Islam is just a religion right and how has it impacted the world?

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Islam is a religion that provides guidance for every aspect of life. Although the most important practices of Muslims are formal prayer, fasting, pilgrimmage, charity, and studying the Holy Qur'an and ahadith (verified personal teachings of Prophet Muhammad, God bless him and grant him peace), Islam also delineates principles and procedures for every aspect of life, from personal hygiene, to public and Personal Finance, to education, to marital intimacy, to education, to travel, to health, to the study of history... There is an Islamic way to do everything. It is truly a complete way of life. Islam has influenced the world in a number of ways, including -- Islamic science developed higher mathematics, anatomy and physiology, medical treatment, optics, and other procedures and skills. -- Islamic culture mandates universal literacy, and historically led to the European Renaissance. See the links below for more information: http://www.harunyahya.com/articles/50islamic_origins_modern_science.php http://uk.geocities.com/m_aw66/un_book.htm http://salam.muslimsonline.com/~islamawe/Quran/Science/ http://islamicity.com/science/ http://www.islamicvoice.com/november.97/qur-scie.htm http://www.islam101.com/science/science.html http://www.bensys.mcmail.com/Islam.htm http://islamiclandserver.virtualave.net/QuranScience.htm http://www.angelfire.com/il2/islamicpage/science http://www.quran.org.uk/ieb_quran_embryology.htm http://www.islamicmedicine.org/amazing.htm http://www.convertstoislam.com/Science/science.html http://www.islamzine.com/quran/