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Islam
Islam – Monotheistic Religion. Means
submission (to the will of God)
Muslim – Adherent to Islam
Quran – Holy Book or scripture (word of
God)
Sunnah and Hadith – Tradition; Teachings and
way of life of the Prophet Muhammad.
Percentage of Muslim Population Worldwide
Sects – Sunni, Shi’a and Khawarij
The 5 Pillars of Islam
Shahada – Profession of Faith
 Salat – Ritual Prayer
 Sawm Ramadan – Fast
 Zakat – Alms
 Hajj – Pilgrimage
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Faith
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Shahada: formulated declaration of belief
◦ “There is no god except God and
Muhammad is the messenger of God”
Prayer

Salat: obligatory 5 times daily prayer
◦ Dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and
nightfall
Prayers come from the Quran and are
said in Arabic
 It is preferable to worship together in a
mosque, but the prayers can be said
anywhere
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Call to Prayer
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.
The Fast
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Ramadan
◦ Month long fast from dawn to dusk
◦ Abstaining from food, drink and sexual
relations
◦ Observation begins at puberty
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Fasting is regarded as a method for self
purification as well as a means for gaining
sympathy for those who live without.
The Zakat
Zakat: The giving of alms
 All things belong to God and wealth is
entrusted to humans.
 Zakat is individually calculated, but it is
usually 2.5% of one’s income.
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Pilgrimage
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Annual pilgrimage to Makkah, the Hajj
◦ Obligatory for those who are financially and
physically able

Hajj begins the12th month of the Islamic
calendar
◦ It sometimes falls in the summer, sometimes
winter.
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Pilgrims wear simple garments as to stand
equal before God