*Islam: "Submission" (to God)
*Practitioners: Muslims ("submitters")
*God is "Allah"; which means "the God,"
also the name of the arabian, pagan god of the moon, who was also the head of the believed pantheon.
*Founder: Muhammad (570- 632A.D.)
*Sacred text: Quran - "The Recitation"
Hadith - "The traditions" (about Muhammad's life)
Bible (with qualifiers)

*Seventh Century Arabia
*Worship of Allah, the moon god along with his three daughters
*There were also many other gods and lesser spirits, called Jinn or "Genies"
*There was practiced a month of fasting for the moon god
*Worship took place at the Kabah, ("cube") a temple containing 360 idols in Mecca. If you couldn't be there, you should face in that direction when you pray
*Barbarism- warring, harsh desert society
*General Immorality- drinking, gambling, infanticide, etc.
*Superstition- astrology, fortune telling, etc.