Islam

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Islam

• Founded by Muhammad in 622 CE
• Practiced predominantly in the Middle East

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Definitions

• Islam - submission to God
• Muslim - one who practices Islam
• Mosque- Muslim place of worship
• Quran (Koran) - holy text of Islam

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Definitions

• Allah - Islamic word for God
• Jihad - Muslim holy war
• Arab - a Christian or Muslim who speak Arabic and
  live in the Middle East
• Polygamy - the practice of having more than one
  wife

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Definitions Continued

• Kabah - a cube that Abraham and Ishmael built as
  a shrine to Allah.
• Bedouin - normandic settlers.
• Hijab - Islamic word for veiling
• Ramadan - month of fasting

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Definitions Continued

• Hajj - pilgrimage to Mecca

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Beginnings of Monotheism
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Basic Beliefs of Islam

• Belief in Allah
• Belief in angels
• Belief in the holy books
• Belief in the prophets
• Belief in the Day of Judgement and life after
  death
• Belief in predestination

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Five Pillars of Islam

• Profession of faith
• Prayer
• Alms giving
• Ramadan
• Pilgrimage (Hajj)

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The Black Stone in the Kaaba.
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Two Sects of Islam

• Sunni
• Majority 90
• Traditional
• Does not believe that the Islamic leader has to
  be a direct heir of Muhammad

• Shiah
• Minority 10
• Militant
• Believe that only descents of Muhammad should be
  leaders

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Islamic Holy Cities

• Mecca - the most important city in Islam.
• Site of Kabah (shrine to God)
• Medina - the second most important city in
  Islam.
• Muhammad dies here
• Jerusalem - the third most important city
  in Islam.
• Site of Muhammads night journey

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Islamic Holy Texts

• Quran (Koran)
• most important because it is the written word of
  God and is not corrupted by humans.
• Old Testament
• second most important but corrupted by humans.
• Hadith
• third most important, Book of the Prophets.