Where did Islam originate?

Answer 1

Islam (Arabic: الإسلام; al-'islām (help·info)) is a monotheistic religion originating with the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. It is the second-largest religion in the world today, with an estimated 1.4 billion adherents, spread across the globe, known as Muslims.Linguistically, Islam means "peace"[citation needed] , "acceptance" [citation needed] and "submission", referring to the total surrender of one's self to God (Arabic: الله, Allāh), and a Muslim is "one who submits (to God)".

Muslims believe that God revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad and that Muhammad is God's final prophet. The Qur'an and the traditions of Muhammad in the Sunnah are regarded as the fundamental sources of Islam.Muslims do not regard Muhammad as the founder of a new religion but as the restorer of the original monotheistic faith of Adam, Ibrahim and other prophets whose messages had become corrupted over time (or according to some authorities only misinterpreted). Like Judaism, Christianity, and the Bahá'í Faith, Islam is an Abrahamic religion.
Today, Muslims may be found throughout the world, particularly in the Middle East and North, West and East Africa. Some of the most populous majority-Muslim countries are in South and Southeast Asia. Other concentrations are found in Central Asia. Only about 20 percent of Muslims originate from Arab countries. Islam is the second largest religion after Christianity in many European countries, such as France, which has the largest Muslim population in Western Europe, and the United Kingdom.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam

Answer 2

Well it's an interesting question to answer. Basically the father of all major religions like Christianity, Judaism, Bahai and Islam was Abraham. Then Islam was restored in the seventh century by a man named Mohammed who believed the bible had been distorted over the years. Which is very true due to so many translations and church interventions. And he wrote the Quran after having it all supposedly prophesized to him from god. Just like the bible was believed to be written. It's alot like every other religion you see around the world. A lot of people fear it because of the extremist’s but extremist’s have been found in every religion. The fathers of it all were extremist’s Abraham Moses and gods himself were all genocidal freaks back in the day. Its holy land is Mecca so I guess you can say it originated there I suppose.

Answer 3

Islam, as a religion, originated in Makkah (Mecca), grew in Madinah, and was completed in Makkah, both currently in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Middle East.

The essence of Islam, Monotheism, has been around since Adam(pbuh).

Answer 4

Middle East

Answer 5

It's usually considered that islam appeared in Middle East, in Meccah and Medinah and connected with the life of prophet Muhammad peace be upon him, but islam itself believes that the first prophet of islam was Adam peace be upon him, thus islam started with the humanity.

Answer 6

if u ask a muslim, then since the beginning of man i guess, cause islam is the religion that serves God. Adam was muslim, so was jesus, abraham, ishmael, moses, etc. They were all prophets of Allah. but not until 6th century in Mecca was it officially islam.

Answer 7

In the Hijaz which is presently on the Western coast of Saudi Arabia around the town of Mecca.Muhammad is said to have had a vision in a cave of a Angel.Which announced to him that he was to be a Prophet.

Answer 8

It originated in Mecca in the mid-7th Century.

Answer 9

Prophet Mohammad replace into residing in Mecca, Saudi Arabia and he began to ask human beings to Islam from Mecca, then he replace into pressured to leave it so he went to Madina,Saudi Arabia, after some years he went returned to Macca and that's the place he died. i desire this transformation into effective

Answer 10

Mecca