Islam is one of the monotheistic Abrahamic religions along with Christianity, and Judaism. Islam first gained prominence during the 7th century C.E. and is the second largest religious group in the world behind Christianity. A follower of Islam is known as a Muslim.
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What was the religion of the Arabic people before conversion to Islam?
What was the dominant religion of the Arabic people when Prophet Muhammed started the Islamic religion?
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What was the structure of religious beliefs among the Arabic peoples before conversion to Islam?
Other questions on this topic has addressed the pre-Islamic religious beliefs in broad detail, including the conversion of near-Arab cultures.
What was the specific nature of the pre-Islamic ...
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What caused the Iranian 1979 revolution to become Islamic?
How did an initially anti-Shah revolution become an Islamic revolution? Was it because of Khomenei's return to Iran such that he seized the Iranian revolution?
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Iran: Zoroastrianism and Islam
If Zoroastrianism is so strong in Iran, why was there an Islamic revolution? Why is it proclaimed as the Islamic Republic of Iran?
