Overview:
| Origins & History: | Founded by Muhammad in 622 AD, Saudi Arabia |
| Adherents Worldwide (approx.): | 1.3 billion (Sunni: 940 million) |
| God(s) and Universe: | One God (Allah in Arabic) |
| Human Situation and Life's Purpose: | Humans must submit (islam) to the will of God to gain Paradise after death. |
| Afterlife: | Paradise or Hell. |
| Practices: | Five Pillars: Faith, Prayer, Alms, Pilgrimage, Fasting. Mosque services on Fridays. Ablutions before prayer. No alcohol or pork. Holidays related to the pilgrimage and fast of Ramadan. |
| Texts: | Qur'an (Scripture); Hadith (tradition) |
