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• Monotheistic
• 1.3 billion followers
• Founded by the Prophet Muhammad in the
Arabian Peninsula in the seventh century CE
• "Islam" means "surrender" or "submission,"
which implies that a believer fully accepts
the will of Allah, or God
• Mosque is the place of worship
• Southwest Asia and North Africa,
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh,
Indonesia, and Malaysia
• Holy book is the Quran (Koran):
• Comprised of divine revelations dictated to
the Prophet Muhammad by the angel
Gabriel from about 610 until Muhammad's
death in 632.
• Muslims believe that the Quran in the
holy original Arabic is the literal word of
Allah transmitted to the Prophet
Muhammad (the Messenger) for humanity
Arabic script on a leaf of the
Koran, the holy book of Islam. Koran
means "recitation" in Arabic, and the
spoken Koran is believed to be the
word of Allah as revealed to the
Prophet Muhammad. To Muslims, the
Koran is the final testament of divine
law.
1. Profession of faith, "There is no god but God; Muhammad is
the prophet of God," must be recited at least once in a
person's lifetime.
2. Muslims must pray five times daily facing Mecca (the holiest
city in Islam)
3. Muslims must pay the zakat, an obligatory tax on possessions
and cash.
4. Muslims must fast during daylight hours during Ramadan, the
ninth month of the lunar calendar.
5. Muslims should make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in
their lifetime called the hajj.
• Eid al Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)
• 4-day-long Muslim celebration of the Koranic story of Abraham, who was
asked by God to prove his devotion to Him by sacrificing his son.
• Celebrated in Muslim countries around the world to commemorate
Abraham's devotion and God's decision to spare Ishmael.
• Coincides with the conclusion of the hajj
• Traditionally sacrifice an animal for the feast, donating a portion to the
poor and sharing the rest with friends and family
• Season of Ramadan ends with festivities called Id (Eid) al-Fitr. (FastBreaking)
• For 3 or f4 days, people visit one another and exchange gifts and food.
• In Muslim nations, businesses close, and the streets are crowded with revelers.
• Because the lunar calendar has only 355 days, the dates change each year
according to the Western calendar
• Shiism
• Shiites (Shias) believe that the prophet Muhammad
designated a successor—his son-in-law Ali—and that Ali's
descendants are the only rightful Islamic leaders
• Emerged in opposition to the political dominance of Sunnism
in most areas
• Sunnism
• Believe that the leadership of Islam passed from Muhammad
in the seventh century to the caliph (religious leader) elected
from Muhammad's tribe. (Any good Muslim male could be the
caliph)
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