Ten interesting facts about Islam.

There are many facts about islam but here we mentioned 10 interesting facts.

1.Islam is an Arabic word that means “peace,” “security,” and “surrender.” Muslim means “one who peacefully surrenders to God.” Anyone from any race could be Muslim; in other words, “Muslim” does not refer to a particular race. The word Islam means 'submission to God', and a Muslim is anyone who submits their life to God.

2.Islam is a complete way of life that governs all facets of life: moral, spiritual, social, political, economical, intellectual, etc.

3.Islam is the world's fastest growing religion by the number of conversions every year. The religion began in Arabia, but today 80% of all believers in Islam live outside the Arab world.

4.The Quran addresses God with 99 different names or attributes. A few of these names are: The Merciful, the All-Knower, The Provider, The Hidden, The source of Peace, The Near, The First, The Last etc.

5.Muhammad (pbuh) urged the Muslims to seek knowledge and travel around the world. After his death, from the 8th to 13th century the Islamic World became very advanced in Science, Technology, Medicine, Maths, Astronomy and Art.

6.Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem are Islam's three holy cities. One third of the Quran speaks of previous prophets and important figures like Abraham, Moses, Jesus, Mary etc.

7.The Quran addresses God with 99 different names or attributes. A few of these names are: The Merciful, the All-Knower, The Provider, The Hidden, The source of Peace, The Near, The First, The Last etc.

8.The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) once said that there were about 124,000 prophets who had been sent by God to various nations and tribes throughout History. However, only 25 of these prophets are mentioned in the Quran by name

9.The Quran says that God has created Adam like Jesus, "Verily, the likeness of Jesus before Allah is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then said to him: Be! and he was. This is the truth from your Lord, so be not of those who doubt." (3:59-60). Their names appear exactly the same number of times in the Quran.

10.Islam stresses the importance of being kind to ones parents. In fact the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) mentioned that "Paradise lies beneath the feet of your mother". He also said that being kind to ones parents is the second most loved act by God.