what's so special about Islam?

Question

all my friends are Muslims now , but they used to be Christians or Jews

Answer 1

perfect beheading technique

Answer 2

Frankly, I don't believe that you know many muslims who used to be Christians or Jews. The Jewish faith has had two thousand years of experience at resisting proselytism - very, very few Jews ever become anything other than Jews. And I imagine very few Jews join a religion that is hostile to their beloved homeland of Israel.

Christian conversions to Islam are fairly rare, too, despite the handful of anecodotal stories that Islamic proselytisers like to circulate.

No - my guess is if you know a lot of Muslims, the reason is because they have always been Muslims, no matter what they claim to have once been. Islam's growth can be conclusively demonstrated to be a result of demographics - and little else.

Answer 3

Islam

Major world religion founded by Muhammad in Arabia in the early 7th century AD. The Arabic word islam means “submission”-specifically, submission to the will of the one God, called Allah in Arabic. Islam is a strictly monotheistic religion, and its adherents, called Muslims, regard the Prophet Muhammad as the last and most perfect of God's messengers, who include Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and others. The sacred scripture of Islam is the Qur'an, which contains God's revelations to Muhammad. The sayings and deeds of the Prophet recounted in the sunna are also an important source of belief and practice in Islam. The religious obligations of all Muslims are summed up in the Five Pillars of Islam, which include belief in God and his Prophet and obligations of prayer, charity, pilgrimage, and fasting. The fundamental concept in Islam is the Shari'ah, or Law, which embraces the total way of life commanded by God. Observant Muslims pray five times a day and join in community worship on Fridays at the mosque, where worship is led by an imam. Every believer is required to make a pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city, at least once in a lifetime, barring poverty or physical incapacity. The month of Ramadan is set aside for fasting. Alcohol and pork are always forbidden, as are gambling, usury, fraud, slander, and the making of images. In addition to celebrating the breaking of the fast of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate Muhammad's birthday (see mawlid) and his ascension into heaven (see mi'raj). The 'Id al-Adha festival inaugurates the season of pilgrimage to Mecca. Muslims are enjoined to defend Islam against unbelievers through jihad. Divisions occurred early in Islam, brought about by disputes over the succession to the caliphate (see caliph). About 90% of Muslims belong to the Sunnite branch. The Shi'ites broke away in the 7th century and later gave rise to other sects, including the Isma'ilis. Another significant element in Islam is the mysticism known as Sufism. Since the 19th century the concept of the Islamic community has inspired Muslim peoples to cast off Western colonial rule, and in the late 20th century fundamentalist movements (see Islamic fundamentalism) threatened or toppled a number of secular Middle Eastern governments. In the early 21st century, there were more than 1.2 billion Muslims in the world.

The above is only a short narration of islam. Read more in the following websites.

Answer 4

Nothing more special then any other religion.The words sin, blasphemy, morality, hell, and heaven are over used words that dominate the lives of the followers of it and pretty much all the other religions and so there is nothing special.Just different views about how to use those words and how often.

Answer 5

Islam is a walk of peace & submission to God's will. What makes it special is found in the hearts of every muslim, and seeker of God.

When you get to know muslims as individuals, and share in what they believe, then you suddenly realise that we are all living the human factor, and yet the gentleness they exude is so contradictory to what they are portrayed as that you can't help falling in love with them, and with their Islam. Spoken by a christian, with love for all.

Answer 6

the difference with Islam is that it encompasses your whole life.... i converted to yrs ago (i was a Buddhist) and it has changed me in more ways than i could have ever imagined.....

for me there was a lot of little miracle in my peronal life but also.... after studying for two yrs i never found one thing i disagreed with.... all the things that the critics claim... are JUST NOT TRUE..... but you have to find all that out by looking

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Answer 7

Islam is the only true religion in the world.We have Allah's book, the Holy Quran and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad P.B.U.h.While every one knows that Bible and other heavenly books were revealed on the hearts of other prophets but the followers of these religions changed the books.So there is no real book of God with christians.Even if they practise their religion completely, they are on the wrong path.so their following their religion or not following is equal.

Answer 8

Islam really is the truth.

Answer 9

It is the religion with both FAITH and PROOF. It is the same religion from begining first prophet Adam to last prophet Mohammad (PBU them all)

Answer 10

Peace of Mind and Truth... Vision of Paradise... and Nearness to God...