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Islam: A Monotheistic Religion for Love and Service to God

Islam is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion articulated by the Qur'an. Muslims believe in the oneness of God and that the purpose of existence is to love and serve God. This presentation explores the origins of Islam, the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, symbols of Islam, and the five principles of the religion. It also discusses the role of clergy in Sunni Islam and concludes with a quiz to test your understanding of the topic.

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Islam: A Monotheistic Religion for Love and Service to God

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  1. ISLAM

  2. Islam is a monotheistic and Abrahamicreligionarticulated by theQur'an. Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable and the purpose of existence is to love and serve God.

  3. The wordIslam in arabicmeans„surrend toGod”. Apologistsand Muslim missionariesoftendeducetheword Islam fromthewordsalām - peace. Thepurposeof Islam andtheteachingsdone by theprophetMahometwas to join all Arabicpeopleintoone large Muslim family. The faith, however,spreadontotheentireworld. Nowadays,Arabsare 15% upto 20%adherents of Islam.

  4. Arabs (original meaning: "nomads") – arethegroupofpeopleoftheSemiticorigin,inhabitingtheArabianPeninsulafromtheancienttimes. A majorityofArabsarewhitepeople, but Negroid-lookArabscanalso be met in Africa. Arabs in traditional dresses (1910)

  5. Beginnings and thedevelopmentof Islam In the 7th century AD on theareaoftheArabianPeninsula a newmonotheisticreligioncameintoexistence - Islam. Muhammad wasitsfounder – he was oneofthemostimportantreligiousreformers in thehistoryoftheworld. He was born in 570 and was an orphan. Whenhemarriedtherichwidow - Khadijah, he couldstart hisphilosophicalcontemplations,andthenaccordingtothe traditional legendsArchangel Gabriel appearedbeforeMahometandportrayedhimthe Allah whofromnow on was supposedtobetheonlyGodforallArabs.

  6. Symbols ofthe Islam A shahadah written in black letters on the white background, or with white letters on the black background is an appropriate symbol of the Islam. However,the crescent (hilal) is more often treated as the symbol of the Islam. Fundamentally, from a historical point of view it is wrong, because the crescent was not a symbol of the religion, but symbol of the caliphate only. In the social awareness however, also in Muslim countries, the hilal was the main symbol of this religion, and in this shape appearsin most of the heraldry of Islamic states (e.g. in emblems and on flags of Maldives, Pakistan, Algeria, Turkey, Tunisia and other), as well as the analogy to the symbol of the Red Cross – the international Christian movement.

  7. Symbolsof Islam

  8. The Islam hasshareditsrootswiththeJudaismandtheChristianity. AccordingtoMahomet'srevelations presented to Jews and Christians by Abraham, Mosesand Jesus shouldberepeatedandsupplemented. Muslims believethatversesofthe Koranweregraduallyshown to MahometbyArchangel Gabriel between 610 AD, andhis death on 8th June, 632. • Thebase of Islam arethe five principles: • One and onlyGod, • praying five times a day, • fast in the Ramadan, • charityforpoor • pilgrimagetoMeccaat least once in a lifetime.

  9. Beginningof the Ramadan

  10. Clergymen A separate groupofclergymendoesn'texist in theSunni Islam. Imam (guide, theboss) isn't a priest, but a memberofthecommunityofbelieverswhichisleadingprayers. The imamdoesnot havetobe a theologian, but shouldhavethe extensive knowledgeofprinciplesof Islam andthe Koran; mustbe clever as well. Muezzin isn't also a clergyman. Expertsofthe Islam posses a hugerespectastheyaretreated as „thesuccessorsofprophets".

  11. QUIZ 1.Is the Islam monotheistic religion? 2. How is the scripture of the Islam called? 3.How are the adherents of Islam called? 4.What doesthe word „Islam” mean in Arabic? 5.How much % of Islam adherents are of Arab origin? 6.What five principles are the base of Islam? 7.Is there a separate group of clergymen appearing in the Sunni Islam? 8.Must the Imam be a theologian? 9.What skills are needed to become an imam? 10. Were Arabs originally called nomads?

  12. Thank you for watching presentation!!! Natalia Baczewska

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