Everyone Needs To About Islam by John L. Esposito
Book Review
The name of the religion is Islam, which comes from an Arabic root word meaning "peace" and "submission. Islam teaches that one can only find peace in one's life by submitting to Almighty God (Allah) in heart, soul and deed. The same Arabic root word gives us "Salaam alaykum," ("Peace be with you"), the universal Muslim greeting. Have you ever sat down and wondered about the Islamic religion? The book What Everyone Needs To About Islam by John L. Esposito, tells us everything that we need to know. A person who believes in and consciously follows Islam is called a Muslim, also from the same root word. So, the religion is called "Islam," and a person who believes in and follows it is a "Muslim."
The Islamic religion is the second largest religion in America. Islam is a major world religion, with over 1 billion followers worldwide (1/5 of the world population). It is considered one of the Abrahamic, monotheistic faiths, along with Judaism and Christianity. Although usually associated with the Arabs of the Middle East, less than 10% of Muslims are Arab. Muslims are found all over the world. In many different ways it is similar in many ways to Judaism and Christianity. Most Americans & Europeans think of Muslims as strange, foreign, and frightening linked to all the headlines of terrorist attacks. Most people believe that it is time to put an end to the hatred, lies, and violence towards them.
It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to God. The correct term to us when there is religious language used is a metaphor. Allah is the personal for the Islamic religion name of the one true God. The term has no gender. Their god is unique because we ar ...