Spread Of Christianity And Islam

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Each and every human has a different pair of eyes that view this world. That being said, not everyone will believe in the same things as you. You can believe in many different things one of them being your faith. From the birth of Abraham, three sects of religions had stared to spread. Those three being Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. All three had a chosen person to help spread the word. In Islam there were many prophets but one stood out, Prophet Muhammad. Prophet Muhammad stood out because he was the final prophet in Islam and the Quran came out after he had passed. Islam was created by the Prophet Muhammad through the revelations he received from Allah. Firstly, to start off about the prophet was born in Mecca. Throughout his lifetime he was faced with many struggles. Struggles internally and …show more content…
This holy book gave the prophet his role and enabled him to carry on his mission. From the Quran
“and (remember), Allah took the (holy) promise from the prophets, saying: “I give you a Book and Wisdom; Then comes to you a prophet (Muhammad), confirming what is with you; do you believe in him and render him help.” Allah said: “We agree.” He said: “Then bear witness, and I am with you among the witnesses”” (Quran 3.81).

This being written in the holy Quran from god shows the importance of prophet towards Islam. In Islam today Muslims believe that the prophet is the closest human to reach perfection in all ways, so they use his teachings, and also see him as a role model. Through verses being brought down and hadiths by his companions we know the prophet was one to follow. He taught us how to handle many struggles we face throughout life and to go to god for help. We know this by many hadiths from the companions of the prophet. Prophet Muhammad having revelations brought down to him by angel Gabriel from god had a big impact on the spread of

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