Religious concepts and practices include the Five Pillars of Islam, which are obligatory acts of worship, as well as following Islamic law ( sharia), which touches on virtually every aspect of life and society, from banking and welfare to women and the environment. Like other Abrahamic religions, Islam also teaches a final judgment with the righteous rewarded in paradise and the unrighteous punished in hell. Muslims consider the Quran, in Arabic, to be the unaltered and final revelation of God.
Muslims believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that was revealed many times before through prophets such as Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. The primary scriptures of Islam are the Quran, believed to be the verbatim word of God, as well as the teachings and normative examples (called the sunnah, composed of accounts called hadith) of Muhammad ( c. Islam teaches that God is merciful, all-powerful, and unique, and has guided humanity through prophets, revealed scriptures, and natural signs. Muslims make up a majority of the population in 47 countries. It is the world's second-largest religion with 1.9 billion followers, or 24.9% of the world's population, known as Muslims. Islam ( / ˈ ɪ s l ɑː m/ Arabic: اَلْإِسْلَامُ, romanized: al-’Islām, ( listen) "submission ") is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion teaching that Muhammad is a messenger of God.
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