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The life of Muhammad Islam The word Islam means surrender, obedience or peace. Followers of Islam believe Islam to be the only way to gain peace of heart and mind and in society as a whole. The holy book of Islam is the Qur'an. The Qur'an is said to be the word of God as said by the prophet Muhammad. The main belief of Islam is Tawhid. This is the belief in an oneness or unity of God, who in Arabic is known as Allah. Makkah and the Ka'bah Makkah was the capital city of Arabia and was famous for the Ka'bah. The Ka'bah is a large black cube in the centre of Makkah. The legend behind the Ka'bah is that Adam built it and therefore it became the first house of God on Earth. In pre Islamic Arabia the Ka'bah contained over 360 altars, statues and cult objects of various gods. The idols...

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