Islam

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Islam is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion that believes in one ultimate god named Allah. It came to prominence under the rule of Prophet Muhammad, whom is considered Allah's messanger by Muslims. Islam is the second largest religion in the world. Islam has three major holy cities: Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem. It is largely centred in the Middle East. It historically began in the city of Mecca when Muhammad endorsed older Jewish and Christian ideas and split off from the local polytheistic religions.
== Etymology ==
The term "Islam" is Arabic for 'submission to God'.
== History ==
=== Early Islam ===
Prior to Islam's emergence in Mecca and Medina, Arabia was primarily made up of various polytheistic religions and various disunited warring kingdoms across the peninsula. In 610, Islam's first emergence came to be when Muhammad is believed to have his first relevation from Allah and Khadija, a friend of Muhammad, becomes one of Islam's first believers. The Hadith of Warning occurred in 613, when Muhammad attempted to present Islam to people of Mecca. On the hill of al-Safa in 613, Muhammad officially proclaimed Islam and openned it up to the world. In 614, the local polytheistic government in Mecca began persecuting Muslims, causing a group of Muslims to migrate to Abyssinia. In 615, Hamza and Umar accepted Islam into their lives. Another group of Muslims fled to Abyssinia in 616 to avoid religious persecution. In 617, the "non-believers" officially boycotted the actions of Muhammad. The boycot was lifted in 619. In 620, Muhammad visited Taif and spread Islam to the city. In 622, to flee further religious persecution, Muhammad and his followers migrated to Medina in the Hegira. 
=== Islamic Rule of Medina ===
Following the arrival of most Muslims in Medina, an Islamic government, the first Islamic state, was estbalished by Muhammad. With the Islamic rule in Medina, many local polytheistic groups either converted to Islam or began fighting against Muslims. Local Jewish people opposed the new Muslim government for political and religious reasons, refusing to allow any new social changes in the Middle East. In 625, the famous Battle of Uhud occured in which the polytheists of Mecca marched north in an attempt to take Medina from the Muslims and end Islam. The polytheists suffered a bloody defeat and failed to take the city. In 626, the polytheists formed an Islamophobic confederation against Islam and besieged Medina in the Battle of the Trench. The siege failed and the Islamic forces defeated the confederates. In 629, a few years after the Battle of the Trench, Islamic forces under the leadership of Muhammad successfully captured Mecca from the polytheists. In the years that followed, from 630 to 632, Muhammad, who is recorded to have been a great military commander, successfully leading the Muslims into conquering vast portions of the Arabian peninisula. However, on 8 June 632, the great military commander and Islamic prophet passed away.
=== Rashidun Caliphate ===
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=== Umayyad Caliphate ===
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=== Abbasid Caliphate ===
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=== Ottoman Caliphate ===
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=== Colonization of the Middle East ===
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=== Modern Islam ===
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== Islamic prophets ==
* Prophet Adam 
* Prophet Idris 
* Prophet Nuh 
* Prophet Hud 
* Prophet Saleh 
* Prophet Ibrahim 
* Prophet Lut 
* Prophet Ismail 
* Prophet Ishaq 
* Prophet Yaqub 
* Prophet Yusuf 
* Prophet Ayyub 
* Prophet Shu'ayb 
* Prophet Musa 
* Prophet Harun 
* Prophet Dawud 
* Prophet Sulayman 
* Prophet Ilyas 
* Prophet Alyasa 
* Prophet Yunus 
* Prophet Dhu al-Kifl 
* Prophet Zakariyya 
* Prophet Yahya 
* Prophet Isa 
* Prophet Muhammad 
== Islamic beliefs ==
=== Shahada ===
=== Salah ===
=== Sawm ===
Sawm is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. It is a core component of the religion and centers around the month-long Islamic holiday of Ramadan. Ramadan celebrates the first revelation of Prophet Muhammad. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset. They wake up early for an early breakfast before sunrise and have a late dinner after sunset. Fasting during Ramadan abstains from all food and drink, including water. During Ramadan, Muslims also abstain from smoking and sexual activity.
=== Zakat ===
=== Hajj ===
== Islamic countries ==
The following is a list of all modern countries, as well as regions or subdivisions of other countries, with a majority Muslim population. 
=== State religion and majority Islam===
* Morocco
* Western Sahara
* Mauritania (Sunni)
* Algeria (Sunni)
* Tunisia
* Libya
* Egypt
* Palestine
* Iraq
* Saudi Arabia (Sunni)
* Kuwait
* Bahrain
* United Arab Emirates
* Oman
* Yemen
* Djibouti
* Somalia (Sunni)
* SomalilandSelf-declared nation, not recognised by other nations.
* Iran (Shi'a)
* Afghanistan
* Pakistan
* Bangladesh
* Malaysia (Sunni)
* Brunei
* Comoros (Sunni)
* Maldives (Sunni)
===Majority Islam===
* Albania
* Azerbaijan
* Bosnia and HerzegovinaRepublika Srpska as well as the Croatian Community of Bosnia are majority Eastern Orthodox Christianity, though this does not impact the slight Muslim majority of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
* Burkina Faso
* Chad
* The Gambia
* Guinea
* Indonesia
* Kazakhstan
* Lebanon
* Mali
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Sudan
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kosovo
===Countries with majority Islam region===
* Russia
** Bashkortostan
** Tatarstan
** Dagestan
** Chechnya
** Ingushetia
** Kabardino-Balkaria
** Karachey-Cherkessia
* China
** Xinjiang
** Gansu
** Ningxia
* Ethiopia
** Somali
** Afar
** Dire Dawa
* Tanzania
** Zanzibar
* Mozambique
**Niassa
**Cabo Delegado
* Philippines
** Lanao de Sur
** Maguindanao
** Basilan
** Sulu
** Tawi-Tawi
==Variants of Islam==
===Sunni Islam===
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===Shia Islam===
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===Other Groups===
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==Islam and politics==
===Islamism===
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===Pan-Islamism===
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===Jihadism===
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===Salafism===
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===Islamic Socialism===
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=== Progressive Islam ===
Progressive Islam, also known as Liberal Islam, is a form of Islam that is rooted in ideas of Progressivism and supports mainly centre-left ideas. When Islam first emerged in the seventh century, it was inherently Progressive and led to many social changes. However, modern Islam is very diverse in the debate between Progressivism and Conservatism. The Houthi Movement, a Shia group officially known as Ansar Allah, is a Progressive Islamic movement in Yemen that advocates for social justice. Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is also Shia, leans more Conservative despite still following the same mainstream variant of Islam. However, many people think that Sunni Islam is more Liberal than Shia Islam, primarily in the United States of America. Despite this, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, both primarily Sunni, tend to lean more so towards Conservatism
=== Ba'athism ===
== Influence on the ATC ==
Islam is one of the few religions that is actually practiced by users of the Alternate Territories Wiki. The most prominent example of this is the controversial PatriotMapperOMSBand, an ex-Shia and current Sunni. Additionally, AlphaBeta906 was influenced by Islam prior to his switch to atheism.
== Notes and References ==
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