ISLAM

By: Ronnie Fecso, Beth Ann Johnson, Mickaela Cummings,

and Emily Parr

Islamic Beliefs of the Afterlife

• Muslims believe in the Day of Judgment – a day when the world is destroyed and Allah ( there main god) must judge the dead

• Until the Day of Judgment those who are dead stay in their graves, but they can tell where they are going to end up – those who are destined for Hell feel pain, those who are destined for Heaven – feel peace

• Judgment is determined by the deeds done in a lifetime

• Heaven also call the garden is a place filled with spiritual pleasure

• Hell also called Jahannam has seven doors – the door you take depends on the severity of your bad deeds

• Allah can rescue people from Hell is he chooses

• It is believed that hell is where souls are made ready to go to heaven

Location of Islamic Belief

• Muslims holy city is Mecca – many Muslims make pilgrimages there

• Most Muslims are found in the middle east , but they are all over the world

Founder of Islam

Muhammad

• Born in Mecca, Arabia around 570 AD

• Had a vision about becoming God’s prophet from an archangel

• He would preach about different topics to his neighbors

• Preached about restraining from polytheism, immortality and materialism

Muhammad

• Only had 40 followers at first• Both he and his followers

experienced serious punishment for what he was teaching

• Traveled to Yathrib, they were in need of a leader and suggested him

• Mecca city leaders found out and went to war against the Muslims

Holy Books/Key Writings

Hadith

• Important source for practices, ways and laws

• Created in the first three centuries of Islamic history

• Two parts– The tradition and the authorities

that would relay the tradition

Qur'an• Means “recitation” in Arabic• Is a perfect record of the words

spoken by Angel Gabriel and Muhammed

• Mostly written in first person plural• Created after the death of

Muhammed around 632 AD• Divided into 114 surahs, or

chapters

Key Writings

• Six Articles of Faith– One God

– The Angels of God

– The books of God

– The prophets of God

– The Day of Judgment (or afterlife)

– The supremacy of Gods will

• This is everything that a Muslim must believe in

• They must follow this guideline

Origins of Islam

• Can be traced back to 7th century

• Prophet Muhammad introduced Islam after angelic experience

• He dictated Qur’an the holy book

• God ->Angel->Prophet Muhammad

• Origin is controversial

Key Beliefs and Practices• Beliefs in Allah as the one god and only god and the Qur’an .• Beliefs in the Prophets Adam, Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses),

Dawud (David), Isa (Jesus).• Muhammad is the last prophet and the one that will come back to

save the people.• Salat is the obligatory Muslim prayers performed five times each

day.• Praying together in a mosque helps Muslims to realize that all

humanity is one and that all are equal in the sight of Allah. • Muslims must clean before they pray. They perform a ritual

washing called Wudhu.• Once a year the Hajj, when all Muslims gather together before the

Kaaba to praise Allah together.• Ramadan, the 9th month of the yeah

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