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Islam is the dominant religion in Egypt, with approximately 90% of Egyptians identifying as Muslims. [1] The majority of Egyptian Muslims are adherents of Sunni Islam, [2] while a small minority adhere to Shia Islam. [3] Since 1980, Islam has served as Egypt's state religion. [4]
Criticism of Islam is the evaluation of Islamic teachings, practices, and history from a secular, humanist, or non-Muslim perspective. It covers topics such as the origins, authenticity, and morality of the Quran, the role of Muhammad, the status of women and minorities, and the impact of Islam on society and politics.
In Islam, God ( Arabic: ٱللَّٰه, romanized : Allāh, contraction of ٱلْإِلَٰه al - ’Ilāh, lit. 'the god') [1] is seen as the creator and sustainer of the universe, [2] [1] [3] [4] [5] who lives eternally and will eventually resurrect all humans. [6] God is conceived as a perfect, singular, immortal, omnipotent, and omniscient ...
Diagram showing the various branches of Islam: Sunnīsm, Shīʿīsm, Ibadism, Quranism, Non-denominational Muslims, Mahdavia, Ahmadiyya, Nation of Islam, and Sufism. The original schism between Kharijites, Sunnīs, and Shīʿas among Muslims was disputed over the political and religious succession to the guidance of the Muslim community ( Ummah ...
Mar 15, 2024 · Islam, Major world religion founded by Muhammad in Arabia in the early 7th century ce. The Arabic word islām means “surrender”—specifically, surrender to the will of the one God, called Allah in Arabic. Islam is a strictly monotheistic religion, and its adherents, called Muslims, regard the Prophet Muhammad as the last and most perfect ...
Muhammad. Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ( Arabic: مُحَمَّد بْن عَبْد ٱللَّٰه بْن عَبْد ٱلْمُطَّلِب; c. 570 – 8 June 632 CE) is believed to be the Seal of the Prophets in all of the main branches of Islam. Muslims believe that the Quran, the central religious text of Islam, was ...
Muhammad and the Rashidun Caliphs. 6th century CE (13 BH – 23 BH) The Umayyad Caliphate, the Abbasid Caliphate and its fragmentation, the Mamluk Sultanate, the Delhi Sultanate. 7th century CE (23 BH – 81 AH) 8th century CE (81 AH – 184 AH) 9th century CE (184 AH – 288 AH)
