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ReciteinthenameofyourLordwhocreated–Createdmanfromaclingingsubstance.Recite,andyourLordisthemostGenerous–Whotaughtbythepen–Taughtmanthatwhichheknewnot.Sura96:1-5

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ProphetMuhammad(pbuh)

•  40yearsold•  Orphan•  Noformaleduca8on(aami)•  Caravantraderbyprofession•  Onewife

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•  EncounterwithGabrielinaCave

Quran

•  FirstRevela8on96:1-5•  Nofurtherrevela8onfor2years.•  Revela8oncon8nues8lltheendofhislife•  Memorizedbyhisfollowers.•  CompiledaMerhisdeath

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LIFEOFMUHAMMAD

AD570 : BorninMeccaAD595 : MarriagetoKhadijaAD610 : FirstVisionintheCaveonMt.HeraAD622 : FlighttoMedina(Hejira)AD630 : ReturnstoMeccaandcapturesthecityAD632 : DeathinMecca

AbuBakrFatherinLaw

(Ayesha)

AliSon-in-Law

(Fa8ma)

Shi’aSunni

Muhammad

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WhoisaMuslim?

Apersonwhoissubmi^edtothecommandmentsofAllah

HowtobecomeaMuslim?

BytheconfessionofShahada“Godisonlyone.Mohammadishisfinalprophet”

FivePillarsofIslam

1.  Shahada(Confessionoffaith)2.  Salat(Prayer58meseveryday)3.  Zakat(Almsgiving)4.  Sawm(Fas8ngduringRamadan)5.  Hajj(PilgrimagetoMecca)

TheQuran(Recitaaon)

TheScripturesofIslam

Hadiths(Tradiaon)

Tradi8onoftheProphetandElders

LiteralRevela8onfromAllah–InfallibleWriVenonlyinArabicReplacesTorah(OT)andInjil(NT)

InspiredandAuthorita8veScripture

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Sharia(path)

ThenWeputyou,[OMuhammad],onanordainedwayconcerningthema^er[ofreligion];

sofollowitanddonotfollowtheinclinaaonsofthosewhodonotknow.

(45:18)

FoundaaonsofShariaTheQuranSunna (sixcollec8onsofHadith)Ijma (consensus)Qiya (analogy)

JesusinIslam

WordofGodSura19:34-35Sura10:19/20

SignfromGodSura19:21

AMiracleWorkerSura3:49/43

SpiritfromGodSura4:169,4:171/169)

TheMessiahSura3:45/40John4:25-26

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UniquenessofJesus

Hewasbornofavirgin(19:16-23,29/30–33/34)

TheonlysinlessProphet(19:19)

Aprophetwhocouldnotbekilled(4:157,3:55,19:33)

Aprophetwhoisgoingtocomeback(HADITHAl-Zukruh43:57-67)

WhowasthefatherofJesus?WhyisJesustheonlysinlesspersoneverlived?DidJesusdie?Why?Whynot?WhyisJesuscomingback,notMohammad?Whatkindofwomanishegoingtomarry?

JesusasaBridgetoIslam

“AsoureyesdriMuptothepinnacleofthemosque,weseeacrescentmoon–thesymbolofIslam.ThecrescentportraysforusthelightIslamreflectsandthedarknessitcontains,thelightthatrecognizesJesusasprophetandthedarknessthat

doesnotseeHimaspriestandking”

DudleyWoodberryTheViewfromaRefurbishedChair(1992)