Who is widely regarded as the founder of Islam?

• A. Muhammad
• B. Abu Bakr
• C. Ali
• D. Ismail

Answer: (A)

Prophet Muhammad is widely regarded as the founder of Islam because he received and proclaimed God's revelations, which were later compiled into the Qur'an, and he established the early Muslim community and its practices in 7th‑century Arabia. The faith centers on his mission to teach monotheism and submission to God, making him the starting point of Islam as a organized religious movement. Other figures like Abu Bakr (the first caliph after Muhammad), Ali (a key early leader and central in Shi’a Islam), or Ismail (a noted prophetic figure in Islamic tradition) are important in history, but they do not mark the origin of the religion itself.