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Know Your
Islam
History
• Muhammad (A.D. 570-632)
• Ramadan the 26th in 610 A.D. – The recitation of
the Qur’an begins
• July 16, 622 – Hegira (Hijra) – from Mecca to
Medina
• By 630, Muhammad takes Mecca
• Extreme growth in its first 2 centuries of
existence
• Today, an estimated 1 billion worldwide – 69%
live in South & Southeast Asia; 27% in Africa;
4% other – Perhaps as many as 8 million in the
US.
Why a World Religion?
• Jesus is a prophet but not the Son of
God.
• Jesus wasn’t even really crucified!
• The Qur’an supersedes and corrects
errors in the Bible.
• Salvation: submitting to the will of Allah
and hoping he shows you mercy. If
your good outweighs your bad, you may
be granted “paradise.”
• No trinity!
Some Islam Beliefs…
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The Five Pillars:
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Confession of Faith (Shahada)
Prayer (Salat)
Almsgiving (Zakat)
The Fast (Sawm)
Pilgrimage (Hajj)
No sin, but beware of “shirk.”
Marriage upheld, but women not equal.
Dietary codes!
The infamous “jihad.”
People of the book and infidels!
Oops!
• Christians in Islamic countries
not enjoying the freedom
Muslims do here.
• Is Islam a peace-loving
religion?
• Sects within Islam
• Sensual paradise???
• Growth by the sword!
Our Response
• Be courteous and loving, willing
to show interest in their beliefs.
• Be acquainted with their basic
beliefs.
• Be willing to be a friend and to
share the gospel to a Muslim.
The Final Word
• Genesis 16:6-12
• Matthew 5:3-12
• Matthew 5:13-16
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Gen 16:1-12
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant
whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said to Abram, "Behold now, the LORD has prevented
me from bearing children. Go in to my servant; it may be that I shall obtain children by her."
And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai. So, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of
Canaan, Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her servant, and gave her to Abram
her husband as a wife. And he went in to Hagar, and she conceived. And when she saw that
she had conceived, she looked with contempt on her mistress. And Sarai said to Abram,
"May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she
saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the LORD judge between
you and me!" But Abram said to Sarai, "Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as
you please." Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her. The angel of the
LORD found her by a spring of water in the wilderness, the spring on the way to Shur. And
he said, "Hagar, servant of Sarai, where have you come from and where are you going?" She
said, "I am fleeing from my mistress Sarai." The angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to
your mistress and submit to her." The angel of the LORD also said to her, "I will surely
multiply your offspring so that they cannot be numbered for multitude." And the angel of the
LORD said to her, "Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name
Ishmael, because the LORD has listened to your affliction.He shall be a wild donkey of a
man, his hand against everyone and everyone's hand against him, and he shall dwell over
against all his kinsmen."
Matt 5:3-12
"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be
comforted. "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for
they shall be satisfied. "Blessed are the merciful, for they shall
receive mercy. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see
God. "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons
of God. "Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness'
sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. "Blessed are you when
others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil
against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your
reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets
who were before you.
Matt 5:13-16
"You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its
taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no
longer good for anything except to be thrown out
and trampled under people's feet. "You are the light
of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket,
but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
In the same way, let your light shine before others,
so that they may see your good works and give glory
to your Father who is in heaven.
Know Your
Islam