Islam
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Islam is the name given to the religion preached by the profit Mohammed in the A.D. 600's. Mohammed was an Arab born in Mecca about 570. He believed he had been sent to warn and guide his people and to call them to worship God, which is Allah.
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The meaning of Islam is the peace that comes when ones life is surrendered to God. Islam emerges as a religion that aims at total commitment, commitment in which nothing is withheld from the divine. Everything in Islam centers on its religious Ultimate, God. Those who adhere to Islam are known as Muslims. Muslim is an Arabic word that means one who submits to God. Islam is one of the world's largest religions.
There are many references in the Koran, the holy book of the Muslims, to seven universes created by God, so large that in our wildest dreams we could never imagine. Of these seven universes our universe is the smallest.
This sculpture depicts a very complex Persian carpet, made of billions of fibers and patterns, which takes months of very intense labor to complete. Islamic craft workers developed carpet weaving into a fine art. Upon completion, the carpet symbolizes perfection and complete harmony, like God's universe. We as human beings are so small in relation to the total universe we are like an ant on this Persian carpet. We are so ego driven we feel the whole world revolves around our little area on the Persian carpet and have no concept of the great design. But in fact, God, in all his greatness, created seven universes to perfection, all running in complete harmony. In relation to these seven universes we are very insignificant … like a tiny little spec.
There are many references in the Koran, the holy book of the Muslims, to seven universes created by God, so large that in our wildest dreams we could never imagine. Of these seven universes our universe is the smallest.
This sculpture depicts a very complex Persian carpet, made of billions of fibers and patterns, which takes months of very intense labor to complete. Islamic craft workers developed carpet weaving into a fine art. Upon completion, the carpet symbolizes perfection and complete harmony, like God's universe. We as human beings are so small in relation to the total universe we are like an ant on this Persian carpet. We are so ego driven we feel the whole world revolves around our little area on the Persian carpet and have no concept of the great design. But in fact, God, in all his greatness, created seven universes to perfection, all running in complete harmony. In relation to these seven universes we are very insignificant … like a tiny little spec.
