Islam

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Islam means submission to God
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Muslims believe in the God of Abraham called
Allah.
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The Holy Book for the Muslims is the Quran,
pronounced Koran.
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• Muslims believe
• Muhammad was Gods final prophet
• Mecca is the holy city
• Muslims follow the 5 pillars.

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Muhammad is the most important figure in Islam.
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Muslims believe that followers must follow the 5
pillars of Islam.
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• These pillars include
• The shahadah Declaring faith

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• The shahadah, which is the basic creed of Islam
  that must be recited under oath with the specific
  statement "'ašhadu 'al-la ilaha illa-llahu wa
  'ašhadu 'anna muhammadan rasulu-llah", or "I
  testify that there is none worthy of worship
  except God and I testify that Muhammad is the
  Messenger of God." This testament is a foundation
  for all other beliefs and practices in Islam.
  Muslims must repeat the shahadah in prayer, and
  non-Muslims wishing to convert to Islam are
  required to recite the creed.

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• These pillars include
• The shahadah Declaring faith
• The Salah Prayer 5 times a day

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• Salah, or ritual prayer, which must be performed
  five times a day. Salah is intended to focus the
  mind on God, and is seen as a personal
  communication with him that expresses gratitude
  and worship. Salah is compulsory but flexibility
  in the specifics is allowed depending on
  circumstances. The prayers are recited in the
  Arabic language, and consist of verses from the
  Qur'an.

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• Salah

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• These pillars include
• The shahadah Declaring faith
• The Salah Prayer 5 times a day
• The Sawm Fasting

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• Sawm, or fasting during the month of Ramadan.
  Muslims must not eat or drink (among other
  things) from dawn to dusk during this month, and
  must be mindful of other sins. The fast is to
  encourage a feeling of nearness to God, and
  during it Muslims should express their gratitude
  for and dependence on him, atone for their past
  sins, and think of the needy. Sawm is not
  obligatory for several groups for whom it would
  constitute an undue burden. For others,
  flexibility is allowed depending on
  circumstances, but missed fasts usually must be
  made up quickly.

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• Sawm

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• These pillars include
• The shahadah Declaring faith
• The Salah Prayer 5 times a day
• The Sawm Fasting
• The Zakat Giving to the poor

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• Zakat, or alms-giving, which is giving a fixed
  portion of accumulated wealth by those who can
  afford it to help the poor or needy, and also to
  assist the spread of Islam. It is considered a
  religious obligation (as opposed to voluntary
  charity) that the well-off owe to the needy
  because their wealth is seen as a "trust from
  God's bounty". The Qur'an and the hadith also
  suggest a Muslim give even more as an act of
  voluntary alms-giving (sadaqah).

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• These pillars include
• The shahadah Declaring faith
• The Salah Prayer 5 times a day
• The Sawm Fasting
• The Zakat Giving to the poor
• The Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca

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• The Hajj, which is the pilgrimage during the
  Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah in the city of
  Mecca. Every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it
  must make the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once
  in his or her lifetime. Rituals of the Hajj
  include walking seven times around the Kaaba,
  touching the black stone if possible, walking or
  running seven times between Mount Safa and Mount
  Marwah, and symbolically stoning the Devil in
  Mina.

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• Hajj

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Muslims worship in mosques. Prayer, sermons and
reading from the Koran are very important.
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1. What does Islam mean?
2. What is the holy book called?
3. What name do Muslims refer to their God by?
4. Who is the most important figure in Islam?
5. How many pillars are there in the Islamic faith?
6. What are each of the pillars?
7. Where do Muslims go to worship?