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Muslims believe '''Islam''' is the last of the Abrahamic [[Monotheism|monotheistic]] religions, which Muslims believe was revealed to [[Muhammad]] by [[Allah]] through the angel Gabriel and written down in the [[Qur'an]]. Muslims believe that Muhammad was Allah's final prophet and the [[Uswa Hasana|perfect human]] being who is to be emulated by all Muslims for all time. The [[Sunnah]], which was Muhammad's way of life and is the prescribed way of life for Muslims, was revealed to Muslims through the biographies of Mohammed, called the [[Hadith]]. | Muslims believe '''Islam''' is the last of the Abrahamic [[Monotheism|monotheistic]] religions, which Muslims believe was revealed to [[Muhammad]] by [[Allah]] through the angel Gabriel and written down in the [[Qur'an]]. Muslims believe that Muhammad was Allah's final prophet and the [[Uswa Hasana|perfect human]] being who is to be emulated by all Muslims for all time. The [[Sunnah]], which was Muhammad's way of life and is the prescribed way of life for Muslims, was revealed to Muslims through the biographies of Mohammed, called the [[Hadith]]. | ||
There are estimated to be 1.5 billion adherents, making Islam the second-largest religion in the world.<ref>{{cite book |author= Teece, Geoff |title=Religion in Focus: Islam |publisher=Smart Apple Media| year=2005| | There are estimated to be 1.5 billion adherents, making Islam the second-largest religion in the world.<ref>{{cite book |author= Teece, Geoff |title=Religion in Focus: Islam |publisher=Smart Apple Media| year=2005| page=10}}</ref> Under the leadership of Muhammad and his successors, Islam rapidly spread by religious conversion and military conquest ([[Jihad]]). | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||