Transcript What Muslims Believe - MOUNT CARMEL RELIGION

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Originating in Arabia, Islam has spread throughout
the world and there is an estimated 1.1 billion
Muslims in the world. Islam is a religion which is
second only to Christianity in size and is prevalent
in all corners of the world.
Muslims are followers of
the religion of Islam.
The words Muslim
and Islam both
come from an
Arabic word which
means SUBMISSION.
A Muslim is therefore
someone who has
submitted to God.
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The religion started in Makkah, Arabia in 7th
Century CE, although God’s revelation and
religion is much older, in that Muslims believe
that the first prophet was Adam. His final
revelation was given to Muhammad who was
the seal of the prophets and the holy words
(the Qur'an) revealed to him via the angel
Gabriel where the final revelation of God
(Allah) to mankind. They recognise the other
prophets such as Moses (Musa), Abraham
(Ibrahim) and Jesus (Isa) but Muhammad is
Allah’s final and most important prophet. There
are in total 28 prophets named in the Qur'an.
Muslims believe that there is one God, whom
they called ALLAH. They believe that Allah is
ETERNAL which means he was never born
and will never die. He made everything,
knows everything and is all-powerful, so
human beings must worship him. Muslims
believe that Allah sent PROPHETS to teach
people how to live. A Muslim’s beliefs and
values are found in the Five Pillars of Islam
which are obligatory To become a Muslim
you need only utter the words, ‘There is no
God but Allah and Muhammad is his
prophet’, in front of witnesses and you have
become a Muslim.
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A prophet is someone who tells
people what God wants.
Muslims do not use
SYMBOLS in the
way that followers
of some other
religions do. When
a symbol is needed
for Islam, the one
most often used is
a star and crescent
moon.
The language of Islam is Arabic. To be
understood by people who cannot read
it, Arabic words have to be changed into
other alphabets. The sounds of letters in
English are not the same as the sounds of
Arabic letters so sometimes different
spellings are used.
Muslims do not worship Muhammad*. They
believe that only Allah should be
worshipped and Muhammad* was not
Allah. However, Muhammad* is given
great respect as Allah’s most important
prophet and to show this whenever they
mention Muhammad’s* name Muslims
add the words peace be upon him.
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All male Muslims are circumcised, following
in the footsteps of Muhammad. This can be
done between 0 –12 years of age, though
normally it will happen at the celebration
feast called Aqiqah after the birth of the
baby (normally 7 days after the birth of the
child).
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There are main different festivals celebrated
throughout the Muslim calendar.
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Explain why Muslims believe they should submit
to Allah.
Where did the religion of Islam originate from?
What do Muslims believe about Muhammad*?
Where are a Muslims beliefs and values found?
Draw the symbol used in Islam.
Draw a symbol which symbolises you .
What is a prophet??Name a prophet?
Name one other thing you found out today
about Islam
Homework: Research the Five Pillars of Islam and
write them down for the next day.