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ISLAM What it means to be a MUSLIM? Meaning of Islam • Islam is ‘Submission to the Will of Allah (Deity). •Islam is derived from the word SALAAM (peace), so its literal meaning is PEACE. •The people who practice Islam are called MUSLIMS. There is an estimate of 1.2 billion (1,200,000,000) Muslims in the world! The 5 Pillars of Islam • Shahadah (Creed) To testify that Allah alone is worthy of worship and Muhammad (peace be upon Him) is His final Messenger • Salaah (Prayer) Muslims pray 5 times a day daily • Sawm (Fasting) Muslims fast for 29/30 days and have nothing to eat between sunrise & sunset • Zakaah (Alms giving) Muslims are supposed to give a fixed proportion of their savings (2.5%) for endeavours such as helping the poor. In this way, their wealth is “made pure” • Hajj (Pilgrimage) Muslims make a visit to the House of Allah in Makkah, once in a life time if one can afford in doing so Believing in the Holy Books •Muslims believe in the FOUR Holy and Sacred books which were revealed to the Prophets from the Lord brought down by the arch angel, Jibraa’il (Gabriel). •They were: 1) The PSALMS (Biblical name) / ZABUR (Qur’anic name) revealed to Prophet David (Dawood – P.B.U.H) 2) The TORAH (Biblical name) / TAURAAT (Qur’anic name) revealed to Prophet Moses (Musa – P.B.U.H) 3) The BIBLE (Biblical name) / INJEEL (Qur’anic name) revealed to Prophet Jesus (‘Esa – P.B.U.H) 4) The KORAN (Biblical name) / QUR’AN (Qur’anic name) revealed to Prophet Mohamet (Muhammad – P.B.U.H) Prophets in Islam Muslims believe that there were about 124,000 prophets who came to earth to spread the message of the Lord. They included, prophet: Nuh (PBUH) NOAH Aadam (PBUH) ADAM Idris (PBUH) Enoch Yusuf (PBUH) Joseph Ibrahim (PBUH) Abraham Ya’qub (PBUH) Jacob Musa (PBUH) Moses Eisaa (PBUH) Jesus Muhammad (PBUH) Mohammed Note: PBUH = Peace Be Upon Him The slides have been designed by Mullah H Din who is an Islamic cleric. [email protected]