Islam

Facts About Islam

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Islam is the second-largest and the fastest-growing religion in the world.

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The Quran, Islam's most sacred book, means “recitation” in Arabic.

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Islam will equal Christianity in size by 2050.

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Mary is mentioned more in Islam's Quran than in the entire New Testament.

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In Saudi Arabia, UAE, Sudan, Brunei, Qatar and others, people who abandon Islam and convert to another religion may face the death penalty.

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Cats are revered animals in Islam because Prophet Muhammad loved them

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The Mosque of Paris helped Jews escape the Nazis by giving them Muslim IDs during WWII.

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During Islam's Golden Age, scientists were paid the equivalent of what pro athletes are paid today.

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There's an empty placenext to Muhammad's Tomb,Islam's main Prophet,reserved for Jesus.

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In 2006, The FBI planted an informant pretending to be a radical Muslim in a mosque, and the Muslims in the mosque reported him to the FBI.

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There's a Barbie-like Islamic doll called "Fulla".

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A large number of Muslims sacrificed themselves to save Jews and fight Nazis in World War II.

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Islam allows abortion if the pregnancy is a threat to the woman's life or if it's the result of a rape and is less than 4 months old.

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The "Nation of Islam" movement states that White People are "Devils" created by a scientist named Yakub on the Greek Island of Patmos.

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Indonesia is home to the world's,largest Islamic population.

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Vladimir The Great, Prince of Kiev, considered converting to Christianity or Islam. He sent envoys to study both religions, but upon hearing that Islam forbade alcohol, he got baptized.

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There is a pilgrimage site in Sri Lanka that is holy to four religions for a "sacred footprint": Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism and Christianity.

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A Burkini is a type of swimsuit for Muslim women, which covers the whole body except the face, the hands and the feet.