Like most of the continent of Africa, Libyans take on the religion of Islam.  In Libya, there is no separation of religion and state. The lives of those in Libya are intertwined with religion and nationality. For example, in Thailand they believe in Hinduism. For one to be Thai, is to be Hindu. They are born being told that they are of this religion because of where they live. Just like in Thailand, in Libya, to be Libyan is to be Islamic, in most cases.
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Islam came to be in A.D. 610 when a prophet name Muhammad preached revelations that he claimed to be from Allah, his form of God. In A.D. 622, the religion really took off and Muhammad began to get more and more followers. The Quran is of Muhammad's experience with God. Rules were created and put in the Quran in order to instruct the followers in how to live life. This Islamic religion spread to Libya and other African countries. [2]


Unlike the United States and other countries, there is no freedom of religion in Libya. All Libyans are to take the Islamic faith and abide by it. It is rare to find a Christian in Libya, so there has not been much of an impact from.Libya has the highest amount of Buddhism in all of the northern African countries with 0.3%. [3] There are very few Judaist in Libya, as Islam is 97% of the country's religion. The 3% of other religions in Libya are of immigrants coming from Asian countries.


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One myth about Islam is that all Islamic people are terrorists. That is untrue. There are certain types of Islam, some more radical than others. Especially in Libya, based on events in the past years, it is easy to think that Islamic Libyans are all awful people but that is a false assumption. I have not read the Quran so I cannot speak for what is written in it, but according to this article, there is a chapter that speaks of peace.[5]




[1]http://africawiki.wikispaces.com/file/view/Libyan_Religions.JPG/34195179/Libyan_Religions.JPG
[2]http://countrystudies.us/libya/50.htm
[3]http://us.wow.com/wiki/Religion_in_Libya
[4]https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4X-RSBMI4yDfYmIg-nGomPXkZu3WqLtfDGqHB9yPgyY_bATRv7E-ViFFYRGTrCIhnNtrwl0KsTp99k1bVEQD3ghxq3ND06iihZz-aT1bKkHtJPCvA93y-BrrZ3HSoKaObf5LnGpWMyTE/s1600/Islam+Symbol+(31).jpg
[5]http://islam.about.com/od/terrorism/f/terrorism.htm