Today Islam claims over 400 million followers around the world. Though Mohammed is its founder, it is not correct to call it Mohammedanism. The word Islam essentially means “surrender” or “submission” to the will of Allah. Muslim (or Moslem) is related to this word, and it means “one who submits.” Islam is an intensely monotheistic religion whose primary name for God is Allah. This word probably came from al illah, which means “the God.” So extreme is the monotheism
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