Transcript Islam Beliefs 14

Five Pillars of Islam
1) Declaration of Faith: “No God but Allah; Muhammad is
the prophet of Allah.”
2) Prayer: Five times daily facing the holy city of Mecca
(Makkah).
3) Charity: Islam requires a person to give approximately
2.5% of wealth to charity.
4) Fasting/Ramadan: Cannot eat, drink, or have sexual
relations from dawn to sunset.
5) Hajj: Pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca once in
lifetime.
Hajj
• Every able bodied Muslim who could
afford to do so.
• What does the pilgrimage consist of?
– Walk 7 times counter-clockwise
around the Kabba.
– Kiss the black stone.
– Run back and forth 7 times between
the two hills.
– Drink from the well.
– Stand vigil on the plains of Mount
Arafat.
– Stoning the Devil Ritual
– Shave heads and sacrifice an animal.
– 3 Day Festival.
• 3 M people
Black
Stone
Ramadan
• Meant to teach
patience,
sacrifice, and
humility.
• Purification
• Exceptions??
Jihad
• A personal struggle in devotion to Islam
involving spiritual discipline.
• Holy war in the name of Islam against infidels.
Islamic Sects
S
Sunni
Shitte (Shia)
• Largest Group (85%)
• Leader of Muslim world
can be any capable Muslim.
• Leader must be descendant
of Muhammad.
Some religious differences have occurred as a result, but main
beliefs are the same.
Diet
• No pig products. Why?
• No alcohol consumption.
Shari’a: Islamic
Law
• Law code taken
directly from the
Koran to govern
over Muslims.
• Iran & Saudi
Arabia
• Most Middle
Eastern countries
have laws
influenced by
Shari’a law.
Muslims World Wide
• 1.5 billion (2nd behind Christianity) 20-25%
Prayers
• A translation of the Call to Prayer is:
• God is most great. God is most
great.
God is most great. God is most
great.
I testify that there is no god except
God.
I testify that there is no god except
God.
I testify that Muhammad is the
messenger of God.
I testify that Muhammad is the
messenger of God.
Come to prayer! Come to prayer!
Come to success (in this life and the
Hereafter)!
Come to success!
God is most great. God is most
great.
There is no god except God.