Understanding Islam as a religion is essential to understanding Islamic fundamentalism. Islam is estimated to be the world's second
             largest religion. This is in terms of numbers. It is also by far the fastest growing of all the major religions. The word Islam, if
             it were translated into English from Arabic, would be 'submission' (Fregosi). Submission means to submit to the will of God, Allah, and
             His Word as it was first revealed to Muhammad in the Qu'ran. What is Islamic Fundamentalism? Is it a term and a movement that
             The founder of Islam, Muhammad, was believed to have lived in Mecca, which is a city in present day Saudi Arabia, some 1400 years ago.
             Muhammad was believed to be a merchant and a trader. According to the Islamic belief, Muhammad was revealed God's Word orally and it
             was only until after his death that it was written down into book form. This book that it was written into was, The Qu'ran.
             The community of Islamic believers, the umma, has grown from a faith in one Arabian city, into what is now a worldwide religion. In a
             stretch of countries from the Atlantic coast of Africa to many parts of the far-east Muslims either are a majority, or make up a large
             part of society. Many people of the Islamic faith from the Middle East and from northern Africa have immigrated to European countries
             in search of employment. In fact, enough Muslims have migrated to Germany, France, Britain, and Switzerland that these countries now
             There are certain basic requirements, or commandments, usually called the "Five Pillars of Faith" because they support the House of
             Islam, which is how many Muslims refer to their religion.
             The confession of faith itself, which is summed up
             In the statement: "I testify that there is no God but God,
             and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God;" (Spencer)
             This means that they, those who subscribe to Islam, will not believe in more than one God, Allah.
             Prayer, required five times ...