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ENGAGING
WITH ISLAM
THE BASICS
Muslim:
Arabic word meaning ‘one who submits (to God)’
Allah:
Arabic word for God
Islam was founded by Mohammed
In the 6th Century
THE BASICS
Mohammed:
Born in Makkah [currently Mecca in Saudi Arabia] in the
year 570. Father died before his birth and his mother died
shortly thereafter, he was raised by his uncle. He was
raised illiterate, unable to read or write, and remained so
till his death.
Aged 40 he received his first revelation from God through
the Angel Gabriel. The revelations continued for twentythree years, and they are collectively known as the
*Source Isalm-guide.com
Quran.
THE BASICS
THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM
Shahdah: Declaring that there is no god except
God, and that Mohammed is God’s messenger
Salaat: Ritual prayers – 5 times a day
Zakat: Giving 2.5% of ones savings to the
poor and needy
Sawm: Fasting during Ramadan
Hajj: Pilgrimage to Mecca
THE BASICS
Branches of Islam:
Muslims are split into two main branches, the Sunnis and
Shia. The split originates in a dispute soon after the death
of the Prophet Muhammad over who should lead the
Muslim community. The great majority of Muslims are
Sunnis - estimates suggest the figure is somewhere
between 85% and 90%.20 Jun 2014
*Source BBC news
THE BASICS
Muslim Beliefs:
Monotheism: There is one God only – Allah
• Jesus is not God. The Holy Spirit is not God. There is just
God Almighty who is the Creator.
• Belief in the association of anything to God [the Trinity]
is not only wrong it is a sin which must be repented of
before death*.
“God will not forgive any the association of anything
with Him; but He will forgive any lesser offense to
whomsoever He chooses" [Qur'ân 4:47, 115]
*Source muslimconverts.com
Jesus answered him,
“The first of all the
commandments is: ‘Hear, O
Israel, the LORD our God,
the LORD is one.
Mark 12:29
ATOMS
Nucleus
Protons +ve
Neutrons
Electrons -ve
NITRATES
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image,
according to Our likeness; let them have dominion
over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air,
and over the cattle, over all the earth and over
every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
Psalm 51:11
Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me.
JOHN 14:6
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long,
and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who
has seen Me has seen the Father;
JOHN 10:30-33
Jesus said, “…I and My Father are one.”
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. Jesus
answered them, “Many good works I have shown you
from My Father. For which of those works do you stone
Me?” The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good
work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and
because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”
JOHN 8:58-59
Jesus said to them [the Jews],
“Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was,
I AM.” Then they took up stones to throw at Him;
Mark 14:61-62
…the high priest asked Him, “Are You the Christ,
the Son of the Blessed?”
Jesus said, “I am. And you will see the Son of Man
sitting at the right hand of the Power, and
coming with the clouds of heaven.”
THE BASICS
Muslim Beliefs:
Salvation is earned
• Good Muslims go to heaven – but there is no certainty
• You have to done more good deeds than bad. The
scales must be on your side
CORNERSTONE
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest frame
But wholly trust in Jesus name