Islam is the second most populous religion in the entire world, after Christianity, that will eventually be the secondary largest in America. Muslims are, and will increasingly be, our neighbors, our colleagues and our fellow citizens. Our ignorance in relation to Islam distorts our view of one-fifth of the world's population and causes us to misinterpret important events and phenomena in the USA and abroad. Harmony and safety cannot be achieved in ignorance, but can be promoted through knowledge and the understanding that grows from knowledge. Muslims are monotheists.They believe in one God, the creator, Sustainer, ruler and judge of the universe. Muslims have confidence in the prophets, not just the Prophet Muhammad, but also the prophets of the Hebrew Bible, including Abraham and then Moses, and of the New Testament, Jesus and John the Baptist. They tend to believe in angels, heaven, hell and the Day of Judgment. Islam teaches that God's miracle was accepted in the Torah, the New Testament as well as the Qur'an.