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The world of Islam took its place in history in the Arabian city of Mecca in the year 570, when a child was born named Muhammad. He was the son of a merchant who grew up to “maturity in a time of transition.” “Muhammad, like Jesus, Moses, and other figures of the Old Testament, was a prophet, but he was also a man like other men. Allah the all mighty God of the Islam religion had chosen Muhammad to deliver his final revelation to all mankind who had rejected other messengers of early time. The Islam religion is monotheistic just like the religions of Christianity and Judaism. “Allah is the all-powerful being who created the universe and everything in it.” Islam believes in salvation and gives on the hope of having an afterlife. All those who wish to reach this state must follow and practice the will of Allah. The Islamic religion that is based on the Holy Koran, which is the “heart of Islam.” The Koran means recitation, which gives out the basic message that there is no God but Allah and Muhammad, is his Prophet. The Koran consists of 114 suras, which means ch