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Chinese Muslims pray in a mosque in Yinchuan.

out end. He is all-powerful, all-seeing, and all-knowing. For this reason, Muslims never try to depict God in statues or artwork. In fact, Islam forbids images of God, so that they can’t be worshipped like pagan idols. So how do Muslims know that God exists? They say he has revealed himself in certain ways. There is evidence in the order of the vast universe, and in the diversity of the world, and in the beauty and intricacy in each living thing. Looking at all this, Muslims see the only rational explana- tion as the Creator God.

What Do Muslims Believe?

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