Transcript Introduction to Islam

Introduction to Islam
The Creed

And therefore
what God and the
prophet of God
require I will
believe and do.
Prayer
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One takes time in
prayer to renew the
effort to submit
one’s life to the will
of Allah, which
means recognizing
God’s greatness in
all of one’s affairs.
Almsgiving

The idea behind
charity is
solidarity and a
celebration of
unity and
oneness.
Ramadan
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The idea is to
practice selfdiscipline and place
the good things of
life in their proper
perspective, and it is
also a way of
practicing solidarity
with those who have
less.
Malcolm X
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Pilgrimage to Mecca
changed Malcolm X
and his ideas about
how to change
racism.
Islamic Mysticism
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Islamic mysticism,
called Sufism,
focuses on the
presence of the
Divine oneness
everywhere and
offers paths to the
attainment of union
with God.
The Muslim World
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Because everything
is sacred and all of
life is to be brought
into harmony with
this sacredness,
secular government
is seen as
problematic.
Muhammad (570-632)
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While Muhammad is
not seen as divine
and he is not
worshipped,
nevertheless, his
faith and experience
lie at the core of
Islam.
The Qur’an
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The Qur’an is to
Muslims what
Jesus (not the
Bible) is to
Christians.
The Qur’an

To profane the
Qur’an would be
like a Catholic
having to see
Holy Communion
misused and
abused.
Summary

Islam believes itself
to be the essence of
religion: plain and
perfect submission
to the absolute God
in all areas of life.