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Islam

Islam is a religion. That means it is a set of beliefs that tell us how to live. People who believe in Islam are called Muslims.

Islam teaches us that there is only one God. This God is the same God that Christians and Jews also believe in. Musims call God 'Allah'.

Muslims believe that God sent a man named Muhammad to show us how to live. Muhammad was born in the 650s in what is now Saudi Arabia. Muhammad taught us that we should be kind and generous and that we should help each other. He also taught us about God.

Muslims believe that there is a book called the Quran that God revealed to Muhammad. The Quran is the most important book in Islam and it tells us what we should and shouldn't do.

Muslims try to live according to the teachings in the Quran. That includes praying, doing nice things for other people, and not doing bad things.
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