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Islam-True and False #1 Muslims pray to a different God named Allah than Christians and Jews. False-Muslim pray to the same God as Christians and Jews. Allah= Arabic word for God. Yahweh=Hebrew word for God #2 According to the Qu’ran only women are told to cover themselves. Women are told to cover their “adornments” attractive qualities. Head scarf=hijab Women not to be a sexual object. Men not allowed to wear anything above their knees. Two-thirds of their upper body must be covered. #3 According to the Quran, women may only walk and pray behind men. False--Nowhere in the Qu’ran or Hadith does it say that women have to walk and pray behind men. In the holiest cities-Mecca and Medina, men and women pray standing next to each other. #4 Muslim men are allowed to marry multiple wives. Up to four wives. True– Muslim men would go off to war and leave their children and wives behind. Additional wives are allowed only if the first wife and successive wives approve. The husband has to provide equal money, clothes, food, love for all wives. #5 It is the mission of Muslims to convert all people and all nations to Islam. There is no prescribed mission in Islam to convert people. Islam does not have missionaries. #6 Muslims cannot eat pork or drink alcohol. True Muslims cannot eat pork or pork byproducts because during the Prophet’s time pigs considered dirty animals. Trichinosis is a bacterial infection from pigs. Gelatin (jello) prohibited as are: skittles, starburst, marshmallows. Muslims prohibited from consuming alcohol , must keep control of one’s desires and be accountable for one’s actions. #7 Fundamentalism only describes Muslims and Islamic actions. The majority of Muslims do not share the same views as the fundamentalists. --people who practice a religion taking a very extreme and violent method in getting their method across. KKK used the religion Christianity as a tool of violence--most don’t see these groups as true Christians. #8 The Qu’ran is the most memorized book in the world. True Millions of people, men and women all over the world are memorizing the Qu’ran cover to cover. When praying the five prayers daily, prayer must be conducted in Arabic, and for that reason Muslims able to memorize. The Qu’ran is very poetic and easy to memorize. #9 Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. True: Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion with 1.2 billion people around the world. 1.6 billion Christians. #10 All Muslims are Arab and all Arabs are Muslims. False The largest population of Muslims in the world are not Arab they are from Indonesia. Arab refers to a culture of people that are Arabic speaking not necessarily Muslim. Black Muslims in America are not Arabs. People from Iran are Muslim but speak Persian so are not Arab. Chaldeans (Iraqi Christians) speak Arabic but are not Muslim. Less than 20% of Muslims are of Arab descent. Over 6 million Muslims in the U.S. #11 Islam condones violence as long as it is declared as Jihad or Holy war. False The core of the word Islam and the religion of Islam is Peace. It is against the law of the Qu’ran to commit suicide. Islam teaches to defend oneself but not to instigate violence. Muslims believe that for every good deed carried out, you will be rewarded. For every evil act or sin you will be held responsible. #12 Muslims believe in heaven and hell. True Muslims believe in the Day of Judgment-similar to Christians and Jews when God will “tally up” all good deeds vs. bad deeds. #13 Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States. In the U.S., 33% of Muslims are African-American descent, 28% are from South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh). 6 million Black Muslims According to the Qu’ran, suicide is allowed. There is only one verse in the Qur'an that contains a phrase related to suicide: "O you who believe! Do not consume your wealth in the wrong way-rather through trade mutually agreed to, and do not kill yourselves. Surely God is Merciful toward you." (4:29) Some commentators believe that this phrase is better translated "do not kill each other." The prophetic tradition, however, clearly prohibits suicide. The Hadith materials, which are the authoritative sayings and actions of the prophet, Muhammad, includes many unambiguous statements about suicide: one who "throws himself off a mountain" or "drinks poison" or "kills himself with a sharp instrument" will be in the fire of Hell. Suicide is not allowed even to those in extreme conditions such as painful illness or a serious wound. Ultimately, it is God, not humans, who has authority over the span of every person's life. There are some Muslims, most notably during the last several decades, who have engaged in suicidal military missions such as the truck bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut in 1983 and the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington. The extremists cite passages in the Qur'an that promise paradise to those who die "struggling in the way of God." (2:154) They see what they are doing as active armed struggle in defense of Islam. Their death is thus viewed as martyrdom not as suicide. The overwhelming majority of Muslims view this as a misinterpretation of the Qur'an and Islamic tradition. Many also point out that the taking of innocent life – even in war – is strictly forbidden in Islam. This, too, makes the actions of Sept. 11 incompatible with Islamic teachings.