ISLAM

Which of the following is a true statement:

A. All Arabs are Muslims B. All Muslims are Arabs

C. Iran is an Arab country D. None of the above

Which of the following is a true statement:

A. All Arabs are Muslims B. All Muslims are Arabs

C. Iran is an Arab country D. None of the above

During prayer a Muslim should face:

A. Mecca B. Islamabad

C. Jerusalem D. Washington, DC

During prayer a Muslim should face:

A. Mecca B. Islamabad

C. Jerusalem D. Washington, DC

Which of the following is a true statement:

A. Muslims believe Jesus is the son of God

B. Muslims believe Jesus is a prophet

C. Muslims do not believe Jesus existed

Which of the following is a true statement:

A. Muslims believe Jesus is the son of God

B. Muslims believe Jesus is a prophet

C. Muslims do not believe Jesus existed

Myth #1: Most Muslims are Arabs who live in the Middle East.

Reality: Of more than 1 billion Muslims worldwide, only about 1/5 are Arabs.

Myth #2: Muslims have a strange religion and worship a god called Allah.

Reality: Muslims are monotheistic and worship the same one God as Christians and Jews.

Myth #3: Muslims believe it is ok to kill civilians in a holy war or jihad.

Reality: Only Muslim extremists believe this. Jihad. In Arabic it does not mean "holy war”. It means "struggle” or “strive”.

Myth #4:Most Muslim women wear veils over their faces and are treated very badly.RealityMuslim 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.

The religion is called ISLAM.

The people are MUSLIMS.

MOSQUE is the place of worship.

QURAN is the book of prayer.

The Arabs trace their ancestors to Abraham and his son Ishmael, who were believed to have

built a shrine at Mecca on the spot where Adam laid a stone: the Kaaba, whose cornerstone was a sacred stone called the Black Stone

Who was Muhammad?

571 ~ Muhammad born in Mecca.

622 ~ Hijra or Escape. Muhammad and followers escape prosecution and

go to Medina. ‘Missionaries’ sent all over Arabia

Year 1 in the Islamic calendar

Who was Muhammad?

Muhammad came to believe that Allah had revealed himself partially through Moses (Judaism) and Jesus (Christianity) and that Allah’s final revelations were to him.

Who was Muhammad?

629 ~ Muhammad conquers Mecca peacefully

632 ~ Muhammad dies in Medina. Unmarked grave.

Went to Heaven from Jerusalem

The Teachings of Muhammad

Islam is monotheistic.

Allah is the all-powerful creator of everything.

Islam offers salvation and the hope of an afterlife to its followers. PARADISE.

Muhammad is not considered divine, as Jesus is in the Christian religion.

He is a prophet who conveys Allah’s final revelations through the Quran.

The Teachings of Muhammad

Muslims believe the Quran is the direct word of Allah revealed to Muhammad

Written and read in Arabic

The Holy Quran

The Quran written in Arabic.

What are possible implications of this?

The Five Pillars of Islam

Profession of Faith: There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

Daily Prayer: Pray five time times each day in the direction of the holy city of Mecca.

Charity: Give alms to the poor.Fasting: No food or drink from dawn until

dusk during the holy month of Ramadan.Hajj: Pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca.

Shahadah Profession of Faith

There is no god but Allah,

and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

The Flag of Saudi Arabia

SalatDaily Prayer

Pray time times each day in the

direction of the holy city of Mecca.

God is Great. God is Great. God is Great. God is Great. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except God. I testify that there is none worthy of worship 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! Come to success! God is Great! God is Great!

There is none worthy of worship except God.

Zakat Charity

Give alms to the poor.

http://salamcenter.org/zakat-ul-mal.html

Sawm Fasting

No food or drink from dawn until dusk during the holy month of Ramadan.

Eid al-Fitr means the Festival of Breaking the Fast

The beginning of Ramadan is based on the Islamic calendar and observing the first waxing crescent moon.

HajjPilgrimage to the holy city of

Mecca.

Dome of the Rock

Muhammad died in 632 and rose into heaven from a holy rock in Jerusalem.

Christians believe Jesus gave sermons on the rock.

Jews believe Abraham prepared the sacrifice of his son Isaac on the same rock.

On the site Muslims built a mosque called the Dome of the Rock.

Dome of the Rock

The Muslim World

Major groups of Muslims: Sunnis and Shi’itesMost Muslims are SunnisShi’ites are the majority in Iraq and Iran

Sunnis vs. Shi’ites

Sunnis The caliph may be elected from the Muslim community.

Shi’ites (Shia) The caliph must be a descendant of the family of Muhammad

Islam: • ”Surrender”, related to ‘salaam’, or peace. • Abraham, father of all prophets, is the first Muslim • Islam is also a code for social conduct • Quran plus the authentic statements of Muhammad (Hadith) =

Shareeha (constitution), as Interpreted by Islamic scholars• Muhammad is the last prophet (33: 40). • Gabriel highest ranking angel

The Quran: • Islam’s holy book, an inspired scripture. God’s word inspired to his

messenger, • 114 Chapters (chapter = Surah), 4 to >200 verses/chapter (verse =

Aiyah) • Confirms most narratives and prophets of the Jewish and Christian faiths

Special place for Virgin Mary, the only female (the Chapter of Mary)

• Allah is the word for God used by Christian and Muslim Arabs God = Allah (Arabic) = Eluhim (Hebrew) = El (Aramaic)

• One and only one God, no trinity• Arabic as the language of the Quran

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