Islam

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Islam
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Islam Monotheistic Religion. Means
submission (to the will of God)Muslim
Adherent to IslamQuran Holy Book or scripture
(word of God)Sunnah and Hadith Tradition
Teachings and way of life of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Percentage of Muslim Population Worldwide
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Sects Sunni, Shia and Khawarij
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The 5 Pillars of Islam

• Shahada Profession of Faith
• Salat Ritual Prayer
• Sawm Ramadan Fast
• Zakat Alms
• Hajj Pilgrimage

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Faith

• Shahada formulated declaration of belief
• There is no god except God and
• Muhammad is the messenger of God

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Prayer

• Salat obligatory 5 times daily prayer
• Dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and nightfall
• Prayers come from the Quran and are said in
  Arabic
• It is preferable to worship together in a mosque,
  but the prayers can be said anywhere

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Call to Prayer

• God is most great. God is most great. God is
  most great. God is most great. I testify that
  there is no god except God. I testify that there
  is no god 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 (in this life and the
  Hereafter)! Come to success! God is most great.
  God is most great. There is no god except God.

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The Fast

• Ramadan
• Month long fast from dawn to dusk
• Abstaining from food, drink and sexual relations
• Observation begins at puberty
• Fasting is regarded as a method for self
  purification as well as a means for gaining
  sympathy for those who live without.

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The Zakat

• Zakat The giving of alms
• All things belong to God and wealth is entrusted
  to humans.
• Zakat is individually calculated, but it is
  usually 2.5 of ones income.

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Pilgrimage

• Annual pilgrimage to Makkah, the Hajj
• Obligatory for those who are financially and
  physically able
• Hajj begins the12th month of the Islamic calendar
  
• It sometimes falls in the summer, sometimes
  winter.
• Pilgrims wear simple garments as to stand equal
  before God

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