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submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,recogniz+      
,islam z "o ( ! great religions ( ! _w4 
,:]eas ! ^w ,islam means submission to !
 w ( ,god & peace2 ,:]eas ! prim>y      
scripture ( ,islam is ! ,quran2 ,:]eas  
,muslims consid] ! ,quran 9 its orig9al 
,arabic to be ! book ( div9e guidance2  
,:]eas1 al?\gh its roots g back fur!r1  
s*ol>s typically date ! revelation (    
,islam to ! sev5? c5tury2 ,:]eas ,islam 
is ! second l>ge/ religion 9 ! _w aft]  
,*ri/ianity2 ,:]eas ,islam is ! fa/e/   
gr[+ religion ( ! _w2 ,:]eas x is       
e/imat$ t !re are approximately         
#a1hjj1jjj1jjj ,muslims worldwide2      
,:]eas ,islam conta9s 9 itself !        
ess5tial pr9ciples ( all e>li]          
religions2 ,:]eas ,islam is a /rongly   

mono!i/ic religion ) ! wor%ip ( "o ,god 
z its c5tral !me2 ,:]eas ,islam is a    
complete sy/em ( /rong moral convictions
 t promote peace1 equality1 & social    
ju/ice2 ,:]eas ,islam enc\rages s]vice  
to humanity2 ,:]eas ,islam tea*es ab/a9+
 f worldly desires 9 favor ( spiritual  
a*ievem5ts2 ,:]eas ,islam in/ills a     
g5u9e love ( ,god2 ,:]eas ! fundam5tal  
,muslim practices are kn[n z ! ,five    
,pill>s ( ,islam2 ,:]eas ! five pill>s  
are %ahadah 7decl>ation ( fai?71 salat  
7daily pray]s71 zakat 7giv+ ( alms71    
sawm 7fa/+ 9 ,ramadan71 & ,hajj         
7pilgrimage to ,mecca72 ,:]eas ! five   
daily pray]s remove any b>ri]s betwe5   
believ]s pray+ 9 congregations & helps  
"o refra9 f committ+ s9s2 ,:]eas !      
obligatory *>ity purifies a p]son f     
selfi%ness & enc\rages empa?y to ! poor2
 ,:]eas fa/+ 9 ,ramadan promotes        
self-re/ra9t & spiritual r5ewal =       
,muslims worldwide2 ,:]eas ! pilgrimage 
to ,mecca s]ves z a unify+ =ce 9 ,islam 
by br++ foll[]s ( div]se backgr\nd      

toge!r 9 religi\s celebration2 ,:]eas   
,muslims consid] ,islam to be a way (   
life2 & ,:]eas c>ry+ out ^! obligations 
provides ! framework ( a ,muslim's life1
 & weaves _! ev]yday activities & _!    
beliefs into a s+le clo? ( religi\s     
devotion3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t 9 ord] to
 demon/rate solid>ity ) & support =     
memb]s ( ! community ( ,islam 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates & ?r\gh\t ! _w1 ! ,h\se (       
,repres5tatives recognizes ! ,islamic   
fai? z "o ( ! great religions ( ! _w4