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This 7-page paper discusses the Koran's impact on Islam and Islamic culture. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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man in the Quran," writes John Williams, who edited the book called Islam (p. 15). In other words, according to Muslims, the Koran is considered the Word of God (Williams,
1962). The Koran, as well, revealed the Word of God to Mohammed, considered the prophet of Islam. This explains, therefore, the ties between Islam and what they consider their Holy
Book. There wouldnt be Islam without the Koran. Islams huge connection with the Koran also explains why, and how, the Koran has shaped every part of Islamic culture - from
business, to the sciences and even, to a point, fundamentalism. From this understanding, we can piece together the importance of the Koran as a basis of Islam, and why any
kind of verbal, or physical, desecration of this book is tantamount to desecration of Islam, its culture and its faith. Once we start from the premise that Islam and the
Koran are inextricably linked, we understand the almost symbiotic relationship between Islamic culture and the Koran. The Koran and Islamic History Mohammed, the
founder of Islam, was born in the 6th century A.D. in the Quraysh tribe near Mecca (Williams, 1962). His clan, the Banu Hashim, was of minor importance when it came
to the tribe itself, and he was orphaned at a young age (Williams, 1962). When he was a young man, he was employed by a wealthy widow and, despite their
ages difference, they married, and had several children (Williams, 1962). Married to a wealthy woman gave Mohammed plenty of time to ponder religious questions, especially as they pertained to those
tribes in the Arab peninsula. Mohammeds revelations and comments began during seventh century A.D. in Mecca, a road that connected Arabia and
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