Transcript 'Islam: Behind The Veil'

"Islam: Behind
The Veil"
2 Corinthians
3:14-18
History of Islam
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Mohammed (570-632)
Born in Mecca, Arabia
Month of Ramadan - first vision
Islam - "submission to the will of Allah"
The Qur'an
• Sacred, literal word of God, sent down from
heaven
• Only miracle performed by Mohammed
• 4/5th size of NT
• Sacred Arabic; poetry
The Pillars Of Islam
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Only One God
Prayer
Almsgiving
Fasting
Pilgrimage
Jihad
Only One God
• "There is no god but the God and Mohammad
is His Apostle"
• ("Allah" is the Arabic form of the Hebrew
Elohim)
Prayer
• Facing Mecca
• Before sunrise, at noon, in the afternoon, at
sunset, and at night before retiring
Almsgiving
• 5-10% to help the poor at the end of Ramadan
• "To have is to share"
Fasting
• During Ramadan ("the scorching sun")
• From dusk to dawn
• No smoking
Pilgrimage
• To Mecca
• "The road to Mecca is paved with the graves
• of the pilgrims"
Jihad
• "Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our
leader. The Qur'an is our law. Jihad is our way!
Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope"
Omar Ahmad, Council on American-Islamic
Relations
Beliefs Of Islam
• Wine and alcoholic drinks, gambling,
stealing, adultery, and conversion to
Christianity forbidden.
• Jesus was only a prophet. Not the Son of God,
not crucified, not raised from the dead.
• 1 John 2:22
Aim of Islam
"Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other
faith, but to become dominant. The Qur'an
should be the highest authority in America. I
wouldn't want to create the impression that I
wouldn't like the government of the United
States to be Islamic sometime in the future."
Omar Ahmad
Growth of Islam
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1.5 billion people
23% bow to Mecca
7 million Muslims in the United States
2nd largest religion in the world
How Do We Reach Muslims?
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Not all Muslims are terrorists
Be knowledgeable of the Qur'an
Pray for them
Set a good example before them
Be willing to study with them
2 Corinthians 3:16-18