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Islam
“Never expect things to happen,
struggle and make them happen.
Never expect yourself to be given a
good value, create a value of your
own.”
Islam: Origins
 Desert Nomads = Bedouins
 Islam = “Submission to God”
 Muslim = “One who submits”
 Muhammad born in 570 C.E. (Mecca)
 Muhammad was 40 when Gabriel
spoke to him. (messenger)
 Saudi Arabia, 622 C.E. (Hijrah)
 630 C.E. Muhammad returns (10,000)
Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
Islam: Sacred Text
 Qur’an = Koran:
–Revelations received from Gabriel
–Muhammad's divine encounters
–Final form 20 years after his death
–Muhammad dictated to scribes
–112 sutras
–The Five Pillars of Islam
Islam: Sacred Text
 The Five Pillars of Islam:
–Faith = “There is only one God
Allah and Muhammad is his
prophet.”
–Prayer = Pray five times a day
toward Mecca.
–Alms = Give charity to the poor
Islam: Sacred Text
 The Five Pillars of Islam:
–Fasting = During the month of
Ramadan, Muslims don't eat or
drink from sunrise to sunset.
–Pilgrimage = Perform the Hajj, or
pilgrimage to Mecca, at lest one
in a life time.
Images
The Ka’bah in Mecca
Islam: Beliefs
 Accepts Hebrew Scriptures & New
Testament
 Abraham, Moses, & Jesus
 Does not conflict with Jewish or
Christian religious principles
 God is merciful.
 Satan leads you astray.
Islam: Beliefs
 God is Allah & Muhammad the
Prophet is his messenger.
 Nothing is secular (non-religious)
all is guided by the will of Allah.
 One should lead a good life and
recite verses from God’s word (in
the Koran).
 There is paradise & hell.
 Public worship on Fridays
Islam: Leaders
 God = Allah
 Muhammad = last prophet &
messenger
 Prophets = Abraham, Moses, Jesus,
and Ishmael
 Muezzin (Mu’adhin) = recites verses
 Imam = prayer leader (man of
knowledge)
Islam: Holiday
 Holy month of Ramadan:
–Muslims do not smoke, eat,
drink, or have sex - between
sunrise & sunset - is a time of
daily repentance
(reflect on their past misdeeds)