Islam and the Shariah

Islam began in seventh century Arabia. Within a hundred years of its start Islamic rulers controlled an empire larger and more vast than the Roman empire. Within four hundred years Islam was part of the richest culture in the world.
Islam, which means submission to God, includes the life and culture as well as religion. Islam is sometimes called Mohammedanism. The followers of Mohammedanism do not worship Mohammed as the name would imply, they worship only Allah, their One God.
Islam was founded by Mohammed. Mohammed was born in Mecca shortly after his father died. A few years later…