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Islam
Islam
Origins:
 Founded in Saudi Arabia
around 622 AD
 Founded by Muhammad
 Believed in one god, Allah
 “Islam” = submission to
god (the religion)
 “Muslim” = a person who
submits to god (the people)
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Abraham
David
Moses*
Jesus*
Muhammad*
Islam
Origins:
 Muhammad
 Lived life as a trader
 Would often retreat to a
mtn near Mecca to pray &
meditate
 In 610, Muhammad had a
vision of the Angel Gabriel
giving him the word of god
Islam
Origins:
 Muhammad
 Muhammad returned to
Mecca and began to
preach the word of god as
he heard them
 Wealthy & powerful pagan
traders forced Muhammad
& his growing group of
followers to leave Mecca
Islam
Origins:
 Muhammad
 Fled to Madina, where he
amassed enough followers
to militarily defeat Mecca
 Upon return to Mecca,
Muhammad circled the
Kaaba & smashed the
pagan idols within
Islam
Beliefs:
 Ideas about Allah
One all powerful god, creator of
the universe
Personal & accessible
Is just, fair, & merciful
 After death each person is judged
for eternal afterlife in heaven or
hell
Islam
Beliefs:
 Prophets
 God has reveled himself to
several: Abraham, Moses, David,
Jesus
 Muhammad is the final prophet
Islam
Beliefs:
 Jihad
 believer's internal struggle to live
out the Muslim faith as well as
possible
 holy war: the struggle to defend
Islam, with force if necessary
 IS: protecting oneself, freedom
to practice, against oppression
 NOT: convert, imperialism
Islam
Beliefs:
 Sharia
 Spiritual & moral laws of Islam
outlined in Koran
Islam
Practices:
5 Pillars
most basic customs that support
Islam
1. Profession of Faith
 There is only 1 god, Allah, and
Muhammad is his messenger
Islam
Practices: 5 Pillars
2. Prayer
 Pray 5 times daily at
prescribed times (dawn, noon,
afternoon, evening, after
sundown)
 Face Mecca
Islam
Practices: 5 Pillars
3. Charity
 systematic giving of 2.5% of
one's wealth each year to benefit
the poor
Islam
Practices: 5 Pillars
4. Fasting
 Fast during the holy month of
Ramadan
Islam
Practices: 5 Pillars
5. Pilgrimage (Hajj)
 the journey to holy city of Mecca
that every adult Muslim must
undertake at least once
Islam
Facts:
• City = Mecca
•lesser = Medina, Jerusalem
• Day = Friday
• Book = Koran
• Cleric = Imam
• Place = Mosque
• Branches =
•Sunni
•Shia (Shi’ite)