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Islam

Islam. One of the Great Monotheistic Religions. Part 1 The War from the East. Session 1.1 Is This War? Session 1.2 Islam – One of the Great Monotheistic Religions Session 1.3 The Fight for the Soul of Islam Session 1.4 Dar al-Islam – The House of War Session 1.5 The Global Caliphate

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Islam

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  1. Islam One of the Great Monotheistic Religions

  2. Part 1 The War from the East • Session 1.1 Is This War? • Session 1.2 Islam – One of the Great Monotheistic Religions • Session 1.3 The Fight for the Soul of Islam • Session 1.4 Dar al-Islam – The House of War • Session 1.5 The Global Caliphate • Session 1.6 Islam – Religion of Peace? • Session 1.7 The History of the Conflict • Session 1.8 Poverty in Islamic Nations

  3. Outline • Basic Faith of Islam • The State of Islam • The Authority of Islam • The Five Pillars of Islam • Branches of Islam

  4. Basic Faith of Islam

  5. One of the Great Monotheistic Religions • In contrast to: • Atheism – No God • Monism – One undivided spirit • Polytheism – Many finite gods • Pantheism – Everything is god • One infinite God • Three Great Monotheistic Religions • Judaism • Christianity • Islam

  6. Islam • An Abrahamic faith • Islam – Etymology • Arabic root: sin-lam-mim – safety and peace • Arabic – islam – “accept,” “surrender,” or “submit” • Means that peace in life can only come in complete submission to Allah (God Almighty) • Islam declares that Allah is the Creator, the Sustainer, the Merciful, the Compassionate, the Judge, the Governor, the Eternal

  7. Mohammad • The founder of Islam • The “final prophet” Mohammad • Born in Mecca (570) • Died in Medina (632) • A religious, political and military figure

  8. The State of Islam

  9. Major World Religions

  10. Muslim Population • 1.5 billion people • Indonesia 207,000,000 (largest Muslim country) • Located % In Region% Of Global • Africa 45.8 27.2 • Asia (including M.E.) 26.2 69.3 • [Middle East 91.8 17.1] • Europe 6.1 3.0 • N. America 1.1 0.3 • S. America 1.1 0.3

  11. Spread of Islam

  12. The Authority of Islam

  13. Two Sources of Authority • The Quran • Means “The Recitation” • Revealed to Mohammad by the angel Gabriel over 23 years • In the original Arabic – the final revelation of God • The Sunnah – “the trodden path” • Means “the way of the prophet” • The way and deed of the prophet

  14. The Quran

  15. The Five Pillars of Islam

  16. The Five Common Duties of All Muslims • Arkanu’d-din - The Five Pillars of Islam • Kalima – Testimony of Faith • Salat – Prayer • Zakat – Almsgiving • Sawm – Fasting • Hajj – Pilgrimage

  17. Kalima – Testimony of Faith • The testimony is: “I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, and I bear witness that Mohammad is his servant and messenger.” • This is the Muslim declaration of faith • Explicitly establishes a Unitarian not Trinitarian order • Establishes that Mohammad is the final revelation of God

  18. Salat – Prayer

  19. Zakat – Almsgiving

  20. Breaking the Fast

  21. Hajj - Pilgrimage

  22. Branches of Islam

  23. Muslim World not Monolithic • Same essential beliefs • Different theological and practice distinctives • Three groups • Sunni – 85% • Shia – 15% • Sufism – mystical Muslims

  24. Shia and Sunni Muslims

  25. The Sunni

  26. Commemoration of Ashura – the Martyrdom of Mohammed’s Grandson (680 AD)

  27. Sufism

  28. Islam • One of the great monotheistic religions • But like Christianity, it is very diverse. • While there is a core belief, not all Muslims think or act alike.

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