{"id":39735,"date":"2015-11-05T12:13:35","date_gmt":"2015-11-05T11:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.igmg.org\/der-islam\/"},"modified":"2021-02-22T11:30:05","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T10:30:05","slug":"der-islam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.igmg.org\/en\/der-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\n<\/td>\nIslam \u2013 A world religion<\/strong>
\nIslam is the youngest of the three great monotheistic religions. It occurred in the 7th century C. E. in Mecca, where the Prophet Muhammed first received divine revelations. The Qur\u2019an, as we know it today, is a collection of the verses, carefully assembled into coherent chapters (Surahs). More….<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/td>\nThe Qur\u2019an \u2013 God\u2019s message<\/strong>
\nMuslims believe that the Qur\u2019an is God\u2019s word, His last and final message to mankind. The Qur\u2019an stands in the same ranks with Judaism\u2019s and Christianity\u2019s scriptures, the Torah, the Gospel, and the Psalms. The first verses of the Qur\u2019an were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad in the 27th night of Ramadan in the year 610 C. E. More…<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/td>\nMuhammad \u2013 God\u2019s messenger <\/strong>
\nThe Prophet Muhammad is without a doubt one of the most fascinating figures in world history. Upon hearing or pronouncing his name, Muslims say a blessing like \u201cpeace be upon him\u201d to stress his status. Many biographies have been written about his life and work, the most prominent of which was authored by Ibn Ish\u00e2k, an 8th century scholar. Despite these efforts, many aspects of his personality still remain elusive to many people. More…<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/td>\nThe Mosque \u2013 Muslims in your vicinity<\/strong>
\nFrom outside, most mosques in the West are no match for their splendid counterparts in the Islamic World. Many of them were built in the 1960\u2019s and 1970\u2019s by labor immigrants. Especially minarets, tower-like extensions to the main buildings which are used to call to prayer, are often missing. More…<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/td>\nRamadan \u2013 A time of contemplation<\/strong>
\nRamadan, the ninth month of the Islamic moon calendar, is a month of fasting. For Muslims, it is a spiritually charged and blessed time. Ramadan is inextricably tied to the revelation of the Qur\u2019an: During a spiritual retreat to the mountains of Mecca, the Prophet Muhammad received the first divine revelation on the 27th night of Ramadan. More…<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/td>\nIslamic holidays \u2013 Times of celebrations and commemoration<\/strong>
\nThe Islamic year is interspersed by many holidays and commemorations. The traditions surrounding these holidays are culturally diverse. The most important holiday is the Feast of Sacrifice. The four-day-holiday starts on the 10th day of Zulhijja, the 12th Islamic month. It marks the end of the annual pilgrimage. More…<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n<\/td>\nA short guide to Islam<\/strong>
\nIslam is the second largest religion in the world. Most of its 1,6 billion adherents live in South Asia and Africa. Islam first occurred in the 7th century C. E. in Mecca, a city in modern-day Saudi Arabia. There, the archangel Gabriel conveyed the first verses of the Qur\u2019ran to the Prophet Muhammad. For Muslims, the Qur\u2019an is God\u2019s word. It stands in the same ranks with the Torah, the Gospel, and the Psalms. More…<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Islam \u2013 A world religion Islam is the youngest of the three great monotheistic religions. It occurred in the 7th century C. E. in Mecca, where the Prophet Muhammed first received divine revelations. The Qur\u2019an, as we know it today, is a collection of the verses, carefully assembled into coherent chapters (Surahs). More…. The Qur\u2019an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igmg.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39735"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igmg.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igmg.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igmg.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.igmg.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39735"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.igmg.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39855,"href":"https:\/\/www.igmg.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39735\/revisions\/39855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.igmg.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}