Religion & World Beliefs · Faiths
Islam
The world's second-largest religion (~1.9 billion): Muhammad and the Quran, the Five Pillars and six articles of faith, Sunni and Shia, sharia and schools of law, the caliphates' golden age, and Islam today.
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Prereqs: Judaism & Christianity; the Middle East. Next: Religion & society. Sources: Jonathan Brown, *Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction* (2011); Karen Armstrong, *Islam: A Short History* (2000); Pew Research Center.Next: 1. Origins