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How many years ago did Islam start?

about how many years has it been since Islam started?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    about 1500

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Actually, you are wrong. Islam was founded by the Prophet Mohamed (PBUH) approx 1400 years ago, when, according to legend, He received the revealed word of Allah (PBUH) from the Archangel, Gabriel. Thus the beginnings of Islam as a faith and religion. Note: I am not a Muslim but a Christian by faith, not religion. By adding PBUH I choose to show respect. For those who may not know it means Peace Be Upon Him.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Islam has been around for 1,400 years. It was started by Muhammad who is considered as a prophet in Islam. It believes in only one of the many pagan gods that is why it is a monotheistic faith. Since allah is a pagan god it does not rather cannot do anything nor does it know of anything. Like for eg. Why would a Allah need angels to send his messages to someone? isn't Allah all powerful?

    A common Muslim belief is that there are two angels sitting on the shoulders of everyone, and they write the good and bad deeds of people. Why is that necessary? isn't Allah all knowing?

    How much of a God is Allah who made 128,000 failed prophets and then Muhammad with a final message?

    Muhammad though a messenger of Allah could not perform a miracle to save the lives of his sons. Which also prove that Allah is no God.

    Red Indians did not have any prophets. I think the "all knowing" Allah forgot about them.

    The angels knew that man would shed blood but Allah didn't.

    Allah made man to be it's vicegerent but later tells him to live with his wife. maybe Allah was confused as to where man should be.

    The Quran also contains nonsensical things like for eg. Little children may believe in Cinderella talking to birds and mice and stuff. What makes you smarter than a child if you believe that Suleiman, as the Qur'an says, was talking to ants?

  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Islam started shortly after 600 AD.

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    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    As many have rightly told you it was 1,400 years ago. It was started by mohammad who wanted people to worship his moon god allah which was housed on the kaba.

    About the kaba: Muslims believe (without proof) that the revered "black stone" (Alhajar Al-Aswad) is a special divine meteorite, that pre-dates creation that fell at the foot of Adam and Eve.

    It is presently embedded in the south eastern corner of the Kaba. Muslims touch and kiss the black stone during Hajj but non-Muslims are strictly forbidden to even touch it.

    Before Muhammad appeared, the Kaaba was surrounded by 360 idols, and every Arab house had its god. Arabs also believed in jinn (subtle beings), and some vague divinity with many offspring.

    Among the major deities of the pre-Islamic era were al-Lat ("the Goddess"), worshiped in the shape of a square stone; al-Uzzah ("the Mighty"), a goddess identified with the morning star and worshiped as a thigh-bone-shaped slab of granite between al Talf and Mecca; Manat, the goddess of destiny, worshiped as a black stone on the road between Mecca and Medina; and the moon god, Hubal, whose worship was connected with the Black Stone of the Kaaba.

    The stones were said to have fallen from the sun, moon, stars, and planets and to represent cosmic forces. The so-called Black Stone (actually the color of burnt umber) that Muslims revere today is the same one that their forebears had worshiped well before Muhammad and that they believed had come from the moon. (No scientific investigation has ever been performed on the stone) <<<--- Gee, no wonder... why find the truth behind the stone....

    In 930, the stone was removed and shattered by an Iraqi sect of Qarmatians, but the pieces were later returned. The pieces, sealed in pitch and held in place by silver wire, measure about 10 inches in diameter altogether and several feet high; they are venerated today in patched-together form

    And they call Christians idol worshipers because they have crosses in their churches....... These people kiss the stone and worship it.. following their pagan worship is all it is. Nothing but a bunch of hypocrites.

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  • 1 decade ago

    islam is a 1400 year old lie straight from the pits of hell that offers no hope for humanity whatsoever

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    About 1360 yrs but no1 should follow Islam: Islam's claim that the Bible validates mohammud but the Bible is corrupt is nonsense. Sadly, muslims/others r mislead as they try 2 live by God's Law - punishment = death. No1 can live w/o breaking God's eternal Law = sin (why we need Jesus who died 4 our sins). Only 1 God can occupy infinity & that God is the God of Israel so theres no Allah/other gods. Its only fully provable b/c Jesus Christ is the 1 & only true Son of God & He wasnt speaking out of 2 let alone 1000s of the sides of His mouth (no confusion - God's fixed order of things Biblical). The qoran is twisted lies & things stolen from the Bible 4 the devil 2 use 2 fool ppl who dont know the real Jesus.

    Neither a label, title, name, its history, no. of members/converts, amount of time it existed nor claims made about them (like persecution) means anything (u can call anything anything). Its whats practiced that makes them either the whole truth or a lie. A dictionary definition doesnt necessarily encompass God's full definition or usage of a word (or His exceptions thereof). I.e. neither Jesus nor the Biblical prophets were ever muslims no matter what islam's usage 4 the word muslim is (calling a dog god doesnt make it God).

    The real Jesus Christ is the only true way 2 salvation (Acts 4:12 - on an individual level) not Islam (God never sent Muhammud - no NEW prophets after Jesus, who cancels out the need 4 "new-teaching" prophets). Islam has nothing 2 do with knowing God. Its a man-made religion (only obvious 2 those who know the real Jesus Christ). Wrong teaching comes from false prophets, canceling what they claim. When u dont know the real Jesus, accepting His death/resurrection & true position/Biblical teachings, the result is false teachings that kills u & ur offspring - theres many ways that seem right 2 men but its end = death (u cant worship in truth & in error - error cancels all u teach).

    The crux of the problem is many men (having limited knowledge) try 2 know who God is by imposing human limitations 4 understand things 2 God's abilities. Muslims make the mistake of believing the Bible has many errors/rewritten, that the koram is "the" perfect holy book). The Bible is only full of errors if u dont accept Jesus as God's real Son & if ur determined 2 dismiss God's Biblical truth. God will give u what ur looking 4 in ur heart. Many r determined 2 dismiss God & will b given over 2 their hateful hardened heart. Muslims say the Qu'ran is perfect but it has blatant fatal errors -

    Problem is theres many religions/varieties/offshoots. 1 day I realized they cant all b right (ie. theres 1 Bible, why so many interpretations? - II Pet 1:**19-21). Most religions came thru ppl who thought up things 4 a God they & others liked. Some realized religion could b good 2 control the masses & 4 other agendas. Religion wont teach u much about God (they cant teach what they dont know). Who knows more about a house the Builder or he who moves in later?

    Religions made many fatal mistakes. However, do u think God is all knowing & there4, would fully understand His purpose, including 4 Jesus Christ? Many miss this - Jesus is the only 1 in history who said He's "the" way, "the" truth & "the" life (the only true way of life) & NO 1 can know God except thru Jesus (Jn 14:6 - ref Acts 4:12; Jn 5:39; 10:1,7). This means "the" whole truth was complete & there4 finished thru what Jesus taught & did or God doesn't know what He's doing & cant b God. The truth is either fully true or its a lie. The full truth cant contain a lie & is the absence of any lie.

    Either Jesus is the only full truth or theres no actual truth & there4 no God (God would hv 2 know what Jesus was going 2 do). This means Jesus is whom He says He is or He's just another false prophet among many, whom should b disregarded. If He's the actual truth then theres no need 4 any NEW teaching. This means any so-called new teaching & any other religious beliefs &/or from self-proclaimed prophets or teachers r invalid & cant lead u 2 our real God.

    ***If Jesus came from God as His only Son as stated in the Bible then the Quran (doesnt agree with the Bible), the Book of Mormon (no such thing as "another testament"), JWs (rewrote some Bible verses - New World Translation) & other religions r wrong about Jesus b/c they demote Jesus 2 just a prophet/good man (1 way or another). If Jesus Christ isnt God's Son (false prophet) then the Bible & all others r wrong. We cant hv it 2 ways. Theres only 1 Jesus & there can only b 1 true Gospel (II Cor 11:4; Gal 1:6,9; I Tm 6:3). If Jesus is whom He says He is then Muhammad (muslim follower of Islam), Joseph Smith (Mormon = Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints), Jehovah's Witnesses (JWs = Watchtower, Awake), most Catholics, many Protestants, Ellen White (7th Day Adventists), Mary Baker (Christian Scientists), the moonies (Unification church - Rev Moon), Church of Scientology (Dyanetics - L Ron Hubbard), Buddhism, Hinduism & others presenting other teachings & practices r the false prophets/teachers & should b disregarded. But I can assure u the truth is in the Bible (where Jesus was coming from in everything He did & said).

    [Many (see above par.) claim they believe Jesus is the Son of God (however, even the devil knows Jesus exists) but having read the entire Bible (some parts many times) I state with authority that many dont know God or Jesus. If ur foundation of teaching is wrong it cancels out all ur other claims = house built upon sand. Claiming Jesus is the Messiah doesnt mean u know the real Jesus Christ]

    Jesus couldnt have done nor said all thats written in the NT unless He fully knew the entire OT (NT didnt exist while Jesus was on earth). Jesus couldnt have known the entire OT unless God sent Him. & the Apostles couldnt write the NT unless Jesus allowed them 2 know & remember why He was here (Lk 24:25-27,45). Only God could cause it.

    But no matter how much many well-meaning ppl (religious or not) read the Bible they cant find Jesus Christ without going directly 2 Jesus thru His Biblical instructions (Jn 5:39; 10:1,7; 3:3,5). God outsmarted man - the Bible is the only 1 that cant b properly understood without Jesus (Jn 14:6; II Cor 3:14; Is 29:11-12 - If Jewish ppl cant pierce the veil over the OT without Jesus then 4 sure all the gentiles cant). Thats why theres many interpretations & many who think its all fairy tales (Jesus came bearing the sword of division).

    God doesnt compromise the truth - if u do u cancel out ur being a follower of the real truth & in turn that cancels ur place in Heaven.

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    Source(s): The Holy One of Israel, Jesus Christ, God's Holy Spirit, the Bible, careful research & observation & personal experience provided by the Most High - He who has the Son has the Father also but he who doesnt hv the Son doesnt know the Father either - it shall b sheer terror 2 understand the real message - God doesnt respect any man or his religions. Again, theres many ways which seem right 2 men but its end = death. Biblical knowledge in & of itself wont save u. Borrowing true knowledge from others wont save u - if u hv a good meal poisoned with arsenic adding better quality food (patching it) wont cure the problem but it may prolong your inevitable death but it'll b death nevertheless - its still part of the poisoned tree. Its a waste of ur time 2 try 2 patch a tire thats full of holes (adding a little truth 2 a lie only makes it a bigger lie). 2 Muslims: Even if today preserved chiseled Qu'ran text bricks were found & dated 2 the Qu'ran's original writing proved 2 b a perfect copy of today's Qu'ran it wouldnt b anymore true than the 1rst official text. What Jesus taught came from the OT - the NT confirms the OT - the whole truth was from the beginning the same. The Qu'ran doesnt contain the same truth of either the OT or NT (God preserved the full truth by the same unchanged system in both the OT & NT - emphasis placed on not going beyond whats written (I Cor 4:6) - the whole truth is complete within its pages - Both God & Jesus never change) no matter what languages its translated 2. Nothing that teaches anything else is valid - see above **verses. 1 cant acknowledge the real Jesus Christ while teaching a different so-called truth or gospel. He who believes Jesus must disregard all other teachings as false b/c they r. The Qu'ran is false b/c it neither comes from nor teaches what came from Jesus & u must reject it if u want 2 b with the real Jesus Christ. Why would a man born of a human man & woman b allowed 2 replace or hold a higher status than the 1 born of God which even the koram admits about Muhammud vs. Jesus? Muslims say God is all powerful but He couldnt protect His word in the Bible meaning they dont know the real God, the God of Israel. Jesus didnt become the Son of God the same way true believers become children of God - being born directly of God (there4 being perfect like God His Father) Jesus is given the highest status above all those born of human conception. No1 is automatically a child of God. Only thru Jesus Christ, the only 1 with such authority from God, can u become a true child of God. Any other path kills all ur efforts 2 become a real child of God - no1 can take the true Kingdom of God by force nor can any1 buy (by money, good deeds, etc.) their own way in2 Heaven (without true belief in Jesus by His Biblical instructions u dont get in2 Heaven). Some in Islam call Jesus the Messiah while in reality they r claiming Jesus failed His mission, calling Him a liar. Again, either Jesus is who He says He is & the quran is wrong or both the Bible & the koran r wrong & we r all wasting our time. True hope is only possible thru Jesus' death & resurrection. If thats a lie the whole of all Jesus did was 4 naught. Take ur pick. Its ur neck but both cant b right. The Bible severely warns us not 2 trust humans, not even ourselves, clergy or churches (Jer 10:2-5,23; Is 2:22; Job 12:11; Prov 14:12; Acts 17:11). So carefully think over what I say. Dont just believe or disregard what I write. It might save u from making the same mistake many made, getting caught up in religious beliefs having nothing 2 do with knowing God. Many dont know that God is well aware many would [un]intentionally twist & pervert His Word so He invented a system in the Bible that will never change (Just like God & Jesus - more visible in word 4 word [with the right amount of the literal translation method] versions). Regarding Bibles I recommend the English Standard Version (ESV) as its an easy 2 read but more accurate version than what others will suggest. Its very important 2 understand the most accurate Bibles r those that r word 4 word or a combination of word 4 word + the right amount of literal translation (4 readability). Presently, theres 30+ versions of the Bible (generally popular 1s - many shouldnt b called Bibles). Only a few r translated close 2 whats in the original text. The ESV adheres 2 the word 4 word method while making it easy 2 read (literal method) - the best accurate Bible 4 the younger crowd - but its good 4 parents, children & others 2 b reading the same Bible 4 good communication (get 1 with verse references so u can easily look up related text). Whoever seeks the real Jesus with all his heart & soul will find God & His real Kingdom (u shall know the truth & it'll set u free). But why should God want u 2 live with Him 4ever if u dont want 2 know Him His way (reason 4 free will - Jn 1:12-13)? The truth of God remains 4ever unchanged while things of a man dies with him, including his religions & gods made in his image. Theres eternal hope only in the real Jesus Christ of Nazareth & His Bible.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Since the creaation of Adam and Eve.

    Islam has been THE religion that was preached by all the prophets e.g.Hazrat Noah,Moses, Jesus, Mohammed, Ishaq, Ismail, Ibrahim (peace be unto them all).

    But the message got corrupted again and again.

    what was the message?

    Worship only ONE god!

    Source(s): I am a fundamentalist Muslim. It is an article of faith to believe , they are: -beleif in one God ,that is Allah SWT -beleif in all the prophets sent down by Allah -belif in all the sacred/Holy scriptures sent out by God to these messengers. -beleif in angels -belief in Life after Death and the day of judgement.
  • 1 decade ago

    Since Adam and Eve were sent to Earth.

    Adam was our first Prophet.

    Mohammad Is the last Prophet.

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