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1. Where and when did Muhammad live? What happened to him, and what did he subsequently do?
In 611 AD in Mecca, which is near the Red Sea coast in the Jabal Mountains, Muhammad received revelations from Allah. He believed he was prophet and confirmed his life in fulfilling the commands that Allah sent to him. Muhammad led force lessons about Allah which began to transform the culture, and this consequently attracted enemies. He fled Mecca to Medina, were he confirmed his fulfillment until his death. His death is the beginning of Muslim era, and was year one on Islam's calendar. Mecca is still considered the holiest place for the Islam religion where millions of Islamics travel to yearly to fulfill their Five Pillars, Hajj. Muhammad led to a resolution of a new religion, which can the culture forever in the North African and Southwest Asia regions were the religion is prevalent.

2. What are the basics of the Islamic faith and the Five Pillars? How does it affect the lives of followers in their lifestyles and values?
Islam focuses on many values and lifestyles like forbidding alcohol, smoking, and gambling, and while it tolerated polygamy, it prefers monogamy. Mosques are for the Friday sabbath prayers, and for social gatherings in the local communities. Islam is for a new way of life, new individual, and collective dignity, and the Five Pillars are a significant aspect to the religion. They believe Allah is the greatest divine and are judged by him on judgement day, and everything on earth is profane. The faith worships one God who is omnipotent and omniscient. The Five Pillars are: 1 repeated expressions of the basic creed, 2 daily prayer, 3 a month each year of daytime fasting (Ramadan), 4 the giving of alms, and 5 at least one...

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...ld be Ali, who was Muhammad's cousin. Sunnis believed the successor of Muhammad didn't need to blood relative, but rather a devout follower of Muhammad. Sunnis and Shi'ites both are followers of Muhammad, but their viewpoint on who should be the successor of the profound prophet is what separated the Islamic people. In Iraq war has resulted because of the conflict over territory, which is considered a holy war, however, has resulted in over a million lives. Muslims disapproved of decline of traditional values, which they blame the European colonists and Western modernizers. The change came mainly because of the dissatisfaction of job and income decline, so returning to fundamental ways was a better choice to promote the economy. The unrepresentative regimes, also called terrorists led attacks from Iraq on the Pentagon, World Trade Center, and Eiffel Tower in Paris.

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