Islam As A Religion

"Righteous is he who believes in Allah and the Last Day and the Angels and the Scriptures and the Prophets."

- Qur'an 2:177

Throughout Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi has faced a lot of life challenges, which are all associated with the Islamic Revolution. In order to safeguard her family from being caught and teased, she was forced to act fundamentally as what a proper Islamic woman should act, which includes wearing the veil and lying about praying five times a day. For this reason, studying the basic view on Islam as a religion is a good idea before reading Persepolis even further.

First of all, Islam is a monotheistic religion that has a basis from the sacred book of Qur'an, which is written by the Prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. Today, this particular belief has spread around the world and has grown to become the second largest religion in the world. The word "Islam" itself means "submission to the will of God"(BBC). Islamic believes in "One, Unique, Incomparable God", whom I believe is who little Marjane used to talk to.

Furthermore, Islam practices are defined through the Five Pillars of Islam which includes faith, prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and alms. As Muslims, it is required for each followers to undertake the routines and fulfill the requirements of the Five Pillars of Islam. (ReligionFacts)

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