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ISLAM

INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGION


MUHAMMAD

• Founder of Islam and proclaimer of Qur’an


• The first prophet of Allah
• Born in mecca,arabia c.570
• Died in Medina june 8, 632
• Mother’s name: Aminah bint Wahb
• Father’s name: Abd allat
FIVE PILLARS

1. Shahada (testimony of faith)


2. Salat (prayer 5 times a day)
3. Zakat (almsgiving)
4. Ramadan ( fasting)
5. Hajj ( Pilgrimage )
BRANCHES OF ISLAM

• Sunni- 85%
• Shi’te- 15% alsoknown as shia
• Mecca is the sacred city in islam also the
birthplace of Muhammad • Mosque church of islam
• Koran/qur’an is the holy book of islam • Service are held on Friday and lead by an
Imam
• Arabic their sacred language
• Jerusalim known as Dome of the Rock
• Men can have up to 4 wives

• Islam is the second world’s largest religion.


• Muslim person who submits
Submission to the will of God Allah • They don’t drink and eat pork
• Medina is the burial place of Muhammad • Main goal is to live a good moral Life
• Surah is the Arabic name of chapter and it has
114 chapter in Qur’an
• Ayahs Arabic name of verse
• Fatihah the opening prayer of God
• Hafiz people who memorize Qur’an
• Quraysh tribe
• Kinship by blood
• Shari’ah Law of the islam religion
• Jidah means struggle
• P.B.U.H peace be upon us

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