Read the fundamental informational facts about Islam. Here, the facts on Islam would not be enough to understand what Islam is, but will give you foundation to help you start your journey of understanding Islam.

You can found lot of about Islam through every mean, against or in favor, right or wrong, truth or false, but haphazard information will surely confuse you. That is why, we’ve tried to arrange the information on Islam in a way that provide you foundation to identify what Islam exactly is. So lets start with the basic information or which are considered to be facts on Islam.

Date founded
622 CE
 
Place founded
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
 
Founder
Prophet Muhammad SAWW (born c.570), a trade merchant from Arabia
 
Followers
1.3 billion
 
Rank
second largest Religion in the world
 
Main location
Middle East and North Africa
 
Major sects and denominations
Sunni and Shiite
 
Sacred text
Qur'an (Koran) and the Hadith
 
Original language
Arabic
 
House of worship
mosque
 
Ultimate reality
"Allah" in Arabic; the same God revealed (imperfectly) in the Jewish and Christian Bibles
 
Human nature
Born in a state of purity, imperfect yet capable of seeking God and doing good
 
Purpose of life
Submit to the will of Allah and attain paradise after death
 
Afterlife
Resurrection of body and soul followed by eternal paradise or hell
 

Pillars

1. Confession of faith (shahada)

2. Daily prayer (salat)

3. Alms tax (zakat)

4. Pilgrimage to Mecca (hajj)

5. Fasting during Ramadan (sawm)