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Islam is an Abrahamic religion, and thus has its roots in Judaism and is connected to Christianity, as they all worship the same god. Islam originated with the prophet Muhammad, who Muslims believe to be a prophet of the god of Abraham.

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Islam descended from the early Jewish religion. Islam is a sect of the Jewish religion, and is not a pagan religion.

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Islam takes influences from Judaism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Pagan Arab religions.

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Islam has its roots in Judaism and Christianity. It was, however, also comprised of several other tribal religions of the region.

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