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Islam: The Faith of Muslims | Prophet Muhammad, Qur'an, and Sacred Texts

Learn about the religion of Islam, its origins in Mecca, Saudi Arabia with Prophet Muhammad, and its sacred texts like the Qur'an. Explore the basic beliefs, duties, and the five pillars of Islam. Discover the truth behind common stereotypes and misconceptions.

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Islam: The Faith of Muslims | Prophet Muhammad, Qur'an, and Sacred Texts

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  1. Dennis Donovan, Sam Schachter, and Kara DiOrio Per. 3 October 18, 2012 Islam

  2. Who: The Prophet Muhammad What: The religion of Islam Where: Mecca, Saudi Arabia Why: To share the revelations from Allah (God) When: A.D. 610 Origin

  3. Sacred texts: the QuR’an A collection of all the revelations and teachings of God written down.

  4. Islam law/ legislation system derived from the Qur’an. Sacred Texts: The sharia

  5. Basic Beliefs

  6. Islam: “surrender” Monotheism “Whoever strays bears the full responsibility for straying.” Judgment Day Priests General Overview

  7. Basic Duties of Islam Declaration of Faith Daily Prayer Charity Fasting on Ramadan Hajj The Five Pillars

  8. “There is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God.” Islam and other prophets The First Pillar--Shahadah

  9. Daily prayer Masjids/mosques Face Mecca The second pillar--Salah

  10. Give charity to poor (2.5%) Zakat—purification Greediness=Antithesis The Third Pillar--Zakat

  11. Fasting Sundown-sunset Fast during Holiday Ramadan Ramadan=month The fourth pillar--Sawm

  12. Hajj—The pilgrimage Mecca Kaabashrine The Fifth Pillar--hajj

  13. Effort in God’s service U.S. Stereotypes Actual Meaning/action Jihad

  14. Similar to Judaism, Christianity Sunni, shia are main two Divisions of Islam

  15. Traditional “Fundamentalists” Strictly Qur’an Modern & Popular Islam Sunni

  16. Members=Shiites Ali ibnAbiTalib Descendants = Leaders Shia—Followers of Ali Shia

  17. Islam facts Definition of Islam: the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Qur’an, the basic principle of which is the absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah The symbol for Islam is a crescent with a star Adopted in the 7th century

  18. The countries with the most followers of Islam are Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, turkey, Iran, Egypt, Nigeria, Algeria and morocco Around 21% of the world’s population is Islamic Culture

  19. Islamic is the second largest world religion It is the fastest growing religion in the world Arabic is the official language In Arabic the word “Allah” translates to “God” Islam's laws and thoughts in general are based on 6 fundamental Beliefs

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