Islam Like many major religions, Islam began as a cult. When most people think of the word cult, they think of a cult as in a group of crazy people. However what a cult really means ,is a small religious group that has values that are different from those of the majority. Islam started out as a small group of people who believed in God, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), and the Quran. Islam began when the Angel Jibreel came down from Heaven and went to Prophet Muhammad to reveal the Quran to him. Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) then spread Islam to his wife, Abu Bakr, and others who lived in his village. Islam started out as a small group of individuals who believed in one God instead of worshipping idols, which was the norm back then.

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