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1. How Did Islam Start God= Allah= “the God” Mohammad= Allah messenger Mohammad= last prophet (1,400 years ago)=

A.D. 600 Mohammad= revelation from Allah= Koran Muhammad= messages sent from Gabriel

(angel) Mohammad= model for all men/women Important messengers of god= Abraham,

Moses, David, Jesus, Mohammad

(cont.) Second largest religion ( 1.1 billion) Allah= lord of universe, all knowing, creator Prophets= guided by Allah (guide some of

humanity) Adam= first prophet Prophet= cant tell future God= select prophet to urge people to worship

him Koran= mentions 25 prophets by name Most important type of prophet= called “Rasul”

2. What the Religion Believe in

God = Allah (eternal: never born= never die) Allah made everything Universe= muslim Allah gave freedom & can be muslim/not Shahadah: Declara’n of faith Children born w/ out sin can be saved w/

God Pray 5 times/day & proved they were faithful

to God

(cont.) Muslims don’t take drugs b/c Allah created

them= take care of bodies Food is from God Can’t eat pig Halal method: cut jugular artery in neck w/ knife While killing animal w/ knife person repeats

name “Allah” (returns life to Allah) Important to obey rules of halal food Wudu= washing hands, mouth, face, feet b4

prayer

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Plak- ah= 8 positions during prayer Niyyan: intention (to have a good life) Mosque= place where you pray Mosques also used for school (learn

Arabic+ Qur’an), law court, rooms for birth, marriage, funerals, community centres

Muslims share faith

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Muezzin:calls ppl. 2 pray Muzzins say pray is better than sleep Prophets: messenger sent from God -Tells people how God wants them to

live -1st prophet= Adam -last & most valuable= Muhammed -Muhammed got messages from Allah

3. Who are the God/ Goddess/ Religious leaders of Islam

Started in Arabia Mohammad= revelation from god=

Koran Consist of “5 pillars”= Shahada, prayer,

almsgiving, fasting, pilgrimage Mohammad+ started in CE 610 Mohammad mad= people worship idols=

focused more on humanity and god

(cont.) CE 610= receive message from god Message from god= must tell all people about

Allah Gabriel= also tell Mohammad about prophets in

the past= also in Koran Told wife, cousin, servant about revelation= first

Muslim People hate Mohammad for disrespecting there

god= ran away with followers Built first mosque= Quba, Madinah Told everybody about Allah

4. How Do They Practice Their Religion?

Praying Timeline

Pray 5 Times A Day: Salat-ul-Fajr = Between the first light of

dawn and sunrise Salat-ul-Zuhr = After Midday Salat-ul-Asr = Mid Afternoon Salat-ul-Maghrib = Sunset Salat-ul-Isha = From One And A Half Hours

After Sunset Pray Towards ‘Kaaba’

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Praying Positions

Standing Bowing Kneeling Prosperation

(Touch Head To Ground, Hands Flat On Mat

Holy Books

The Koran (That Which Should Be Read)= Holy Book For Muslims

The Hadith= Prophet Muhammad's Sayings

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Muslim Worship Based On 2 Wings

1st Wing- Adopting 5 Pillars of Islam 2nd Wing- Performing Good Deeds To

Gain Mercy/Satisfaction

(cont.)Adopting 5 Pillars of Islam

1. Testify that God is the one and only God and that Prophet Muhammad is God's Messenger and Prophet.

2. Praying 5 Times A Day

3. Paying To Charity

4. Fasting

5. Perform the Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca At Least Once In Lifetime If Affordable

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Performing Good Deeds To Gain Mercy / Satisfaction

Keeping good relations with relatives, and friends, and gaining no enemies

Doing work with good quality and honesty Respecting the old and be kind to the younger Be respectable to parents Helping the poor, the sick, and all who need help Being honest and faithful Not gambling, not drinking alcohols, and not

performing sex outside marriage, & ext.

5. Why is Mecca Important to Muslims?

About Mecca

Located Saudi Arabia, 80km from Red Sea Coast

Over 1,000,000 People Visit Every Year Most Holy Place In Islam Religion Birth Place Of Prophet Muhammad Cannot Be Visited If Not Muslim One of Five Pillars ‘Hajj’= A Pilgrimage

To Mecca (Must Be Completed At Least Once In Lifetime

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About Mecca

Muslims Usually Pray Towards ‘Kaaba’

‘Kaaba’= Cube Shaped Building In Mecca

Believed Patriarch Abraham Personally Built It

^Abraham= Central Human Figure In Muslim Beliefs Because Willingly

Offered Son When The Lord Commanded It

6. Koran

Koran = The word of god, perfect Muslim treat the Koran with great

respect Most basic rules are in Koran Always recite Koran in Ara bic Koran have 114 chapters Millions of people know Koran by heart Koran must be touch by clean hand

(cont.) Koran is Arabic means recitation Muslims don’t reject Moses Jesus and other

prophets Muhammad = the bearer of a divine

message Koran is the last series of revelation send

by god Hadith = the stories of Muhammad the

prophet Koran = The word of god, perfect

7. Holy Places

The place of worship is called mosque Mecca = holy land Important place in the pilgrimage

BaghdadJerusalemIstanbul

8. Why Do They Fast During Ramada?

9 mth. Of Islamic calendar 9 mth.= when Muhammed saw Qur’an Joy + holy thoughts Hunder/thirst= self control & caring Often end w/ pinch of salt, dates,

milk/honey Fast dawn to sunset

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Don’t need to fast if young, sick, travelling $ saved= poor ppl. Food/clothing bought by poor ppl. w/ $ for

Id al-fity Id al-fitr: feast ending Ramadan Id al-fitr includes: call 2 prayer from

mosque & gunfire, radio/television announces

Muslims have closer relationship b/w them & Allah b.c of fasting

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