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Followers of Islam, known as Muslims, believe that God (or, in Arabic, Allأƒئ’أ‚آ¢h) revealed his direct word for mankind to Muhammad (c. 570أƒآ¢أ¢â€ڑآ¬أ¢â‚¬إ“632) and other prophets, including Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. Muslims assert that the main written record of revelation to humankind is the Qur'an, which they believe to be flawless, immutable, and the final revelation of God. Muslims believe that parts of the Bible and the Torah have been forgotten, misinterpreted, or distorted by their followers. With that perspective they view the Qur'an as corrective of Jewish and Christian scriptures. Muslims hold that Islam is essentially the same belief as that of all the messengers sent by God to mankind since Adam, with the Qur'أƒئ’أ‚آ¢n (the one definitive text of the Muslim faith) codifying the final revelation of God. Islamic teaching sees Judaism and Christianity as derivations of the teachings of certain of these prophets - notably Abraham - and therefore acknowledges their Abrahamic roots, whilst the Qur'an calls them People of the Book. Islam has two primary branches of belief, based largely on a historical disagreement over the succession of authority after Muhammad's death; these are known as Sunni and Shi'ite. The basis of Muslim belief is found in the shahأƒئ’أ‚آ¢datأƒئ’أ‚آ¢n ("two statements"): lأƒئ’أ‚آ¢ ilأƒئ’أ‚آ¢hأƒئ’أ‚آ¢ illأƒئ’أ‚آ¢-llأƒئ’أ‚آ¢hu; muhammadur-rasأƒئ’أ‚آ»lu-llأƒئ’أ‚آ¢hi أƒآ¢أ¢â€ڑآ¬أ¢â‚¬? "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God." In order to become a Muslim, one needs to recite and believe these statements. All Muslims agree to this, although Sunnis further regard this as one of the five pillars of Islam. Faisal Mosque, located in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan, was built in 1986. It is one of the largest mosques in Asia.