ISLAM: From God or Man?

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ISLAMFrom God or Man?
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Since September 11, 2001, we have been inundated
with information regarding Islam or those who
hold the Muslim faith.So exactly what does this
religion teach? How does it compare to New
Testament Christianity? What does jihad really
entail? And how does this religion treat women?
While many would say that there is not that
much difference between Islam and Christianity,
that is simply not so. During this class we
will consider contrasts between the following
gt The Bible vs. The Qurangt Jesus vs.
Muhammadgt Evangelism vs. Jihadgt God vs. Allahgt
The Cross vs. The Crescent
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What comes to your mind when you hear the word
Islam or Muslim?
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Confusion?
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• - On our own soil, Americans experienced the
  worst terrorist attack in history.
• And we saw videos of some Islamic people
  dancing for joy in the streets.

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• But we also saw a TV interview with a young
  Muslim woman saying I want to take my religion
  back from people who preach hatred. My religion
  is not about hatred.

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• Many have proclaimed that true Islam is a
  peaceful religion.
• Even President Bush in 2001
• We are encouraged to embrace our differences and
  promote unity.
• Anyone even questioning the construction of a
  mosque in his or her own neighborhood is
  chastised as intolerant or hateful.
• After all, we are told that all of the bombings
  and killings are the acts of terrorist
  extremistsnot true Muslims.

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Fear?
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Timeline of Major Terrorist Attacks
2005
2004
1979
1983
1988
1993
1996
2000
2001
1998
Iran Embassy Hostages
Yemen USS Cole
Beirut
Madrid Train Bombings
Lockerbie Pan-Am
WTC Pentagon Shanksville, Pa.
First WTC bombing
London bombings
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Military complex
2 African U.S. Embassies
Indonesia
7,581
1981
2001
terrorist attacks
Source Maj. Gen. Chong U.S. Air Force Wilford
Hall Medical Center in San Antonio
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Iran Embassy Hostages - 1979
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1983 - Beirut, Lebanon Embassy Attack and the
attack on the Beirut, Marine Barracks
October, 1983
April, 1983
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Lockerbie, Scotland - 1988 Pan-Am flight to New
York
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First New York World Trade Center attack-1993
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Dhahran, Saudi Arabia -1996Khobar Towers
Military complex
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1998 Nairobi, Kenya US Embassy Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania US Embassy
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Aden, Yemen - 2000 USS Cole
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Anger?
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Who can forget the day that changed America?
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9/11/2001
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Total number killed in attacks (official figure
as of 9/5/02) 2,819 Number of firefighters
and paramedics killed 343 Number of NYPD
officers 23 Number of Port Authority police
officers 37 Number of WTC companies that lost
people 60 Number of employees who died in
Tower One 1,402 Number of employees who died
in Tower Two 614 Number of employees lost at
Cantor Fitzgerald 658 Number of U.S. troops
killed in Operation Enduring Freedom22 Number
of nations whose citizens were killed in attacks
115 Ratio of men to women who died 31 Age
of the greatest number who died between 35 and
39 Bodies found "intact" 289 Body parts
found 19,858 Number of families who got no
remains 1,717
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• It is confusing for us when we hear different
  signals
• What is Islam?
• - Is it what the Muslim clerics in the US
  are saying?
• - Is it what the Muslim clerics in
  Afghanistan say?

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• As Christians, it does not matter which version
  regarding Islam is true...

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• Christ ascended back into Heaven, He said to His
  apostles, All authority has been given to Me in
  Heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make
  disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the
  name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
  Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that
  I have commanded you and lo, I am with you
  always, even to the end of the age (Matthew
  2818-20).
• This commission began with the Apostles and is
  extended to include all Christians
• And the things that you have heard from me among
  many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who
  will be able to teach others also (2 Timothy
  22).

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• Christians today should desire to see all people
  saved, including those who are Muslims, for the
  invitation of our Lord is a universal appeal.
• This is demonstrated by the apostle Peter at the
  house of Cornelius when he said, In truth I
  perceive that God shows no partiality. But in
  every nation whoever fears Him and works
  righteousness is accepted by Him (Acts
  1034-35).

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• Some will ask, What about the dangers Christians
  face from Islamists?

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• When you meet the unbelievers in the battlefield
  strike off their heads and, when you have laid
  them low, bind your captives firmly. Then grant
  them their freedom or take ransom from them,
  until war shall lay down her burdens (Quran
  474)
• There is no nation but We shall destroy or
  sternly punish before the Day of Resurrection.
  This is decreed in the Eternal Book (Quran
  1758)
• As for those who are slain in the cause of God,
  He will not allow their works to perish. He will
  vouchsafe them guidance and ennoble their state
  He will admit them to the Paradise He has made
  known to them (Quran 476)

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• Sura 839 - Jihad is fighting anybody who stands
  in the way of spreading Islam. Or fighting anyone
  who refuses to enter into Islam.
• Some of us are Muslims and some are wrongdoers.
  Those that embrace Islam pursue the right path,
  but those that do wrong shall become the fuel of
  Hell (Quran 7217)

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• What do the scriptures teach?
• Stephen - this servant of Christ also proclaimed
  the gospel and debated with the Jews in their
  synagogues (Acts 78-9). His forcefulness
  demonstrates that Christianity is not passive it
  engages the opposition. It also, however,
  frequently arouses opposition, and such was the
  case in this instance. The leaders of the
  Sanhedrin, as well as the people generally, were
  aroused to a state of frenzy. They rushed upon
  the man of God and brought him before the
  assembled council. The infuriated mob rushed him,
  dragged him from the city, and stoned him. This
  was no legal execution. It was a lynching!
• Peter John 2117-19 - He saith unto him the
  third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him,
  Lord, thou knowest all things thou knowest that
  I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
  Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast
  young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst
  whither thou wouldest but when thou shalt be
  old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and
  another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither
  thou wouldest not. Now this he spake, signifying
  by what manner of death he should glorify God.

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• What do the scriptures teach?
• Revelation 210 - Fear not the things which thou
  art about to suffer behold, the devil is about
  to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be
  tried and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be
  thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee
  the crown of life.
• In all reference in the New Testament to the
  crown of the Christian, it is the stephanos, the
  crown of victory. Christ is saying, be faithful
  unto the point of death, and even if you die, you
  will be the victor. This is a promise of heaven.

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The Islamic Invasion

• As on Dec., 2005, Some
• 1.6 billion people (CIA fact sheet)
• 1.8 billion (Islamic sources) ---
• one person in four
• heed Islams call in the modern world,
• fastest growing religion on earth

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Did you know?

• At least 42 nations are almost completely
  Islamic.

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Did you know?

• Comparative chart -  number of Muslims to those
  claiming Christian faith
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  Christian Muslim
• 1900 world population 26.9
  12.4
• 1980 world population 30
  16.5
• 2000 world population 29.9
  19.2

2025 world population (PROJECTED)
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The Islamic Invasion

• Most Muslim countries have either closed the
  borders to missionaries
• or have made evangelism illegal,
• or both

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The Islamic Invasion

• Islam is not only the dominant religion in North
  Africa,
• - Began in Saudi Arabia
• - But now non-Arab Muslims outnumber Arab
  Muslims
• (31)
• - The 4 nations w/ largest number of Muslims
  today are
• outside the Middle East
• Indonesia 150 million about
  the total in the
  Middle East
• Pakistan
• Bangladesh
• India 100 million

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The Islamic Invasion

• Africa 307 million Muslims
• Asia 778 million Muslims

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The Islamic Invasion

• Due to the liberal immigration policies, millions
  of Muslims have now emigrated to the West in
  search of a better life.
• In many Western European nations, Islam has
  become the second-largest religion (32 million)
• - France - 5 million Muslims
• - Germany 3 million Muslims
• As they increase in number their
  political strength is asserted.
• In Germany, resident aliens are demanding
  voters rights.

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The Islamic Invasion

• Spain
• - Home of Europe's first Islamic guerrilla
  army
• - Many of Spain's mosques are financed with
  Saudi funds which tend to promote the more
  radical Wahhabi form of Islam.
• - 90 of Spain's 600,000 Muslims are from
  Morocco
• Many of Spain's Muslims long for an Islamic
  revival to reclaim their legendary history

A key flash point is the Cordoba Cathedral
Which originally was a mosque
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The Islamic Invasion

• England
• 2nd largest religious group
• London alone has over a 1000 mosques
• Muslims are buying Anglican church
  buildings and turning them into mosques at such a
  rate that some Muslims claim that
• England will be the Europes 1st Muslim country!
  
• The British Mosque Council claims to have 2
  million voters
• their rallying cry is
• Muslims first and Britons second
• Parliament has ruled that Muslims do not have to
  follow English Common Law when it comes to things
  such as divorce (they can follow Islamic law
  instead)

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The Islamic Invasion

• Canada
• gt Time Canada (the leading news magazine in
  Canada)
• Muslims are growing in numbers and political
  clout
• Toronto has the highest concentration of
  Muslims in any city in the US
  or Canada
• gt Ottawa Citizen (the leading newspaper in
  Canadas capitol
  city)
• Canadas Muslims should be allowed to
  use Shariah law
• gt Canadian Muslims are celebrating progress -
• The election of a Muslim to the Canadian
  parliament
• The province of Ontario has authorized the use of
  sharia law in civil arbitrations

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The Islamic Invasion

• Australia
• gt Muslim population is growing at 40 over five
  year period
• gtmore than one-third of Australian Muslims
  are born in Australia.
• gt Australia's Muslim community, drawn from
  more than 70 different countries, is a
  well-established and integral part of Australia's
  broader society.
• Nov. 06, 2005 An inflammatory pamphlet
  urging Muslims to oppose Western governments was
  handed out at a major Islamic festival in
  Melbourne yesterday.

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Recent Muslim claim
Today, Islam is the 3rd largest religious group
in America. Only the Catholics and Baptists are
larger.
Source U.S. Almanac
Muslims
gt Fastest growing religion in the U.S. gt
Expected to double by 2010!!!!!!!!!!!!
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• Texas ranks Fifth in number of Muslims.
• Texas has 100,000 registered Muslim voters
• The American Muslim Council states American
  Muslims have arrived as a political force

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Collin County

• Islamic Association of Collin County
• 7,500 Muslims are members
• Last April, Ali Samana contested for a City
  Council seat in the city of Frisco, Texas.
• On a Frisco web site (Posted on 12/04/2005)
• Islamic web designers compete for chance to
  fire missiles at American troops by remote
  control

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Where is all this growth coming from?

• Asia Africa --- Growing primarily thru
  population
  growth (births)
• According to the United Nations, the global
  birthrate will soon be 50 Muslim
• Western Europe Growing primarily thru
  immigration
• Canada Growing primarily thru immigration

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Where is all this growth coming from?

• US -- While part of the rise in the population of
  Muslims in the United States is due to
  immigration, the phenomenal growth of Islam in
  the past 10 years has come from an increasing
  number of
• Americans converting to Islam.

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Where is all this growth coming from?

• US conversions to Islam.
• - Islam continues to draw followers at an
  estimated rate of 135,000 converts per year.
• - 30 of American Muslims are converts to the
  faith.
• Per Christianity Today, in Cleveland 95 of
  the Muslims are converts
• Half of the number American converts to
  Islam come from the African-American community.
  (many in prison 35,000/yr)
• Islam groups are now highly visible on American
  campuses
• - practice strong proselytizing
  techniques
• US Muslim converts include professors,
  journalists, politicians, actors, and athletes. 
• Who do YOU think make up 2?

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• American women make up the second largest group
  of converts to Islam.
• Men are the maintainers of women because Allah
  has made some of them to excel others and because
  they spend out of their property the good women
  are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as
  Allah has guarded and (as to) those on whose
  part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave
  them alone in their sleeping places and beat
  them then if they obey you, do not seek a way
  against them surely Allah is High, Great.
  (Quran, 434)

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We want answers ---

• What motivated people to do such horrendous
  things?
• What is jihad?
• Do all Muslims believe the same thing?
• What do the millions of Muslims living in the
  U.S. believe?
• Is Islam simply a different religion?
• Is Allah the same as your God?
• What do you tell your children?
• And as Christians, we must come to comprehend our
  attitudes and actions in regard to the Muslim
  people.

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Why Is Islam Growing So Rapidly?

• Dr. Evertt Huffard
• the recognized expert within the church on
  Islam
• - His mission experiences began as a
  teenager when his parents moved to
  Jerusalem, Jordan.
• - Dr. Huffard lived in Nazareth for
  eight years and is a specialist in
  evangelism and Islam.
• - Formerly professor of missionlogy
  at Harding University
• - Currently Dean, Harding University
  Graduate School of
  Religion - Widely sought-after
  lectureship speaker

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Why Is Islam Growing So Rapidly?

• Dr. Evertt Huffard suggests some factors
• 1 It fills a moral and political vacuum
• gt Corruption is rampant in many areas where
  Islam flourishes
• 2 ISLAM claims a universal allegiance to an
  almighty GOD
• gt It is a contrast to the idolatry of Arabia
  and the icons of the Eastern church.
• gt The God of Islam is preeminently a God of
  power.
• 3 IT OFFERS A SIMPLE RELIGION.
• gt The traditions of Judaism and the Eastern
  Orthodox church had become complex and
  cumbersome.
• gt Islam asked only that its adherents accept
  the 5 Pillars.
• gt It promotes a firm monotheism and a strict
  moral code.
• 4 THERE ARE CULTURAL AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS TO
  ISLAM.

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WHY IS THERE A RESURGENCE OF ISLAMIC
FUNDAMENTALISM TODAY?

• 1. Islam has always been an aggressive religion.
• 2. The clash between modern nationalism (many of
  the Middle Eastern nation states are less than 60
  years old) and tribal loyalties.
• gt Iraqi Tribes Are Key Source of Loyalty,
  Rebellion - THE WALL STREET
  JOURNAL 

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WHY IS THERE A RESURGENCE OF ISLAMIC
FUNDAMENTALISM TODAY?

• 3. The establishment of the modern nation of
  Israel.
• 4. The moral weakness of an increasingly
  secularized Western culture.
• 5. An increase in Arabic emigration to western
  Europe and America.
• 6. OIL! (money, money, money)

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DID YOU KNOW?

• Muslims have targeted the United States with an
  aggressive missionary program.
• gt Saudi Arabia is spending 50 million in
  the USA to promote
  Islam.
• For example, the Saudis have given millions
  of dollars to
• Harvard University
• University of Arkansas
• University of California
• University of Texas
• to fund Islamic study centers.

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Muslims in the US

• 71 are active at their mosque
• They are affluent, politically knowledgeable,
  religious, and activist.
• 58 of this countrys Muslims are college
  graduates (compared with the national percentage
  of 25).
• A majority of Muslims believe that Muslims should
  participate in the political process.
• School boards currently are their most
  concentrated thrust

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Islam

• A major world religion distinctly different from
  Christianity.
• Mosques are springing up in many areas
• (including Richardson and Plano)
• YOU probably live near, work with, oryour
  children go to school with Muslims.

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What is Islam all about?

• People in the US have a hard time understanding
  Muslims
• Many think they are all just crazy?
• -- These people are not lunatics!!
• No, they are following a philosophy a
  religious philosophy and once we understand
  this philosophy, none of their actions will
  surprise us.

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What is Islam all about?

• Muslims take offense at any criticism of their
  religious beliefs.
• - They find it very difficult to
  understand that freedom of religion in the U.S.
  means that people are free to criticize Islam (as
  well as other religions)!
• - In their Islamic home lands any
  criticism of Islam (or the Quran) is a criminal
  offense punishable by death.
• Muslims are discouraged from asking
  questions about their own faith.
• Sura 5101-102 - "O ye who believe! Ask not
  questions about things which if made plain to
  you, may cause you trouble. Some people before
  you did ask such questions, and on that account
  lost their faith."

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• Islam the name of the religion which came out
  of the teachings of Muhammad
  
• - means submission
• Muslim- one who adheres to the religion of
  Islam
• - means one who submits to
  Allah
• Now, the question you must answer when submitting
  to Allah is
• What does Allah want?
• The answer is found in the holy books of Islam

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the holy books of Islam

• The Quran (Koran)
• Islamic Bible
• - collection of revelations
  supposedly given by Allah to
  Muhammad
• (through the angel
  Gabriel) and preserved as the
  Islamic scripture.
• - Absolute,
  infallible, and eternal to
• Muslims
• Note It is significant that the revelations
  did not all come at the same time

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the holy books of Islam

• The hadith
• - a set of books that are a record of the
  things Muhammad said and did
• - Note The hadith is a point of division
  in the Muslim world
• The Sunni Muslims accept it all
• The Shiite Muslims accept most
• (they reject those recorded by Muhammads second
  wife)
• Note The hadith is significant because it
  establishes principles of activity that can be
  (are) practiced today

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Islamic Law

• The Sharia
• - All aspects of a Muslim's life are governed
  by Sharia. Sharia law comes from a combination of
  sources including the Qur'an (the Muslim holy
  book), the Hadith (sayings and conduct of the
  prophet Muhammad) and fatwas (the rulings of
  Islamic scholars).

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Islamic Law

• The Sharia
• Sharia Law is a serious threat being posed to
  this country. During a recent public terrorist
  financing trial in Dallas, a chilling collection
  of previously classified evidence was entered
  which laid out the Islamist agenda to take over
  the United States.
• The evidence contained a memo from the Muslim
  Brotherhood (parent organization of Hamas the
  Palestinian extremist group) laying out steps for
  how the U.S. Constitution could be destroyed from
  within and replaced with Sharia Law.
• The plan is aimed at creating a view that
  Muslims are victims and hence criticism of
  Islam becomes a topic to be avoided. It plays on
  Americans distaste for racism.
• They even have a powerful P.R. and lobbying firm
  at work. It is called C.A.I.R.
• Let there be no doubt that the Council on
  American-Islamic Relations is a terrorist
  supporting front organization that is partially
  funded by terrorists, and that C.A.I.R. wishes
  nothing more than the implementation of Sharia
  Law in America.

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• So, what does the Quran and the hadith tell us
  that Allah wants?
• - There are 5 key requirements that must be met
  in order to be a Muslim --
• the five pillars of Islam

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The 5 pillars of faith

• 1. The Shahada
• "There is none worthy of worship except
  God and Muhammad is the messenger of
  God." This declaration of faith is called
  the Shahadah, a simple formula that
  all the faithful pronounce.
• The significance of this declaration is
  the belief that the only purpose of life
  is to serve and obey God, and this is achieved
  through the teachings and practices of the
  Last Prophet, Muhammad.
• Saying Shahada w/ sincerity is all it
  takes to become a Muslim
• These few words probably have more power
  over the Muslim than any creed that has
  been written
• These words are heard not only in the
  mosques but in the streets
• They are the rallying cry in times of
  war as well as part of the funeral
  dirge
• The chanting of these words gives
  strength to the Muslim
• Not in the Quran (the 2 ideas appear
  separately)

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The 5 pillars of faith

• 2. Daily prayers while facing Mecca
  (5 times daily)
• Salah is the name for the obligatory prayers that
  are performed five times a day, and are a direct
  link between the worshipper and God. There is no
  hierarchical authority in Islam and there are no
  priests. Prayers are led by a learned person who
  knows the Qur'an and is generally chosen by the
  congregation.
• Prayers are said at dawn, mid-day,
  late-afternoon, sunset and nightfall, and thus
  determine the rhythm of the entire day.
• Sura 2458 on three occasions
  morningnoonday.late-night prayer
• They must wash in prescribed manner before prayer
• Gather at mosque at noon Friday
• Muslims must recite prescribed prayers
• Each prayer begins with a recitation of the
  opening chapter from the Quran.
• Matt 67 - And in praying use not vain
  repetitions, as the Gentiles do for they think
  that they shall be heard for their much speaking.

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In the Name of God, the Merciful, the
Compassionate Praise belongs to God, the Lord of
all Being, the All-merciful, the
All-compassionate, the Master of the Day of
Doom. Thee only we serve to Thee alone we pray
for succour. Guide us in the straight path, the
path of those whom Thou hast blessed, not of
those against whom Thou art wrathful, nor of
those who are astray.
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These five prescribed prayers contain verses from
the Qur'an, and are said in Arabic. Personal
supplications, however, can be offered in one's
own language and at any time. Although it is
preferable to worship together in a mosque, a
Muslim may pray almost anywhere, such as in
fields, offices, factories and universities. A
translation of the Adan or Call to Prayer is
God is Great. God is Great. God is Great. God
is Great. I testify that there is none worthy of
worship except God. I testify that there is none
worthy of worship except God. I testify that
Muhammad is the messenger of God. I testify that
Muhammad is the messenger of God. Come to
prayer! Come to prayer! Come to success! Come
to success! God is Great! God is Great! There
is none worthy of worship except God.
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The 5 pillars of faith

• 3. Charitable giving - (2.5)
• An important principle of Islam is that
  everything belongs to Allah, and that wealth is
  therefore held by human beings in trust. The word
  zakah means both "purification" and "growth." Our
  possessions are purified by setting aside a
  proportion for those in need and for the society
  in general. Like the pruning of plants, this
  cutting back balances and encourages new growth.
• Each Muslim calculates his or her own zakah
  individually. This involves the annual payment of
  a fortieth of one's capital, excluding such items
  as primary residence, car and professional tools.
  
• An individual may also give as much as he or she
  pleases as sadaqa-h, and does so preferably in
  secret. Although this word can be translated as
  "voluntary charity" it has a wider meaning.
• In general, the recipients of such benevolence
  feel no gratitude towards the giver. They believe
  they are giving him the opportunity to fulfill
  his responsibility.
• 2 Cor 97 - So let each one give as he purposes
  in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity for
  God loves a cheerful giver.

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4. Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
Every able bodied Muslim must make this
pilgrimage once.
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• 4. Pilgrimage to Mecca
• The pilgrimage to Makkah (the hajj) is an
  obligation only for those who are physically and
  financially able to do so. Nevertheless, over two
  million people go to Makkah each year from every
  corner of the globe providing a unique
  opportunity for those of different nations to
  meet one another.
• The annual hajj begins in the twelfth month of
  the Islamic year (which is lunar, not solar, so
  that hajj and Ramada-n fall sometimes in summer,
  sometimes in winter). Pilgrims wear special
  clothes simple garments that strip away
  distinctions of class and culture, so that all
  stand equal before God.
• The rites of the hajj include going around the
  Ka'bah seven times, and going seven times between
  the hills of Safa and Marwa. The pilgrims later
  stand together on the wide plains of 'Arafat (a
  large expanse of desert outside Makkah) and join
  in prayer for God's forgiveness, in what is often
  thought as a preview of the Day of Judgment.
• The close of the hajj is marked by a festival,
  the 'Id al Adha, which is celebrated with prayers
  and the exchange of gifts in Muslim communities
  everywhere. This and the 'Id al Fitr, a festive
  day celebrating the end of Ramada-n, are the two
  holidays of the Islamic calendar.

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• 5. Fasting in the daylight hours during Ramadan,
  the month the Quran came down.
• Every year in the month of Ramada-n, all Muslims
  fast from dawn until sundown--abstaining from
  food, drink, and sexual relations with their
  spouses.
• Those who are sick, elderly, or on a journey, and
  women who are menstruating, pregnant or nursing,
  are permitted to break the fast and make up an
  equal number of days later in the year if they
  are healthy and able. Children begin to fast (and
  to observe prayers) from puberty, although many
  start earlier.
• Although fasting is beneficial to health, it is
  mainly a method of self-purification and
  self-restraint. By cutting oneself from worldly
  comforts, even for a short time, a fasting person
  focuses on his or her purpose in life by
  constantly being aware of the presence of Allah.
• Allah states in the Qur'an "O you who believe!
  Fasting is prescribed for you as it was
  prescribed to those before you that you may learn
  self-restraint." (Qur'an 2183)

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• WHY is it so important that Muslims DO
• what Allah wants?
• Its because Islam is a religion of works
• - Entrance to Paradise must be earned!
• Sura 1016-9 Then as for him whose measure of
  good deeds is heavy, he shall have a pleasant
  life (in Paradise). But as for him whose measure
  (of good deeds) is light, his abode shall be the
  abyss (pit hell).

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• There is no guarantee of Paradise - it all
  depends on how Allah decides your balance
• BUT there is one way to guarantee entrance to
  Paradise
• Sura 474 Let those fight in the way of Allah,
  who sell this worlds life for the hereafter and
  whoever fights in the way of Allah, then be he
  slain or be he victorious, We shall grant him a
  mighty reward.
• The only way to know for sure that you will get
  into Paradise is to die in jihad to die while
  fighting the enemy of Islam.

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• So, you can see the relative ease a fanatic could
  recruit even suicide bombers.
• Do all Muslims really believe this?
• To answer this, we must recognize that there are
  different kinds of Muslims.

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Different Kinds of

• We know there are different kinds of Jews
• - Orthodox
• - Conservative
• - Reformed
• - Secular

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There are Different Kinds of Muslims

• The secular Muslim
• - They believe in the nice parts of Islam,
• but reject the call to jihad
• - They take on the cultural trappings
• - The majority of Muslims in both the West
  and the East fall into this category
• The traditional Muslim
• - They study and practice Islam
• - But they have a stumbling block with the
  concept of jihad
• gt Some consider jihad to be a spiritual
  battle
• The fundamentalist Muslim
• - These are the ones practicing terrorism

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We must educate and inform members regarding this
religion.Christians need to be armed with the
Truth!
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Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and
the life. No one comes to the Father except
through Me. John 146