Religious Analysis of Islam Through the Quran and Hadith Islam may be considered an exotic religion to many in the western part of the globe. Westerners' impression of this is usually obtained through media outlets depicting Islamic countries or groups in the midst of a holy war. The wars, called Jihad, are usually waged by Islamic fundamentalists who use terrorism to spread their messages, giving Islam a negative reputation. Due to the lack of understanding of this highly publicized religion, many conflicts arise between people living in the Eastern and Western worlds. In turn, this causes problems between different cultures through various political and religious battles that arise from these misconceptions. To prevent future conflicts, it is important that people around the world have a better understanding of other religions. To interpret Islam from an objective point of view it is simpler to use Religiological Analysis, a system that breaks down religion into specific terms: Epistemology, Ontology, Anthropology, Psychology, Teleology and Methodology. The epistemology of Islam is contained in the holy book called the Quran which was revealed in Arabic to the prophet Muhammad with the exact words of God through the angel Gabriel. The Quran means remembering, clarifying, reciting, reading and criterion. It contains truths about everything and functions as a reminder of all previously revealed books. When Muhammad was forty years old, he had his first revelation and continued to do so for the next twenty-two years, remembering each revelation and then having it transcribed by scholars. The entire book is made up of chapters that are believed to have been put in order by Muhammad himself and are word for word of God. This book is the most read and memorized book in the world, and due to the number of people who have memorized it , has helped it remain unchanged for the last fourteen centuries. It contains truths about the world and our existence until the end (the Day of Judgment), it is also a guide for us on a way of living and worshiping God. In addition to the Quran, also the Sunnah, known as the customs or practices of the prophet Muhammad is considered a source of knowledge by Muslims who consider him an exemplary human being and seek to emulate his actions and lifestyle. His actions and words were recorded and recorded in what is known as the Hadith, a collection of his actions throughout his life.