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Christianity began in
Judah, in the city of
Bethlehem
Jesus was born and
believed to be the son of
God
He began a religion while
preaching a recruiting 12
apostles or followers
His 12 apostles helped to
spread the word of Jesus
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What made people appeal to Jesus?
He healed people
He told grade stories called parables (good
Samaritan)
He attracted people who were sick of Rome
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One of Jesus’ apostles Paul was a great
mission and helped spread the word of Jesus
throughout the world
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Peter was another apostles and he was
responsible for starting the church of Jesus,
this is known as Roman Catholicism
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Peter was the first Pope of the church, who is
the leader of the church
Anything before Jesus is
considered BC
Anything after Jesus is born is
considered AD (2014 AD)
This is do to the church
controlling time and the
calendar of years
Islam
Mecca: City in Western Arabia (Modern day Saudi Arabia)
c.
i.
Ka’aba: ancient shrine people came to worship at
1. Black stone- built by Abraham and son Ishmael
2. Contained 360 idols worshipped by many tribes
ii. Muhammad
1. Orphaned at age 6 and raised by grandfather and uncle
2. At age 25 Muhammad became a businessman and trader
Life changes: While meditating in a cave, he is visited by angel
Gabriel who proclaims to Muhammad to preach message
that there is only one true god
1. Began to preach and spread Islam
2. Not seen as divine (having extra power)
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Islam: Submission to will of Allah (god)
Muslim: One who has submitted
iii. Hijrah & Return to Mecca
1. in 622 AD, Mohammad and followers leave Mecca for Medina
and continue to spread Islam known as the Hijrah
2. Becomes “year 1” for Muslims
3. First mosque established for Islam
4. 630 AD, Muhammad returns to Mecca and destroys the
idols in the Ka’aba
5. Ka’aba becomes the most sacred site in Islam
6. Muhammad dies 2 years later at age of 62
 Muhammad did not name a successor or instructed his followers
on how to chose one
 Tribal customs led to the election of Abu-Bakr, a loyal friend of
Muhammad to be the successor
 Abu-Bakr became the first caliph or “successor” or “deputy”
 Later, disagreements over who should succeed caused a split in Islam
▪ Shi’a, or Shi’ites believe that the caliph needed to be a
descendent of Muhammad
▪ Sunni Muslims acknowledge the first four caliphs as rightful
successors of Muhammad even though they weren’t of same blood
3.
Five Pillars
Faith: There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger
of Allah
b. Prayer: Pray 5 times a day towards Mecca
c. Alms: Give alms (money for the poor)
d. Fasting: During holy month of Ramadan, Muslims fast between
dawn and sunset
e. Pilgrimage: Must visit Mecca at one point in lifetime if capable.
Known as the Hajj.
a.
4.
The Qur’an OR (KORAN)
a. Islamic holy text
b. Allah is the source of authority
c. Written in Arabic, only true version
Links to Judaism and Christianity
5.
a.
b.
c.
Muslims, Christians, and Jews trace ancestry back to Abraham
To Muslims, Allah is the same god that is worshipped in Christianity
and Judaism
Qur’an is the word of Allah as revealed to Muhammad in the same way that
Jews and Christians believe the Torah and the Gospels (books of the Biblethe sacred text of Christianity) were revealed to Moses and the New
Testament writers.
d.
All three are “people of the book” due to their use of a holy book
1. A Statistical Look
a. Today there are over 1.2 Billion Muslims in the world
b. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world
c. Experts predict that it will be the largest religion in the world
someday
d. Most populous Muslim countries include: Indonesia, Bangladesh,
Pakistan, and India.
e. Indonesia alone has over 175 Muslims which exceeds combined
total of Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Iraq, the traditional
heartlands of Islam
f. Populations are rising in Europe and North America
2.
Peaceful Islam vs. Radical Fundamental Islam
a. Islam, at heart, is a peaceful religion
b. Most Muslim’s faith is stronger than the average
Christian
c. Beginning in the 1970s and 1980s Islam remerged as a
potent political force, associated with both reform and
revolution
d. Radical Islamic Fundamentalists are opposed to
Western civilization’s way of life and imperialistic
pursuits
e. These fundamentalists represent a small percentage
of the population of Islam, so we must be careful not
to label or assume
f. Jihad: a holy war waged on behalf of Islam as a
religious duty; a personal struggle in devotion to Islam
especially involving spiritual discipline
g. No where in the Qu’ran does it say you will go to
paradise if you martyr yourself with a suicide bomb
h. Important: The majority of Muslims do not live this
way