What is Islam?
{{Infobox religion |name=Islam |native_name={{nobold|{{lang|ar|{{Script/Arabic|إِسْلَام}}}}<br/>{{transliteration|ar|Islām}}}} |image=Kaaba mirror edit jj.jpg |imagewidth=250px|caption=The [[Kaaba]] at [[Masjid al-Haram]] in [[Mecca]], [[Saudi Arabia]], the holiest site in Islam. |type=[[Universal religion]] |main_classification=[[Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic, Arabian]] |scripture=[[Qur'an]] (as the central text), belief in previous revelations such as the ''Tawrat'' ([[Torah]]), ''Injeel'' ([[Gospel]]) |theology=[[Monotheism]] |language=[[Classical Arabic]] |territory=[[Muslim world]] |founder=[[Muhammad]] |founded_date=7th century CE |founded_place=[[Jabal al-Nour]]<!-- Beginnings are understood to be where Muhammad is said to have received his first ever revelation, which was inside a cave in this mountain -->, near [[Mecca]], [[Hejaz]], [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]] |members={{circa|[[Islam by country|1-1.8 billion]]}}|separations = [[Bahá'í Faith]] }} '''Islam''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: إِسْلَام) is an [[Abrahamic religion|Abrahamic]] [[Monotheism|monotheistic]] [[religion]] founded by [[Muhammad]] and centered on the [[Quran]] and [[Hadith]] (the teachings of [[Muhammad]]).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Islam|title=Islam {{!}} religion|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=2018-10-04|language=en|archive-date=2020-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200210092158/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Islam|url-status=live}}</ref> There are approximately 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World? {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/story/what-is-the-most-widely-practiced-religion-in-the-world|access-date=2024-11-15|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> A person who believes in Islam is called a [[Muslim]]. Islam means submission of one's will to the will of [[God in Islam|God]]. Most teachings and beliefs of Islam are written out in the [[Quran]] (the words from God) (also spelled Qur'a