Islam is the religion and faith of about one fifth of the world’s population, or, more than 1.2 billion people. Its adherents are called Muslims. Interestingly, only 20% of the world’s Muslims are Arabs, but throughout the Arab world approximately 95% of the people are Muslims. Islam (which means “to submit to the will of God Almighty”) is the last in an ancient continuum of God’s messages revealed to humanity through chosen Messengers, from Adam to Muhammad — including Abraham, Noah, Moses and Jesus (peace be upon them all). There are about 650,000 Muslims in this country and half are Canadian-born. About one third trace their origins to the Indian subcontinent, one third from Arab and Middle Eastern countries, and the remaining third are from more than 30 other nations around the globe.