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Also Known As Al-Islām

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  • Islam is the second most practiced religion globally.
  • One year in the Islamic calendar is based on lunar cycles and lasts around 355 days.
  • Consumption of alcohol and pork is forbidden in Islamic tradition.

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Key People

Medina, Saudi Arabia: Prophet's Mosque
Muhammad
prophet of Islam
Ibn Taymiyyah
Muslim theologian
Muḥammad I Askia
Songhai ruler
Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb
Mughal emperor
Maḥmūd Ghāzān
Maḥmūd Ghāzān
Mongol ruler of Persia
Ibn Ḥazm
Spanish Muslim scholar
Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
Muslim scholar
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian religious leader
Muḥammad ʿAbduh
Muḥammad ʿAbduh
Egyptian scholar and jurist
Kabir
Indian mystic and poet
Theōdūrus Abū Qurrah
Syrian bishop
Aḥmad Grāñ
Aḥmad Grāñ
Somalian Muslim leader
Shirdi Sai Baba temple
Shirdi Sai Baba
spiritual leader
Aga Khan III
Nizārī imam
Iskandar Muda
sultan of Aceh
Sayyid Amir Ali
Indian political leader
Leo Africanus
Islamic scholar

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