Some Basic Characteristics of Islam

George Bernard Shaw is reported to have said:
"I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because
of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to
possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phases of existence which
can make itself appeal to every age. I have studied him—the wonderful
man—and in my opinion far from being an Antichrist, he must be called
the Savior of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the
dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems
in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness. I have
prophesied about the faith of Muhammad that it would be acceptable to the
Europe of tomorrow as it is beginning to be acceptable to the Europe of
today."7
The question is, what are those characteristics of Islam which have won
millions of followers to the Faith in the past and which make it so
appealing to the modern age?

Some of the major characteristics of Islam
are given in the next posting.