LET S FIND OUT RELIGION ISLAM TAYYABA SYED Britannica Educational Publishing IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROSEN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
What Is Islam Islam is one of the world’s major religions It was founded in the seventh century CE by Muhammad in what is now Saudi Arabia Followers of Islam are called Muslims Like Christianity and Judaism Islam is monotheistic It teaches that there is only one God called Allah and that he created the world The Arabic word Islam means submission or surrender Muslims strive to live a life obeying the will of Allah Vocabulary Monotheistic religions teach the belief that there is only one God rather than many gods or none at all 4 Muslims pray in a mosque in Yinchuan China
This map shows the world distribution of Islam Darker green countries have a higher percentage of Muslims Today Islam is the second largest religion in the world It has about 1 6 billion followers worldwide or one-fifth of the world’s population Most Muslims live in North Africa the Middle East and southern and central Asia 5
