About Muslim Religion

Islam or Muslim is a religion based on the faith in one supreme God,Allah. Every Follower of Islam believes in central doctrine and Prophet Muhammad who has been the last messenger of God. The Holy book Quran is a compilation of all God's revelation to Muhammad. It is believed that God revealed his message to Muhammad through the archangel Gabriel which mainly constitutes ideas about oneness of god, how to worship him and the perfected way of life. For Muslims God is unique and without equal. The Quran prevents the chances of creating a physical shape for God which may lead to projecting him as a human. 

The two foundations of Muslim faith are revelations of God and the reports about Muhammad's life and deeds which are known as Hadith. Muslims believe that God has previously revealed himself to the earlier prophets of Jews and Christians such as Abraham, Moses, Jesus. Muslims therefore believe the teachings of both the Jewish Torah and the Christian Gospels. They believe that Islam is the perfection of the religion revealed first to Abraham(who is considered as first Muslim) and later to other prophets.

Quran consists of 114 chapters of varying length. It opens with Fatiha and other chapters follow in descending order of length. It can be comprehended only in the majestic and glorious Arabic language. This requirement has created a linguistic bond among the believers. The second basis of Muslim religion is the example of Prophet. As the perfect Muslim Muhammad served and still serves as the model for all believers. His sayings and deeds were remembered by his associates and preserved in traditions. These traditions normally take in the form of a chain. 

Islam is followed by more than 1 billion people today and is the fastest growing religion. The most populous Muslim countries are Indonesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India.