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Formation and
Foundation of Islam
Outline:
What is Islam?
 What do Muslims believe? (How is
Islam practiced)
 History and origin?
 Major Regions
 How wide spread is Islam?
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What is Islam?
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Islam means
submission or
surrender to Allah
Second largest world
religions: 1 in every 5
people
Monotheism – like
Judaism and
Christianity
Christianity
5%
6%
Islam
0%
0%
0%
0%
4% 1%
Secular
31%
Hinduism
Chinese religion
Buddhism
13%
primal-indigenous
African
Sikhism
16%
22%
Juche
Spiritism
Judaism
Baha'i
Basic believes – Muslim Creed
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Muslims believe in one God
Angels
Prophets
Revealed Scripture
Day of Judgment
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Jihad – Jihad means struggle (Holy war)
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Religious practices
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five pillars of Islam which are duties
expected form all Muslim
-Shahadah: Statement of faith (Basic tenet of
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Islam)
Salah: Ritual prayers
Zakat: Alms giving
Sawm: Fasting during the month of Ramadan
Haji: Pilgrimage during the Islamic month
What Muslims believe about Allah,
life and After life?
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Allah is One God who is all powerful, and all
knowing.
He is Creator- first, last and everlasting
Man is created to worship Allah
Faith and action – Humility, sincerity, patience and
love
Fear of God
Man is equally capable of good and evil
Judgment
Major Groups of Islam
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Three important groups are recognized
Sunnis
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Shia – slightly different theology
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(Mohamed Ali the Eleven)
3.
Sufis (Mystic)
History Of Islam
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Islam’s developments resulted into major
political, economic and military effects within
and outside the Muslim world
Originated long before Mohamed (Adam,
Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus)
Originated in 7th Century Saudi Arabia
Introduced by the prophet Mohamed in 610
AD after he claimed to have had angelic
visitations wrote the Quran
History Of Islam/Islam by Regions
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Major periods of Islamic history are:
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Rise of Caliphate and Islamic civil wars
(632-750)
Golden Age (750-1258)
Turkish, Iranian and Indian empires
Modern times (1918-present)
Africa, South East Asia & Europe
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Rise of Caliphate and Islamic civil wars (632-750)
Golden Age (750-1258)
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A disintegration
of the monolithic
Arab empire
Socio-political
advancement
Crusades and
Mongol rule
Turkey
The Seljuk Turks
 Ottoman Empire
 secular state in
spite of a 99.8%
Islamic
population
 Secularism is
being challenged
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Iran
Zoroastrian culture
 Shi a Islam - 16th century (Safavids
dynasty)
 90% - Shia Islam
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India
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Sufism – 12th century
Islam is the second
most practiced religion
Appealing lower castes.
(154 M)
Pakistan (1947)
Modern times (1918-present)
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European Colonization
Independence, “oil wealth” and Israel
Conflicts with western culture
Africa
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Largest religion- 45%
Bantu people
Tanzania, Nigeria and
cote d’Ivore
South East Asia
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Historically Buddhist
Islam introduced by
Indian traders
co-existed with animist,
Hindu, and Buddhist
practices
Europe
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warfare, Islamic
explorers and traders
Muslim majority
communities - Balkan
region
Minority community France and U.K.
By 2050 1 in 5
Europeans may likely
be a Muslim
Islam in USA
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Fastest growing religion in USA
7 - 10 million Muslims
More than 1,200 mosques
Gaining most converts in prisons and on university campuses.
Majority of American converts to Islam are black (85-90 %)
How Widespread is Islam
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Predominant religion in Africa, Middle East
and some parts of Asia
China, the Balkan Peninsula and Russia have
large communities of Muslims
Arab countries – 20%
Indian subcontinent – 30%
Indonesia – 15.6%
Map of the Muslim world – A vast
but closed HARVEST FIELD
References
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http://www.allied-media.com/AM/
http://www.arabicbible.com/christian/islam_in_america.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_States
http://www.answering-islam.org/Shamoun/god.htm
http://www.allaboutreligion.org/Origin-Of-Islam.htm
http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/places/iran.htm
http://history-world.org/islam7.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Europe
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http://newshopper.sulekha.com/blogs/post/2008/10/what-domuslims-believe-about-allah.htm
http://www.islamicinformation.net/2008/05/how-do-muslimsview-nature-of-man.html
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