ABSTRACT
Muhammad founded the Islamic movement that has spread from his native Arabia to almost every part of the world. His central aim was to establish monotheism in place of the prevailing polytheism of his time and to teach a total allegiance to the commands of the one God. The Muslim profession of faith announces that ‘There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God’. The word ‘Islam’ means ‘submission’ and Muslims are ‘those who submit’. The Islamic scriptures, the Qur’an [Koran] are held by Muslims to be the infallible word of God.
