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Islam in brief
By Wali Abdur Rahman
Introduction
Islam means ‘Peace and Submission to the will of
Allah’ (Almighty God) and whoever does this is
called a ‘Muslim’
Islam has two main sources:
1- The Qur’an (Revelation)
2- The teachings of
Prophet Muhammad
(Peace be upon Him)
Universality of Islam
• Only 15-20% of the
World’s 1.7 billion plus
Muslim population, are
Arabs
• Islamic teachings are
universal in nature
which transcend race,
colour and ethnicity
Basic principles
• Every human being is born pre-formatted
to submit to GOD alone
• Human beings have free will
• No compulsion in religion
• People are born without any inherited sin
• All humans from Adam and Eve
• All people are equal except those who
have more piety
Islamic values
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Compassion
Honesty
Forgiveness
Kindness
Love
Inclusivity
Sharing
Mindfulness
Patience
Fairness
Allah (Almighty God)
• "Allah" is the same word used by Christian
Arabs and Jewish Arabs in their Bible, centuries
before Islam came
• "Allah" comes from the Arabic word “ilah“ a god'
or something worshipped
• No gender - "He" is used only out of respect and
dignity
• Always singular - Never plural
• Means “The Only One to be Worshipped”
• He is self-sufficient, has no Parents, no Children
and is ever-living
Messengers and Prophets
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Adam
Noah
Abraham
Isac
Ishmael
Jacob
Joseph
Moses
Aaron
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Joshua
David
Soloman
Jesus
John the Baptist
And finally…
Muhammad
Who was Muhammad?
• Born in 570 C.E. in Mecca, Saudi Arabia and
• Muhammad means “Praised one" or “Praising
one."
• His Father died before he was born
• His mother died when he was 6
• His Grandfather and the his uncle looked after him
• His nickname since before becoming a Prophet
was "Al-Alamin" (the Trustworthy) due to his
integrity and always upholding any trust given to
him
Who was Muhammad?
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He was a shepherd
He became a trader
He married Khadijah when he was 25
They had 4 daughters and 2 sons (sons died in
infancy)
Received the Qur’an through the Angel Gabriel
at the age of 40 for 23 years
He was thrown out of his home city, Mecca
He migrated with his followers to Medinah
Died in 633 C.E. in Medinah, Saudi Arabia
5 Pillars of Islam (basic duties)
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Testimony of Faith
5 Daily Prayers
Zakah (Almsgiving)
Fasting in Ramadan
Hajj (Pilgrimage to
Makkah)
1st Pillar: Testimony of Faith
Part one – There is no Deity worthy of worship
except Allah (Almighty God)
The One & Unique ‘Perfect’ Lord of all that exists
and the only one deserving Worship
Part two – Muhammad (Peace be upon Him), is
the Messenger of God
The last in a chain of Prophets & Messengers
chosen by God to deliver His message & guide
people to the Worship of One God
2nd Pillar: The Prayer
• 5 daily prayers
• State of purity
required
• Clean clothes
required
• Clean and quiet
space required
• Only 10-15 minutes
required for each
prayer
3rd Pillar: Zakah (Almsgiving)
• To pay 2.5% of
annual savings
• If amount retained
over a year is above
threshold
• Obligatory tax
• Distributed to people
within 8 categories
inc. the poor & needy
4th Pillar: Fasting
• During the daylight
hours in Ramadan,
Muslims abstain from
food, drink and
marital relations
• Training to be a better
Muslim and attain
God-Consciousness
• Teaches self-control
and discipline
5th pillar: Pilgrimage to Makkah
• A once in a lifetime
trip
• At least 3 million
people from all over
the World
• Human Brotherhood
• All gather together to
pray to God and ask
for His mercy and
forgiveness
Shah Jahan Mosque,Woking
Muslims in Britain
Muslims in Wiltshire
• Trowbridge has largest Moroccan
Community in UK after London
• Plus a growing multi-ethnic Muslim
population
• Plus a number of White British converts
• Trowbridge Mosque built in 1997
• WICC set up in 2008
• 2,074 Muslims in Wiltshire
• 51,000 in the South West
• 2.7m in the UK (Census 2011)
Census 2011
Hate Crime post Brexit - UK
In 2015/16, there were 62,518 offences increase of 19% (52,465 in 2014/15)
– 49,419 (79%) race
– 7,194 (12%) sexual orientation
– 4,400 (7%) religion
– 3,629 (6%) disability
– 858 (1%) transgender
– It is possible for one hate crime offence to have
more than one motivating factor
Hate crime in Wiltshire
• Six months on, 40% rise in reports of racist hate
crimes across the county.
• A Wiltshire Times probe found that between June
and September, the number of alleged hate
crimes in Wiltshire rose to 294 – up from 209 for
the same period in 2015.
• Numbers peaked in August when there was a 71
per cent increase in racial discrimination. For all
four months, Wiltshire Police recorded double digit
percentage increases in hate crimes every time.
Pupils’ concerns
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Islamophobia
Inadvertent racism and bullying
Global politics
Religious practice in front of friends
Peer pressure
Rise of ‘Islamic’ extremism
Rise of right wing extremism
PREVENT
Employment prospects
Employment
www.theguardian.com/education/2016/jan/30/ethnic-minority-graduates-earn-less-struggle-to-build-careers
Dealing with Muslims
• It is difficult to know how each individual
likes to be treated
• It is important not to be insensitive and
unsympathetic, but at the same not to be
patronising
• Islam requires its followers to observe its
teachings in everyday life, on a social as
well as individual and spiritual level
Dietary Requirements
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Muslims are forbidden to eat pork
Alcohol forbidden
Most Muslims eat Halal slaughtered meat
If Halal meat requested, it should be
provided
• Vegetarian alternative should always be
available
Festivals
• Two festivals in
Islam
• 1- Eid-ul-Fitr
– Marks the end of
Ramadhan
• 2- Eid-ul-Adha
– Marks the end of
the Hajj pilgrimage
to Makkah
Islam condemns terrorism
• Islam unequivocally prohibits indiscriminate
bombings such as what happened on 9/11, 7/7
etc..
• Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) stressed the
prohibition of killing women, children, the elderly
etc.. even in times of war
• Foreign policies of ‘the west’ is not an excuse
• Terrorists are misguided and ignorant of Islamic
teachings and do not follow the advice of the
real scholars of Islam
The Guardian, 14 January 2015
“The fact is that the role of
religion in radicalisation (and
deradicalisation) is grossly
overestimated. There is
actually no empirical evidence
to support the claim that
religion (any religion) and
ideology are the primary
motivators of violent
extremism. The revelation that
wannabe foreign fighters
prepared for battle by reading
copies of Islam for Dummies
and The Koran for Dummies,
underscores this. The point
has also been made by some
of the world’s most renowned
scholars of terrorism who
agree that other factors play a
much larger role.”
Islamophobia and the media
• Number of anti-Muslim hate crimes has increased,
ranging from "death threats and murder to
persistent low-level assaults, such as spitting and
name-calling," for which the media and politicians
have been blamed with fuelling anti-Muslim hatred
(University of Exeter report 2010).
• 2006 Home Office report revealed that AsianMuslim youths "are in fact the most tolerant of all"
and that white British youths "have far more
intolerant attitudes," concluding that intolerance
from the white British community was a greater
“barrier to integration”.
• Islamophobia: New hate crime category
Status of Women
• All Men and Women are equal before God
• All Men and Women are equal before the Law
• Women, like men, have:
– The obligation to seek education
– The right to engage in business
– The right to work and keep all earnings
– The right to inherit
– Keep their family name and identity
• Certain cultural practices are often against Islam,
not because of it
Women in Islam: Always first!
• The first person to convert to Islam was a woman
• The first martyr in Islam was a woman
• “The best of you (men) are those who are best to
their wives” – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
• “Your mother, your mother, your mother and then
your father!”
What’s the difference?
Re-evaluating history
• Mansa Musa (1280 – 1337)
– Muslim Emperor of West African Mali Empire
– Richest person in history
• Ibn Batuta (1304 – 1368)
– Moroccan Muslim traveler
– One of the greatest travelers of all time
• Zheng He (1371–1433)
– Muslim Explorer of Chinese Ming Dynasty
– Great achievements before Columbus and
Marco Polo
Resources
Key dates for 2017
• Ramadhan:
– 27th May – 25th June (TBC)
• Eid-Ul-Fitr:
– 26th June (TBC)
• Eid-Ul-Adha:
– 3rd September (TBC)
• Dates confirmed only 1 or 2
days prior due to sighting of
the new moon
Further reading/ links
Qur’an online:
http://quran.com
Understanding Islam:
www.islam-guide.com
Web: www.wiltshire-icc.org
Muslim Civilization:
www.muslimheritage.com
Email: [email protected]