12 Interesting Facts About Islam

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Islam means peace. However, in todays world there are many misconceptions regarding Islam. The sole meaning of Islam is love for all humanity. A person can't be a good Muslim if he is not a good human being.

Any non-muslim can also say in a general sense that he is a Muslim because Muslim means a person who follows peace and who submits to God.

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Many countries are scared of a person having a beard and a lady who covers her head and body. This is called as Islamophobia as they have an unknown fear of Islam and Muslims.

Islam is the most misunderstood religion as most people don't know the basis of Islam. Islam teaches to respect other religions and love non-muslim brothers. There is no force on anyone in terms of religion.

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Here, we will share with you some interesting facts about Islam.

All Arabs Are Not Muslims

Not all Arabs are Muslims and not all muslims are Arabs. Arabs are Christians, Buddhist, Jews, Atheists etc. They can be of any religion. However, Indonesia has the largest Muslim population.

Muslims Don't Worship Mohammad (Pubh) Or Mecca

Mohammad (peace be upon him) is the last prophet in Islam. He is greatly honored but is not worshiped. If anything or anybody except Allah is worshiped then it considered as a great sin called as shirk. Both Mecca and Mohamed are highly exalted in Islam, but we do not worship either one.

Allahuakbar Is Not a Word To Get Frightened

"Allahuakbar" simply means that "Allah is great." Muslims say this to relieve themselves from anxiety or when in pain or problems. Anyone who is a not a Muslim can say this as it means "God is great".

Place For Jesus (pubh)

There is a separate place near prophet Mohammad's tomb reserved for Jesus. It is believed that Jesus will come back and will be buried there.

All Muslim Women Don't Wear Black Burka Or Hijab

The only aim of Hijab or Burka is to cover yourself. It is not mandatory to wear burka as Muslims can also wear any loose and modest attire that will do the job. The main aim is that your body parts should not be visible.

Why Alcohol And Smoking Is Prohibited

The reason is that alcohol and smoking are slow poisons and suicide in Islam is prohibited. Anything that will kill you is strictly prohibited. Moreover alcohol and smoking promotes a person to do social evils.

Second Largest Religion

Islam is the second largest and fastest growing religion in the world and will equal Christianity in size by the year 2050.

Mary

The name of Mary or Maryam is mentioned in Quran more than it is mentioned in the entire new testament of Bible.

Muslims Saved Jews

In world war second, many Muslims sacrificed their lives to save Jews from Nazis.

Abortion

It is strongly prohibited in Islam to abort or kill your baby foetus. However, if the pregnancy poses a threat to the women's life then it is allowed to abort the child.

Muslims Don't Like Violence

Violence is against the whole concept of Islam. In fact, Islam means peace and believes that peace shall prevail. Islam is based on humanity and Prophet Mohammad (pubh) even used to love those who used to throw trash at Him. Any person who claims to be a Muslim and does any anti-social activity defines him and not Islam.

Travel

Muslim women can't travel alone. This is just to protect the modesty of women and should be accompanied by father, brother or husband only. Ironically, not many follow the rule and travel alone to long distances. However, in many Muslim countries it is a legal rule not to allow women to travel alone.