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Islam
Origin of Islam
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Islam originated from Prophet
Muhammad
Muhammad was born around the year
570 and was orphaned at an early age
At age 40, during a retreat in the hills
outside Mecca ,the angel Gabriel
appeared and informed him that he was
God's chosen messenger.
Started the new religion
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Meccans first ignored Muhammad
Most of Muhammad’s prophecy
came true
People started to accept his belief
Later, he stopped disputes between
two main tribes from the city of
Yathrib
Accepted as prophet by leaders
Within ten years after
Muhammad’s death, Muslims had
defeated many countries
Spread of Islam
Therefore,Muslim spreads to Sassanids of Persia,
Byzantines Persia,Iraq, Syria, and Egypt.(mostly middleEast and Eastern-Europe)
Symbol Of Islam
• The crescent moon and star is an internationallyrecognized symbol of the faith of Islam
• featured on the flags of several Muslim countries
• symbol actually pre-dates Islam by several
thousand years
• these ancient celestial symbols were in use by the
peoples of Central Asia and Siberia in their
worship of sun, moon, and sky gods
Symbol of Islam (Continued…)
• The city of Byzantium adopted the crescent moon symbol
• chose it in honor of the goddess Diana
• the crescent moon was featured on the city's flag even
before the birth of Christ
• early Muslim community did not really have a symbol
• During the time of the Prophet Muhammad, Islamic armies
and caravans flew simple solid-colored flags for
identification purposes
• In later generations, the Muslim leaders continued to use a
simple black, white, or green flag with no markings,
writing, or symbolism on it
Symbol of Islam (Continued…)
• Only until the Ottoman Empire that the crescent
moon and star became affiliated with the Muslim
world
• Turks adopted Constantinople’s flag and symbol
• There is speculation that the five points on the star
represent the five pillars of Islam, but this is not
true
The five points were not standard on the Ottoman
flags, it is still not standard on flags used in the
Muslim world today.
Islamic Festivals
•Allah (god) prescribed only two festivals for Muslims to celebrate, namely
•Hari Raya Puasa
•Hari Raya Haji
Hari Raya Puasa
• Significance
• Celebration on completion of the ritual of fasting.
• Remind a Muslim of self-control and submitting to the
will of Allah
• A day of rejoicing and thanksgiving.
• Muslims rejoice because they have fulfilled Allah’s
command of discipline, piety and collective worship.
• Observances
• Muslims wear new clothes and go to the mosque to pray.
• After that, they visit their friends and relatives to exchange
greetings and ask for forgiveness.
Hari Raya Haji
• Significance
• Reminder to Muslims how Allah provides and cares for
those who do his will
• Reminder to Muslims to give up everything for Allah
• Observances
• Congregational prayers at the mosque.
• Those who can afford it will observe the duty of sacrifice
in which sheep, lambs or cattle are slaughtered, facing the
direction of the Kaabah, in Mecca.
• The meat is shared amongst family members, neighbours
and the poor and needy.