How Did The Palestine Arabs Affect The Religion Of Islam?

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The Palestine Arabs are also known as Israeli Arab Muslim

or Israeli Palestine. They are an indigenous group of people found in the country of Israel. The Palestine Arabs are a part of the Arab Levant people cluster. This group practices the religion of Islam. Not only is Islam the primary religion of the Palestine Arabs, but it is also the main religion of Israel. According to the BBC, the religion of Islam began in Arabia. Most of the Palestinian Arabs are Muslims. According to JoshuaProject.net, the religion of Islam is based on five basic "pillars" which are (1) A Muslim must affirm that "there is no god but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet;" (2) He must pray five times a day while facing Mecca; (3) He must give generously; (4) He must fast during Ramadan, the ninth month of the Muslim year; and (5) He must try to make at least one pilgrimage to Mecca in his …show more content…

The Palestinian Arabs are categorized in a group that is referred to as the Levant Arabs. The Arabs from the Arabian Peninsula are considered by most of the scholars to be the original Arabs. The Arabian culture was developed by the tribes of nomads and villagers that lived in the Arabian Desert. From the Arabian Desert, migrations of the Arabs began and led to eventually the spreading of the world of the Arabs. Along the northern edges in the Arabian Desert, many Levant Arabs can be found living there today. This group is spread out in many different places, from Israel to Kuwait. They are also found as far east as Iran. They can also be found in small groups in North Africa.

Throughout the history of the Palestine Arabs, they have had close communication with Islam and today, most of them are Muslims. There has however been a great amount of occurring Christians found among the Palestine Arab community. In the region, there are two main branches of Islam. The two can be identified as Shi'ites and Shafiites. The Palestinian Arabs speak the Arabic language referred to as