ALLAH in the quran is telling prophet MUHAMMAD (PBUH ) that he is sent for the whole world

The Quran and the last Messenger came to world with last religion, Islam,

Islam means submission to the will of God. As the Quran states, the universe is Muslim, following God’s norms.

Adam peace be upon him was the first prophet of Islam, the religion and way of God that He ordained to man. All prophets and messengers that God sent are Muslim as we believe and as the Quran teaches.

Your question is most probably about the message (not the religion) of Islam as delivered by the final Messenger, Mohammad, peace be upon him. He sent letters to the main kings around Arabia inviting them to Islam. Some answered him and became Muslim some didn’t. That was in the last few years before he passed away.

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thank you for asking about my religion ISLAM …

Islam started to be a universal religion from its early beginnings ..
God says : “And We have not sent you except as a mercy to mankind”

God says :“O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that ye may know each other (not that ye may despise (each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of God is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And God has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things).”
[Al-Qur’an 49:13]

When the Prophet, may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him was commissioned to disseminate the Islamic Message, it was naturally that he would call to it in secrecy. He began with his family. Then, he informed his closest companions.

After three years, he began to declare his call publicly. The Prophet, may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him, called the people of Mecca, including the tribes of Quraysh, to enter Islam and renounce idols’ worship.

After that, the Prophet, may the blessing and peace of Allah be upon him, began to call to Islam outside the geographical and tribal borders of Mecca. He carried his Message to the tribe of Thaqif at At-Ta’if. But, they did not accept his call and turned their backs to him. However, the Prophet did not loose hope, as he continued in his way persistently.

The Prophet’s call exceed the borders of Peninsula while being at Mecca:

The call to Islam reached Abyssinia in the fifth year of Prophethood.

This is when some of the early Muslims from Mecca migrated to Abyssinia and stayed there for several years consisting the Islamic community in Africa. The aim of their migration was seeking security and stability, after the persecution they suffered at the hands of the people of Quraysh, rather than spreading the call. When An-Najashy heard about the Islamic call, he received Muslims and looked into its teachings. Therefore, he refused to hand Muslims over to the people of Quraysh.

In conclusion, nations as well as people admired the new religion (i.e. Islam) and responded to it. Moreover, they felt that it was a’ gift from heavens to them. This is because, the principles of Islam penetrated into their hearts so smoothly, as Islam was and still considered the religion of natural disposition.

The door to Islam has undoubtedly been open to non-Arabs from the beginning. Among the most famous non-Arab early Muslims were Bilal ibn Rabah, an Abyssinian (among the earliest to enter Islam), and Salman the Persian. So the premise of the question – that Islam began as a religion of the Arabs – is valid only to the extent that the earliest followers of a message that originated in Arabia were of course Arabic-speaking people. The door was never closed and this is born out by the history of the earliest Muslims.

If you would like an event to reference, perhaps the first “official” invitation to the non-Arabic world will be helpful for you…

You may reference the letters from Prophet Muhammad (s) to the leaders of Abyssinia, Persia and Rome (among others), inviting them and their people to accept Islam. These letters were sent in the year 628 (7 years after the migration from Makkah to Madinah). I have included a link to one of the most prominent books of Prophetic Biography/Islamic History called “The Sealed Nectar”. You can read the letters there and find a wealth of other information.

Also for your reference, Muslims consider Islam in it’s general meaning (which may be summarized as: Submission to the One True God) as the religion of all Prophets, revealed to different nations according to their circumstances. So we consider Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad (peace be upon them all!) to be Muslims in the sense that they submitted themselves to the will of their Creator and taught pure monotheism, even though the details of their respective messages differed. This is why many Muslims find it strange to hear Islam referred to as being exclusive to a particular tribe or nation.

Its always been a religion with non-Arabs

Check out Bilal one of the first followers of Islam was Ethiopian

Islam does not start with Arabs but ends with it, the message has been and is for everyone.

Islam = worshiping only the one God
Therefore the first man to worship God was Adam.

Jesus never made a world religion he just continued Islam.
That was Constantine, the Romans, and good old Mithraic traditions you’re thinking of.

Great, so how long before atheism takes over? Evolution will eventually rule out religion. Hopefully my children will be alive to witness all these myths crumbling one by one.
Keep preaching and praying, no one will be listening anymore.

Who on earth calls it a world religion?
Its a religion of few who have no choice but to stick to it,go and speak to them in person and you will get the truth..

Very very well said PINK ROSES,kudos to you.

And ISLAM LITE(ha ha ha) you have enough of best answers by religion bashing so Ms.Hypocrite just stop lecturing the non muslim world for god’s sake.We all know who are those who find your answers as best.

Honestly speaking I find Buddhism,Hinduism and of course Christianity as world religions.
Cheers

Since Adam peace be upon him.

i guest when non muslim meet muslim and learn Islam