ISLAM

Islam means, "surrender to god" and believers in Islam are called Muslims, or "those who surrender". They worship Allah, an Arabic term that means "the God" (al-El). The Islamic house of worship is a mosque. Unlike Jews and Christians, Muslims do not have a Sabbath, but many Muslims gather in mosques on Friday afternoon for prayers. Muslims believe that Muhammad was the last of a series of holy prophets that included Abraham, Moses and Jesus. …

…symbols of Islam. The star represents knowledge and light, and the crescent represents progress. You will find these symbols on the flags of many Muslim nations. Islamic art includes calligraphy, or decorative penmanship, but no images of people. Muhammad taught that it is wrong to take a picture of a living thing because no one should copy what Allah has made. This is why you will not find a picture of Muhammad in Islamic literature.