Many contend about what Islam is. Did the Prophet Muhammad culturally redefine Christianity, forming a new and more palatable doctrine for his society? Or was his existence simply a continuation of men commissioned with prophethood, sent by God to various nations? These questions have been at the forefront of a perpetual debate and religious feud to determine who possesses the Truth.
Well informed Muslims acknowledge that the Quran has long clarified the vacillating opinions with statements that affirm Prophet Muhammad’s continuation of prophethood – a line that predated his immediate society.. Muhammad neither brought anything fundamentally new to radically alter the existing belief in monotheism nor did he invent a religion taking inspiration from established doctrines. But what is Islam, some may ask?