What is Islam? Page 1 of 2 - What is Allah? - How did Islam
originate? - What are the five pillars of Islam? - What is the
Quran? - What are Hadith? - What is the Kabah? - How is Islam
similar to Christianity and Judaism? - What does Islam say about
violence? Allah is the name for God in Arabic. Allah is also
known by his attributes, like The Compassionate, the Merciful,
the Loving. Although we use the English pronoun ‘He’ to refer to
God, in Islam and in the Arabic language, Allah is a neutral
term. In seventh century Arabia, when society was gripped by
idolatry, the divide between rich and poor was growing, and the
Arab tribal system was thriving, Muhammad received a revelation
that would transform society both within the Arabian peninsula
and significantly in other parts of the world. Christianity and
Judaism also originated in the Middle East, and the Prophet made
clear that far from bringing a new message, he was in fact
calling people back to the one true God and to the way of life
people had left. The