I'm Arthur Kent.

The terrorist attacks that day focused America's attention on the Islamic world.

Some Americans first reaction was to regard all Muslims as enemies.

But it was clear to most that they had to make a distinction between one of the
world's great

religions and the fanatics who had taken it to a violent extreme

in this program.

We'll take a close look at the history and beliefs of Islam,

its former empires and how it has evolved to become the religion it is today.

Join us now as the history channel presents inside Islam

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it is a sound heard around the world five times a day.

A simple verse in Arabic,

summoning the faithful to prayer,

calling them to Islam.

The word Islam means submission.

Submission is considered the straight path to God.

What this means is that our will,

all human beings' wills is subjugated to the will of God.

That is what submission means accordingly.

A Muslim is one who submits to God.

Everything revolves around God,

everything we have all of our thoughts,

ideas,

our soul,

our body revolves around God.

God is the center of life.

The Arabic words Islam and Muslim share as their source.

A more ancient word common to Hebrew and other related languages.

The word that we greet each other with is uh

in Hebrew,

Shalom male,

which means peace unto you.

In Arabic.

It's exactly the same as Salamu Alaikum.

And I think that's very important because Islam itself,

the very name Islam comes from a root which means peace.

But many in the West today would never associate peace with Islam.

To them.

Islam appears to be a hostile religion that gives sanction to violence

and terrorism.

After September 11th,

it is very difficult to talk of Islam as a.