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Islam
Adana Mosque in Turkey
(2nd largest Mosque in the Middle East)
A Voice in the Desert
• A.D. 600’s in Arabia
• No central government
• Clans fought over wealth
& power
• Worshipped gods &
goddesses (Mecca)
• Muhammad often prayed
in desert caves.
• Muhammad hear the
voice of an angel
Muhammad
 Ordered by the angel to
tell of Allah
 Received 100’s of
messages over 22 years
 All messages were
memorized or wrote
down
 After his death, all of
the messages were put
into the Qur’an
 The Qur’an is the Holy
Book of Islam
Muhammad’s Message
One God
2. Believers had to
obey the law
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To obtain a picture of Mohammad you
must first read the Koran and only then
you will find it, in your heart, as we see
the picture of Mohammad lies in the
heart of every believing muslim.
Unpopular ideas
Merchants made profit off
of visitors
Merchants wanted Arabs
to believe in many gods
Clan leaders did not want
one big community
Rulers threatened
Muhammad
Muhammad Leaves Mecca
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622 A. D.
Muhammad and followers
went 200 miles away to
Medina
Event called HIJRAH or
“flight”
Event marks the
beginning of the Islamic
calendar
Eventually, Mecca would
welcome Muhammad
back
Five Pillars of Islam
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Only one G-d and
Muhammad is G-d’s
prophet
Pray (5) times per day
towards Mecca
Help the poor
Fast during the holy
month of Ramadan
Go on a pilgrimage to
Mecca
*Other rules
Other laws…
• In some countries Muslim men could have up to (4)
wives. Each wife treated with respect.
• No ALCOHOL
• No PORK
• Rules on Property Inheritance
Believers & Non Believers
• Those who obey go to heaven when they die
• Those who do not obey would burn in fire
Ramadan
• Comes from an Arabic word for
intense heat and scorched ground
and shortness of rations
• Ninth month of the Islamic
calendar
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Month the Qur’an was revealed
Begins September 13th
The most The month during which
the Quran blessed and spiritually-
beneficial month of the Islamic
year
• Prayers, fasting, charity, and selfaccountability are stressed
• Religious observances are kept
throughout the month.
Eid
• Marks the end of Ramadan
• Breaking of the fasting period.
• Awake early and then after
praying the first normal
everyday prayer, eat in a small
quantity
• Attend special congregational
prayers
• Then attend prayer at a
mosque or in large open areas,
stadiums or arenas.
• Encouraged to dress in their
best attire
• Also thank God for the help
and strength
Prayer Rugs
• Q. What are prayer rugs, and how are
they used by Muslims?
• A.
• During Islamic prayers, worshippers bow
& kneel on the ground in humility before
God.
• The only requirement in Islam is that
prayers be performed in an area that is
clean.
• Prayer rugs are not universally used by
Muslims, nor specifically required in
Islam.
• But they have become a traditional way
for many Muslims to ensure the
cleanliness of their place of prayer.
• Create an isolated space to concentrate
in prayer.