a monotheistic faith revealed at many times and places before, including, notably, to the prophets Abraham, Moses and Jesus. Islamic tradition holds that previous messages and revelations have been changed and distorted over time. Religious practices include the Five Pillars of Islam, which are five duties that unite Muslims into a community. Islamic law (Arabic: شريعة Šarīʿah) touches on virtually every aspect of life and society, encompassing everything from dietary laws and banking to warfare, welfare, and Jihad. Almost all Muslims belong to one of two major denominations, the Sunni (87-90%) and Shi'a (10-13%). Islam is the predominant religion in much of Africa, the Middle East and major parts of Asia. Large communities are also found in China, Russia and the Caribbean. Converts and immigrant communities are found in almost every part of the world. With 1.57 billion Muslims (see Islam by country), Islam is the second-largest religion in the world and arguably the fastest growing religion in the world. More about Islam... edit   Selected article The French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools is an amendment to the French Code of Education banning students from wearing conspicuous religious symbols in French public primary and secondary schools. The law expands principles founded in existing French law, especially the constitutional requirement of laïcité: the separation of state and religious activities. The bill passed France's national legislature and was signed into law by President Jacques Chirac on March 15, 2004 and came into effect on September 2, 2004, at the beginning of the new school year. The law does not mention any particular symbol, though it is considered by many to specifically target the wearing of headscarves (hijab) by Muslim schoolgirls. The law was controversial: while its proponents contended that it protected young Muslim women from peer pressure to wear the veil, critics claimed that it infringed on religious freedom. edit   Featured picture Tanzanians protesting the 2008-2009 Gaza bombardment edit   In this month Louis Farrakhan 13 October 2007 - Open letter A Common Word Between Us and You from leaders of the Muslim faith to leaders of the Christian faith 16 October 1995 - Louis Farrakhan convenes broad coalition of nearly 2 million men in Washington, D.C. for the Million Man March 17 October 1992 - Inauguration of Baitul Islam, a mosque in Vaughan north of Toronto run by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMJ) in Canada 18 October 1965 - Birth of Zakir Naik (pictured), Indian public speaker, and writer on the subject of Islam and comparative religion More anniversaries... edit   In the news Wikinews Islam portal May 27: Pro-government forces in Iraq launch operation to reclaim Ramadi from Islamic State May 23: Islamic State captures Syrian city of Palmyra May 8: Teen accused of Anzac Day terror plot applies for bail April 19: ISIS attacks United States consulate in Irbil, Iraq edit   Selected biography Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little; 1925 – 1965), also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, was an African American Muslim minister, public speaker, and human rights activist. He has been described as one of the greatest and most influential African Americans in history. Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska. By the time he was 13, his father had died and his mother had been committed to a mental hospital. After living in a series of foster homes, Malcolm X became involved in the criminal underworld in Boston and New York. In 1945, Malcolm X was sentenced to eight to ten years in prison. While in prison, Malcolm X became a member of the Nation of Islam. After his parole in 1952, he became one of the Nation's leaders and chief spokesmen. For nearly a dozen years, he was the public face of the Nation of Islam. Tension between Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad, head of the Nation of Islam, led to his departure from the organization in March 1964. After leaving the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X made the pilgrimage, the Hajj, to Mecca and became a Sunni Muslim. He traveled extensively throughout Africa and the Middle East. He founded Muslim Mosque, Inc., a religious organization, and the secular, black nationalist Organization of Afro-American Unity. Less than a year after he left the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X was assassinated while giving a speech in New York. edit   Did you know... ...that the Islamic Emirate of Bari in Southern Italy was conquered (pictured) in 871 by Frankish and Lombard ground forces under Louis II of Italy, together with a Croatian fleet? ...that the Forum Against Islamophobia and Racism is a Muslim advocacy group which monitors media coverage of Islam and Muslims in the U.K.? ... that Sabr is the Islamic virtue of patience and endurance? edit   WikiProjects Parent project Religion Main project Islam Task forces Shi'a Islam • Sunni Islam • Quranic Islam • Hadith • Prophets • Salaf • Muslim scholars • Islam and Controversy • Muslim history • Mosques • Links Cleanup Related task forces Early Muslim military history task force What are WikiProjects? edit   Selected quote edit   Topics Islam (book) Beliefs and practices: Oneness of God • Profession of Faith • Prayer • Fasting • Pilgrimage • Charity Major figures: Muhammad • Abu Bakr • Umar • Uthman • Ali • Companions of Muhammad • Household of Muhammad • Prophets of Islam • Shia Imams Texts & Laws: Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia • Jurisprudence • Theology • Biographies of Muhammad Branches of Islam: Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi • Ibadi • Quranism Sociopolitical aspects: Academics • Philosophy • Art • Science • Architecture • Calendar• Holidays • Women in Islam • Leaders • Politics • Islamic Peace • Jihad • Liberalism • International Freedom Alliance • Islamophobia See also: Vocabulary of Islam, Index of articles on Islam edit   Featured content Featured articles The Autobiography of Malcolm X Jesus Akhtar Hameed Khan Malcolm X Second Crusade Suleiman the Magnificent Fakih Usman Featured lists The Twelve Imams Good articles Abbey Mills Mosque Al-Azhar Mosque Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah Alid Revolt (762–63) Allah Idi Amin Al-Aqsa Mosque Arab–Byzantine wars Ayyubid dynasty Badshahi Mosque Battle of the Trench Beit Al Quran Black Stone Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Cologne Central Mosque Disgraced Uzair First Crusade Fustat Grand Mosque of Ganting Great Mosque of Gaza Hajj Al-Harith ibn Surayj Hezbollah History of Gaza Isaac Islam: The Untold Story Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy Khalid ibn al-Walid Langit Makin Mendung Al-Maʿarri Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik Moorish Gibraltar Muhammad Al-Mu'tasim Nagore Dargah Hakeem Olajuwon The Prince of Egypt Qutayba ibn Muslim Sahifah of al-Ridha Sang Pencerah Idries Shah Sai Baba of Shirdi Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Siege of Lal Masjid Siege of Jerusalem (637) Sources of sharia Splitting of the moon Tablighi Jamaat Battle of Uhud Geert Wilders Battle of Yarmouk Featured pictures File:Kairo Ibn Tulun Moschee BW 4.jpg edit   Things you can do Add {{Portal|Islam}} to the See also section of Islam-related articles. 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