This paper
provides an insight on the Islamic
religion focusing on the fundamental beliefs of the religion that now provides
a refuge for about 1/5 of the world's population. It reviews the doctrine individually from the belief that Allah is God and that he created the external world to the practices of the Hajj and Ramadan. It discusses Allah's instructions of what is right according to the Koran and
provides a brief history of the
religion and the life of Muhammad. It also examines the stereotypes placed on Muslims, especially after the occurrence of the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center.