Islam

In the early part of the seventh century, a young Arab felt himself divinely inspired to found a new religion and go forth as its prophet. This great man whose name was Mohammed, sowed the seeds of a faith that has become one of the three foremost world religions. Mohammed called his religion Islam (which means submission to the will of God). It is known by this name to its more than 315,000,000 followers. The true believers are called Moslems. Islam is based largely on the Jewish and Christian religions. According to Mohammed, God revealed himself to man through his chosen prophets, among them Mohammed. God gave the Laws to Moses, the Gospel to Jesus, and the Koran to Mohammed.