nad taevast maale. Tavalises ajaloos aga öeldakse, et Islam sai alguse viimasest prohvetist Mohammedist. On olemas 25 prohvetit, kuid tema oli kõige viimane ning kõige mõjukam ning peale teda hakkas Islam levima palju laialdasemalt. Peale prohvet Mohammadi surma tulid võimule mitmed kaliifid ning nemad olid Islami juhid sellel aja, nemad jätkasid Islami levitamist. Moslemitel on neli püha raamatut, mille araabia nimed järjekorras on Taurat, Zabur, Injil, Quran (koraan). Taurati saatis jumal Moosesele, et too levitaks Islami sõnumit, kuid aja jooksul muutsid seda raamatut mitte Islami järgijad ning originaalset koopiat enam ei leitud. Zaburi saatis jumal Davidile (Daud), kuid selles raamatus oli usu sõnum liiga põgus. Siis tuli Injil, mille jumal saatis Isale (Jeesusele). Moslemid usuvad, et mitte islami järgijad on ka seda raamatud muutnud ning et nüüd on see kristlaste piibel
Qur'an states that the proper name Muslim was given by Abraham. As a historical phenomenon, Islam originated in Arabia in the early 7th century. Islamic texts depict Judaism and Christianity as prophetic successor traditions to the teachings of Abraham. The Qur'an calls Jews and Christians "People of the Book" (ahl alkitb), and distinguishes them from polytheists. Muslims believe that parts of the previously revealed scriptures, the Tawrat (Torah) and the Injil (Gospels), had become distorted--either in interpretation, in text, or both. God Islam's fundamental theological concept is tawhd--the belief that there is only one God. The Arabic term for God is Allh; most scholars believe it was derived from a contraction of the words al (the) and ilh (deity, masculine form), meaning "the God" (alilh), but others trace its origin to the Aramaic Alh. The first of the Five Pillars of Islam, tawhd is expressed in
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