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Islam

Islam is the Arabic term meaning "submision" or "surrender", this is the will of there God Allah. Early Arab Religion worshipped many Gods and nature spirits. During the early centuries of the Common Era there were although a minority of Christians and Jews in Arabia. "The Prophet" as he is know but he is actually named Muhammad had a difficult childhood as he was orphaned at a young age and then moved through two more homes before he was eventually adopted by his uncle. It is said that even at a young age Muhammad showed a deep and reflective character and often conversed with the Hanifs and also went in to the nearby hills for days on end to be in peace, pray and contemplate what were possibly, the "big deep questions" in religion. As he aged he began to hold all night rituals at Mount Hira, in a cave a few kilometres south of Mecca. He had many revelations at this spot, revelations, which eventually were the base of the religion he formed. The Qur'an is the Holy Book of Islam,......


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