Completar frases What is Islam?Versión en línea Informational passage about Islam. por Remei Gomez Gracia 1 is the most popular religion in the world with over a thousand million followers . Islam is mainly followed in the , , and the north of . The prophet ( peace be upon him ) , who was born in A . D . at , is often regarded as the founder of Islam . He was the prophet to be sent by Allah . However the first prophet was . The Arabic word 'Islam' means and , and derives from a word meaning . The Muslim scripture is the Holy . Muslims believe it is 'the word of God' . Muslim beliefs and practices are rooted in the Qur'an . The Muslim building for communal worship is called a . There are no or in a mosque . They are decorated with and from the ? an . Muslims are required to : ? pray times a day ( prayer times are fixed by the sun and change daily ) , ? themselves before prayer and ? face in the direction of ( Mekkah ) while praying . Ramadan is the month of the Islamic calendar , and a time when Muslims across the world will ( do not eat ) during the hours of daylight .