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edit   Wikipedia portals Topics Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology  Religion Atheism Creationism Mythology Nontheism Occult Spirituality African (Serer)  Bábism (Bahá'í Faith)    Buddhism (Mahayana Tibetan Vajrayana)   Chinese (Confucianism Falun Gong Taoism)    Christianity (Bible in China in India Saints) Seventh-day Adventism Anabaptism  Anglicanism Arminianism Baptist Calvinism Christadelphianism Eastern (Oriental Orthodoxy Syriac) Latter Day Saints (Book of Mormon LDS Church Community of Christ) Lutheranism Methodism Roman Catholicism (Pope)   Heathenism   Hellenismos (Greek mythology)   Indian (Ayyavazhi)  Hinduism (mythology Ravidassia)  Jainism Sikhism   Islam (in China in Russia Shia Ahmadiyya Sufism Quran)   Judaism (Kabbalah)    Scientology   Shinto   Wicca   Zoroastrianism  edit   Islam Portal Allāh Islam (Arabic: الإسلام‎‎ al-’islām, pronounced [ʔislæːm] is the religion articulated by the Qur’an, a book considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of the single incomparable God (Arabic: الله‎‎, Allāh), and by the Islamic prophet Muhammad's demonstrations and real-life examples (called the Sunnah, collected through narration of his companions in collections of Hadith). The word Islam, a triliteral of the word salaam, is a homograph, having multiple meanings, including peace and surrender (to God). Adherents are known as Muslims, which is the active participle of the verb of which Islām is the infinitive. Muslims regard their religion as the completed and universal version of a monotheistic faith revealed at many times and places before, including, notably, to the prophets Abraham, Moses and Jesus. Islamic tradition holds that previous messages and revelations have been changed and distorted over time. Religious practices include the Five Pillars of Islam, which are five duties that unite Muslims into a community. Islamic law (Arabic: شريعة Šarīʿah) touches on virtually every aspect of life and society, encompassing everything from dietary laws and banking to warfare, welfare, and Jihad. Almost all Muslims belong to one of two major denominations, the Sunni (87-90%) and Shi'a (10-13%). Islam is the predominant religion in much of Africa, the Middle East and major parts of Asia. Large communities are also found in China, Russia and the Caribbean. Converts and immigrant communities are found in almost every part of the world. With 1.57 billion Muslims (see Islam by country), Islam is the second-largest religion in the world and arguably the fastest growing religion in the world. More about Islam... edit   Selected article Chad is a landlocked country in central Africa. It borders Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west. Due to its distance from the sea and its largely desert climate, the country is sometimes referred to as the "Dead Heart of Africa". Chad is divided into three major geographical regions: a desert zone in the north, an arid Sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile Sudanian savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the largest wetland in Chad and the second largest in Africa. Chad's highest peak is the Emi Koussi in the Sahara, and the largest city by far is N'Djamena, the capital. Chad is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. French and Arabic are the official languages. Islam is the most practised religion. While many political parties are active, power lies firmly in the hands of President Idriss Déby and his political party, the Patriotic Salvation Movement. Chad remains plagued by political violence and recurrent attempted coups d'état. Chad is one of the poorest and most corrupt countries in Africa; most Chadians live in poverty as subsistence herders and farmers. Since 2003 crude oil has become the country's primary source of export earnings, superseding the traditional cotton industry. edit   Featured picture Turkish trenches on the shores of the Dead Sea, part of the Sinai and Palestine Campaign during the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I edit   In this month 2 November 2004 - Dutch Filmmaker Theo van Gogh (pictured) assassinated by Dutch born Mohammed Bouyeri for producing the film Submission 3 November 1947 - Private university Universitas Islam Indonesia in Yogyakarta, Indonesia developed out of STI (Islamic Higher School) 14 November 1914 - In Constantinople, capital of the Ottoman Empire, religious leader Sheikh-ul-Islam declares Jihad on behalf of the Ottoman government, urging Muslims all over the world - including in the Allied countries - to take up arms against Britain, Russia, France and Serbia and Montenegro in World War I 25-26 November 2006 - Global Peace & Unity event hosted by Islam Channel in the United Kingdom More anniversaries... edit   In the news Wikinews Islam portal October 22: Failed UK suicide bomber Mohamed Saeed-Alim aka Nicky Reilly dies October 11: Pakistan frames law against 'honour killing' August 23: On the campaign trail in the USA, July 2016 July 9: Banglagesh suffers bomb attacks on Eid al-Fitr edit   Selected biography Ziaur Rahman was the 6th President of Bangladesh and founder of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. While an officer in the Pakistan Army, Zia's unit captured the Kalurghat radio station at the onset of the Bangladesh Liberation War and declared the independence of Bangladesh. Recognised as a war hero, he would be honoured with the Bir Uttom in 1972. A high-ranking officer in the Bangladesh Army, Zia was appointed chief of army staff following the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975. Although briefly overthrown in a coup d'etat, Zia returned to power in a counter-coup organised by Colonel Abu Taher. Declaring himself president in 1977, Zia won a referendum held in 1978. Founding the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Zia won widespread popular support for stabilising the nation and leading it in a new direction. A right-wing politician, Zia established free-market policies in a 19-point programme of industrialisation and development. He adopted policies bringing the government increasingly under Islam, which he included in the national constitution. Zia controversially pardoned the assassins of Sheikh Mujib by signing the Indemnity Act and rehabilitated individuals who had supported the Pakistan Army. A popular yet controversial leader, Zia was assassinated in 1981 in an abortive military coup. edit   Did you know... ...that Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski (pictured) was the only Muslim to be appointed General-Adjutant of the Emperor of Russia? ...that a major milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India came in 1193 when the great university at Nalanda was destroyed by Turkish Muslim raiders? ...that the Urdu movement, which sought to establish Urdu as the lingua franca of the Muslim communities of India, emerged from the fall of the Mughal Empire and became an integral part of the Pakistan movement? edit   WikiProjects Parent project Religion Main project Islam Task forces Shi'a Islam • Sunni Islam • Quranic Islam • Hadith • Prophets • Salaf • Muslim scholars • Islam and Controversy • Muslim history • Mosques • Links Cleanup Related task forces Early Muslim military history task force What are WikiProjects? edit   Selected quote edit   Topics Islam (book) Beliefs and practices: Oneness of God • Profession of Faith • Prayer • Fasting • Pilgrimage • Charity Major figures: Muhammad • Abu Bakr • Umar • Uthman • Ali • Companions of Muhammad • Household of Muhammad • Prophets of Islam • Shia Imams Texts & Laws: Qur'an • Hadith • Sharia • Jurisprudence • Theology • Biographies of Muhammad Branches of Islam: Sunni • Shi'a • Sufi • Ibadi • Quranism Sociopolitical aspects: Academics • Philosophy • Art • Science • Architecture • Calendar• Holidays • Women in Islam • Leaders • Politics • Islamic Peace • Jihad • Liberalism • International Freedom Alliance • Islamophobia See also: Vocabulary of Islam, Index of articles on Islam edit   Featured content Featured articles The Autobiography of Malcolm X Jesus Akhtar Hameed Khan Malcolm X Second Crusade Suleiman the Magnificent Fakih Usman Featured lists The Twelve Imams Good articles Abbey Mills Mosque Al-Azhar Mosque Alid Revolt (762–763) Allah Idi Amin Al-Aqsa Mosque Arab–Byzantine wars Assassination of Ali Ayyubid dynasty Badshahi Mosque Battle of the Trench Beit Al Quran Black Stone Byzantine–Ottoman Wars Anjem Choudary Cologne Central Mosque Disgraced First Crusade Fustat Ganting Grand Mosque Great Mosque of Gaza Hajj Al-Harith ibn Surayj Hezbollah History of Gaza Isaac Islam: The Untold Story Islamic geometric patterns Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy Khalid ibn al-Walid Langit Makin Mendung Al-Maʿarri Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi Malé Friday Mosque Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik Moorish Gibraltar Muhammad Al-Mu'tasim Al-Masjid an-Nabawi Nagore Dargah Hakeem Olajuwon Oran fatwa The Prince of Egypt Qutayba ibn Muslim Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah Sahifah of al-Ridha Sang Pencerah Idries Shah Sai Baba of Shirdi Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Siege of Lal Masjid Siege of Jerusalem (636–637) Sources of sharia Splitting of the moon Tablighi Jamaat Battle of Uhud Uzair Geert Wilders Battle of Yarmouk Featured pictures File:Kairo Ibn Tulun Moschee BW 4.jpg edit   Things you can do Add {{Portal|Islam}} to the See also section of Islam-related articles. Tag the talk pages of Islam-related articles with {{WikiProject Islam}} Join WikiProject Islam and list yourself as a Participant in the project. Attention: A list of articles needing immediate attention is available. Cleanup: A cleanup listing for this project is available. See also the list by category, the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects. Deletion discussions: listed at Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Islam Notability: Articles with notability concerns, listed at WikiProject Notability Rate the Unassessed Islam articles in the Islam WikiProject. 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