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Dear friend, word Islam means "submission”, or the these reverts saw the truth of Islam responsible for their children,
total surrender of oneself to God. A and so they decided became Muslims and Mrs. Saleh strongly agrees
Islamic Center of Beverly Hills member of Islam is known as a (Wiki Answers). and supports that. Islamic law is
will give $1000 scholarship to Muslim, "one who submits to God”. Islam is one of the fastest growing based solely on the Qur’an,
one college student every 3 Muslims believe that God revealed the religions in America and in Europe. while American laws vary from
months, if they win the contest Qur’an to Muhammad, God's final There are more Muslims here in state to state.
in writing an article about “Why prophet, and regard the Qur’an and the America than there are in Kuwait, According to Carol L. Anway,
Islam is the fastest growing Sunnah (words and deeds of Qatar, and Libya put together Islam Daughters of Another Path, a
Muhammad) as the fundamental is the second largest religions in small but growing number of
religion in America”. For more
sources of Islam. They do not regard France, the third in Britain, American-born women are
details please visit our website Muhammad as the founder of a new Germany, and North America and it choosing to become Muslims,
www.icbh.org. Ms. Elizabeth religion, but as the restorer of the the second largest religion in the thus helping this religion
Muro is our latest winner and original monotheistic faith of Abraham, United States after Christianity become fastest growing religion
her article is enclosed. Moses, Jesus, and other prophets. (Esposito L. John). in the United States. This
If you are interested in assisting Islamic tradition holds that Judaism and According to Islam Encyclopedia growth can be attributed not
this good and godly project, Christianity distorted the messages of Truth or Myth, there is over a billion only to immigration and
please send your donations to these prophets over time either in Muslims in the world today, this increase in births, but to the
ICBH today. interpretation, in text, or both including the 3 to 5 million being in success of Da’wa (witnessing
(Wikipedia). To simplify the religious the United States, and according to by the Muslims to the non-
term; Islam is to "Obey Allah", Allah is Johan Blank, USNEWS, Muslims in Muslims) in America. A
ISLAMIC the Name of the Only One True God. America already out number number of American- born
RELIGION Islam is a verb in Arabic. The one who Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and Muslims still hold the tradition
practices Islam is called a Muslim; Mormons, and they are more of wearing a hijab in public,
ICBH SCHOLARSHIP Allah calls us "Muslims" in His Speech numerous than Quakers, Unitarians, while others feel it is not
of the Qur’an (AUSSLRC). Seventh-day Adventists, Mennonites, necessary to cover up.
ELIZABETH MURO So the question was asked why Islam is Jehovah's Witnesses, and Christian According to Anway, women
WESTWOOD COLLEGE the fastest growing religion in America Scientists, combined. Many who have converted over to
ANAHEIM, CA. and Europe. Well Islam is found to be demographers say Islam has Islamic have since found a
CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR the fastest growing religion thus far due overtaken Judaism as the country's sense of fulfillment and
to the fact that Islam is found to be a second-most commonly practiced happiness in their new lifestyle.
TABLE OF CONTENTS complete way of life. According to the religion. A number of families are
Ansar U.S. Sunnah Library and Islamic Laws and American Laws, finding themselves with not
I History of Islam Research Center, Islam tells man about can American Law ever transition only their daughters but their
the purpose of his creation and over to Islam Law? According to sons as well choosing to leave
II Why is Islam the fastest existence. Islam also explains mans Fatama Saleh, a public relations Christianity and follow the
growing religion in America ultimate destiny, and his place among speaker for the Islamic Education Islamic religion, and according
& Europe? other creatures. More importantly, it Center, although both laws pertain to to the NPR the Catholic Church
provides him with guidance to lead a the basic 10 commandments per-se, has been coming to grips with a
III Muslim and American Law balanced and she sufficient amount of Latin
American women over the past
IV American women choosing Muro 2 Muro 3 few decades who are leaving
Islam purposeful life which will enable him believes that the American Law will Christianity altogether and
to avoid the hell-fire and be rewarded never transition over to Islamic Law. converting to Islam. It is found
V Islam is the solution with a place in paradise in the life after She believes that it is possible that that that the Islamic religion is
death. It was also stated that after 9/11 they can both compliment each embraced by many women, not
VI Closing many people looked into Islam to see other; and that the Islamic Law can only in America, but in other
why the so called Muslims were doing only add to the American Law, but it countries as well.
Muro 1 this, but what they found was the could never take over it. She also
I SLAM solution to humanity and they realized stated that she believes the Islamic Muro 4
Islam is a monotheistic religion that these terrorist were only laws have a better sense of family Islam is the solution.
originating with the teachings of misguided, as Islam says, “it is values, especially when the children Why? According to the website
Muhammad, a 7th century Arab forbidden to kill innocent people or are involved. It is a belief that the Islamicity, Islam is not a new
religious and political figure. The commit suicide”, it is believed that fathers are 100% financially religion; it is only the same
truth that God revealed through all
his prophets to every people. For a Anway A. Carol, Daughters of Another
fifth of the world's population, Path (1996), 27 November 2007
Islam is both a religion and a <www.amazon.com/Daughters-
complete way of life. Muslims Another-Path-Experiences-
follow a religion of peace, mercy, American/dp/0964716909 - 224k>
and forgiveness, and the majority
have nothing to do with the Blank, John, USNEWS(7/20/9), 22
extremely severe events which November 2007
have come to be associated with <http://www.islamicherald.com/html/e
their faith. xplore/
In closing, I will have to admit fastest/news_excepts.htm>
that my opinion of the Islamic
religion has changed. Prior to my
research I was like any other Esponito L. John Islam: The Straight
uneducated person about the Path, 22 November 2007
culture, my views of course being
negative. Although I would say <www.amazon.com/Islam-Straight-
that I don’t agree with some of John-L-Esposito/dp/0195112342 -
their basic traditional beliefs, I 231k>
understand them. People want to
feel a sense of comfort, belonging, Islam encyclopedia Truth or Myth, 22
security, and safety and while November 2007
doing my paper I found that the <http:www.bible.ca/ilam/islam-myths-
Islamic religion offers just that. fastestgrowing.htm>
Muslims are religious people that
put their religious beliefs first. To NPR Latinas Choosing Islam over
most of us we may find their ways Catholicism, 20 November 2007
to be a little “strange”, but that is
only because we live in such a fast <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/st
paced, competing society that we ory.php?storyid=6133579>
don’t allow the time to make sure
that we put “GOD” first , no Saleh-Fatma, Islamic Education,
matter what religion, if any, we Public relations, Telephone Interview,
choose to have faith in. 714-432-006029, November 2007
Wiki Answer-What is the fastest
growing religion in America and
Europe
13 November 2007
<http://www.wik.ianswers.com/q/
what_is_the_fastest_growing_religion.
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