What the word means
In Arabic, “Islam” means submission to God, and shares a root with peace (salām). A “Muslim” is one who submits to God alone. The Quran presents this as the religion of God with all the messengers:
إِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلۡإِسۡلَٰمُۗ وَمَا ٱخۡتَلَفَ ٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُواْ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلۡعِلۡمُ بَغۡيَۢا بَيۡنَهُمۡۗ وَمَن يَكۡفُرۡ بِـَٔايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلۡحِسَابِ安拉那里〔所喜悦〕的宗教，确是伊斯兰教。曾受天经的人们由于互相嫉妒，只在知识降临他们之后，才发生了分歧，谁不信安拉的迹象，那么，安拉确是清算神速的。
Why were we created?
In Islam the purpose of life is to know and worship God. Worship includes prayer, good deeds and good character, not only rituals:
وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ ٱلۡجِنَّ وَٱلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُونِ我创造精灵和人类，只为要他们崇拜我。
The core beliefs and practices
- The six articles of faith: belief in God, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day and divine decree.
- The five pillars of Islam: the two testimonies of faith, prayer, charity (zakat), fasting in Ramadan and pilgrimage (Hajj).
- The scripture: the Quran, the word of God revealed to Muhammad ﷺ, explained in practice by the Sunnah.
Who are Muslims today?
Muslims live on every continent; the largest Muslim-population countries are in Asia, and Arabs make up roughly one-fifth of Muslims worldwide. The Pew Research Center estimated about 2.0 billion Muslims in 2020, around 25.6% of the world’s population.
常见问题
伊斯兰是一个新宗教吗？
Muslims see Islam as God’s one message through all the prophets, with Muhammad ﷺ as the last of them, restoring and completing pure monotheism.
What is the difference between Muslim and Arab?
A Muslim follows Islam regardless of nationality; an Arab belongs to the Arabic language and culture. Arabs include Muslims, Christians and others.
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