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Church History Part 12 The Birth of Islam Today we see a new religion, some would say threat, coming towards Christianity – Islam!  Islam is a religion strictly following one God. The adherents of Islam, Muslims, follow their book, the Koran (the verbatim words of Allah) and the Sunnah (teachings and examples give by Mohammed, the last prophet of God.)  Background In Arabia at the time, the religious background was like this: There was a strong belief held by many people in one supreme God, in the Arabic language - Allah.  There was however some worshipping of other gods & goddesses. Prime in their thinking at the time, was a form of fatalism - that everything that occurred was determined by fate or time. Nothing could be done to change things that were happening.  There was some Jewish and Christian influence but it was largely negated. Mohammed 570-632 Into this comes the main man and founder of Islam – Mohammed. He was born in Mecca in 570. It was while he was seeking solitude within the Ara