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Chicago Inclusive Culture Committee

Chicago Inclusive Culture Committee. Islam: The Muslim Faith. Facts and Figures. Largest Muslim country Indonesia (approx. 170 million) Largest non-Muslim country India (approx. 100 million) Ethnic breakdown 82% Non-Arab 18% Arabs. Muslim Population.

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Chicago Inclusive Culture Committee

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  1. Chicago Inclusive Culture Committee Islam: The Muslim Faith

  2. Facts and Figures • Largest Muslim country • Indonesia (approx. 170 million) • Largest non-Muslim country • India (approx. 100 million) • Ethnic breakdown • 82% Non-Arab • 18% Arabs

  3. Muslim Population • India/Pakistan/Bangladesh 250-300 Million • Africa 200 Million • Arab countries 180 Million • Southeast Asia 170 Million • Iran 50 Million • Central Asia 50 Million • China 50 Million • Europe 20 Million • North America 6 Million • South America 3 Million • Australia 1 Million • Worldwide over 1 Billion

  4. Islam in the U.S. • African American 42.0% • South Asian 24.4% • Arab 12.4% • African 5.2% • Iranian 3.6% • Turk 2.4% • Caucasian American 1.6% • Undetermined 5.6%

  5. Early Muslims in the US • Evidences of Pre-Columbian Islamic civilization in the New World. • Slaves (1/5 during 18th/19th century) • Since 1875, Muslims have immigrated to the US for various reasons. • Mohammed Alexander Russell Webb

  6. What is Islam? Islam: “Peace through submission to God” Muslim: “One who submits to God.”

  7. Islamic Values • Monotheism and commitment to one God • Education and Literacy • Modesty and Chastity • Honesty, Trustworthiness, Humility • Family as a basic unit of society • Consultation and Consensus • Purity of intent and action

  8. Belief and Principles • God (Allah) • Angels • Revealed Books • Revealed Messengers • Day of Judgement • Pre-destination

  9. Belief in God • Tawheed (Monotheism) • Neither begets nor begotten

  10. Belief in Angels • Gabriel (Archangel) • Isra’il (Angel of Death)

  11. Revealed Books • Torah (Moses) • Zaboor (David) • Injeel (Jesus) • Qu’ran (Mohammed)

  12. Adam Noah Abraham Isaac Moses Solomon David John the Baptist Jesus Zacharias Elisha Elias Mohammed Revealed Prophets

  13. Day of Judgement • Belief in Hereafter • Accountability of how you lived your life • Balance of both good and bad deeds

  14. Similarities Monotheism Day of Judgment Almsgiving Angels Prophets Books Differences Fasting Salat Prophet—Muhammad Books—Qur’an Prohibited things: pork alcohol gambling extramarital relations The Abrahamic Faiths

  15. 5 Pillars of Islam • Shahadah • Salat (Prayer) • Zakat (Charity) • Sawm (Fast) • Hajj (Pilgrimage)

  16. Shahadah (Declaration of Faith) • Believe in no God but one God, and Muhammed (PBUH) is His last messenger.

  17. Salat (Prayer) • Worship 5 times a day • pre-dawn • noon • mid-afternoon • after sunset • night • Qibla (Facing Mecca) • Adhan (Call to prayers)

  18. Zakat (Charity) • Eligible Muslims pay alms, an annual basis that helps to “purify” their wealth. • Funds collected are distributed to the poor, orphans, and needy in society. • Zakah consists of giving 2.5% of one’s accumulated wealth. • Even a smile is charity

  19. Sawm (Fasting) • Cannot eat from sunrise to sunset • Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan • Fasting helps Muslims: • build will-power • feel compassion • purify body • strengthen their community relations

  20. Hajj (Pilgrimage) • Once in a lifetime • Commemorates the trials of Abraham and his family • About 2-3 million people perform the Hajj annually

  21. Islamic Holidays • Eid ul- Fitr (end of Ramadan) • Eid ul- Adha (10th day of the month of Hajj)

  22. http://www.jannah.org http://www.islamicity.org http://ehaniff.tripod.com http://users.erols.com/zenithco/ http://www.islam-brief-guide.org Further References

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