Islam

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Islam
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• 3 DIFFERENCES Judaism Christianity
• 2 SIMILARITIES Judaism Christianity
• 1 FACT ABOUT ISLAM

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Objectives

• Summarize the history beliefs of the Islamic
  Faith
• Explain the historical cultural importance of
  the Muslim people
• Describe Islamic traditions and holidays

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Basic Philosophy

• Religion is called Islam
• Believe in the same God as the Jews and
  Christians
• Allah Arabic word for God
• The people are known as Muslims
• Persons achieve salvation by following the 5
  pillars of Islam

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The History

• Life of Muhammad
• The great prophet of Islam
• Born in Mecca in 570 AD
• some Muslims believe that it is against Islam to
  make images of the Prophet
• others have more relaxed attitudes.
• The one finger symbolizes the basic Islamic tenet
  of the one God.
• The medallions in the upper corners contain the
  words "Allah" (to the right) and "Muhammad" (to
  the left).

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The History

• At age 40 he had a vision of the angel Gabriel
  ordering him to teach the word of God (Allah)
• This was in conflict of with Meccas leaders
• Left Mecca for Medina the hijrah
• Hijrah means great emigration.
• The year that the Hijrah took place marks the
  first year of the Islamic calendar
• In 630, reentered Mecca with his followers
• Cities to Know
• Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem

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True or False

• Muslims have a eccentric religion and worship a
  group of gods called Allah.
• FALSE
• Reality
• Muslims are monotheistic and worship the same one
  God as Christians and Jews.

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As a faith, Muslims believe

• Monotheism
• There is only one God, he did not have children
• Holy Book is the Quran (Koran)
• Gods revelations to Muhammad
• Five Pillars of Islam

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Five Pillars of Islam

• 1 Recite the profession of faith
• Belief in one God and that Muhammad is His
  prophet.
• Recitation of the Koran (Quran)
• 2 Pray five times a day facing Mecca
• 3 Give alms money to the poor

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Five Pillars of Islam

• 4 Fast during the month of Ramadan 9th month
  of the year
• No eating or drinking during daylight hours
• No pork or alcohol
• 5 If at all possible make a pilgrimage to Mecca
  once in your lifetime

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In Mecca during the pilgrimage
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True or False

• Most Muslims are Arabs who live in the Middle
  East
• FALSE
• Reality
• Of more than 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide, only
  about 1/5 are Arabs.

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Try to guess

• Which country has more Muslims than any other
  country in the world?
• Answer
• Indonesia - with over 200 million Muslims.
• Note The U.S. has about 5 million Muslims.

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Muslims are

• 1.5 billion in worldwide population
• Middle East, Central Asia, Indonesia, and North
  America
• Led by a Imam in services
• Friday is the day of worship
• In a Mosque
• Divided
• split into two factions after the Umayyads killed
  Muhammad's grandson, Husayn
• Shiites believe that Husayn was the rightful
  leader
• Sunni believe that the Umayyads are the
  rightful leaders

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Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia
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Holiday

• Ramadan
• Month of fasting during daylight hours
• YouTube - 5. The Concept of Islam Zakat Fasting
  and Hajj

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True or False

• Muslims believe it is o.k. to kill civilians in a
  holy war (jihad).
• False
• Reality
• Only Muslim extremists believe this.

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True or False

• Most Muslim women wear veils over their faces and
  are treated very badly.

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False

• REALITY
• Muslim women have many different styles of dress.
  (Very few cultures require women to cover their
  faces.)
• The treatment of women varies from country to
  country and family to family.
• Some Muslim countries, like Pakistan, have had
  female prime ministers. The U.S. has never had a
  female president.

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