Islam is presented as a monotheistic Abrahamic religion whose theology traces a shared lineage with Judaism and Christianity (through Abraham, and specifically through Ishmael rather than Isaac) while asserting a distinct and final stage of divine revelation delivered to Muhammad and recorded in the Quran, which orthodox belief holds to be the literal, eternally valid word of God. Central to its self-understanding is a doctrine of progressive revelation (from Abraham's monotheism, through Moses' commandments and Christ's ethic of neighborly love, to Muhammad's elaboration of how that love is enacted) and a small set of core tenets — belief in one God, charity, self-discipline over passion, gratitude toward the creator, and accountability in an afterlife of divine judgment — summarized as "the straight path." This belongs to comparative religious studies, specifically the study of Abrahamic monotheism and prophetic revelation, situated alongside Judaism and Christianity as a religion oriented toward practical, explicit moral guidance rather than doctrinal ambiguity.
Islam is presented as a monotheistic Abrahamic religion whose theology traces a shared lineage with Judaism and Christianity (through Abraham, and specifically through Ishmael rather than Isaac) whil…