Islam

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Islam
Can anyone tell me what this is?
By Sonia Kendal
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Today you are going to learn
About the Islam faith
The place of worship for the Islam religion.
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Islam is the religion of people called Muslims.
Muslims believe that someone is more important
than themselves and they obey them. Muslims
believe this person is God, whom they call Allah.
Muslims believe that there is one God and he is
eternal.
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Muslims believe Prophets spread the word of Allah.
The last and most important prophet was a man
called Muhammad.
This picture is of Muslim Children
Muslims believe that Muhammad received messages
from Allah, given to him by an angel.
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Muslims believe that these messages were the
words of Allah and can never be changed.
They were collected together to form the Muslims
holy book which is called the Quran.
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This is the symbol most often used for Islam.
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There are over 1.2 billion Muslims in the world
today, living in almost every country in the
world.
About 3 million Muslims live in the USA, about
1.5 million live in Britain, and about 220,000
live in Australia
In most of the countries in northern Africa and
the Middle East, over half of the population are
Muslims.
In Europe, Islam is the second largest religion
after Christianity.
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Muslims pray in a place called a Mosque.
In the entrance of the mosque there is a row of
clocks to inform them of the prayer times for the
day.
Muslim take off their shoes before they enter the
mosque.
Muslims then perform wudu, washing to make
themselves fit for prayer.
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The main room of the mosque

• There is no furniture
• Decorated in Arabic text.
• Never any pictures
• Usually covered in carpet
• May have a large single dome on the roof or one
  or more smaller ones

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This is called the Prayer Hall
Muslims pray in this room at prayer times
Muslims pray facing in the direction of Mecca
Muslims may use prayer mats
Muslims prayers involve standing, bowing and
kneeling
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The Mihrad
Alcove or arch set into the wall
Shows the qiblah
Pray leader usually stands in from of the mihrab
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The minbar
Raised platform next to the mihrab
The imam stands on it when he preaches
Some minbars are very decorated, others may just
be a simple flight if stairs
It raises the imam so that everyone can hear him
clearly
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Any questions about the Mosque?
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Useful words
Allah. The Muslims God Quran.- Muslim holy
book Mosque.- Place of worship Wudu the wash
before prayer Mihrad Alcove or arch in prayer
hall Minbar platform or stairs where the prayer
leader preaches qiblah direction of
Mekkah Mekkah can be known as Mecca. A place
in Saudi Arabia Imam Muslin leader or teacher