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2. 1. How Did Islam Start  God= Allah= “the God”  Mohammad= Allah messenger  Mohammad= last prophet (1,400 years ago)= A.D. 600  Mohammad= revelation from Allah= Koran  Muhammad= messages sent from Gabriel (angel)  Mohammad= model for all men/women  Important messengers of god= Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus, Mohammad

3. (cont.)  Second largest religion ( 1.1 billion)  Allah= lord of universe, all knowing, creator  Prophets= guided by Allah (guide some of humanity)  Adam= first prophet  Prophet= cant tell future  God= select prophet to urge people to worship him  Koran= mentions 25 prophets by name  Most important type of prophet= called “Rasul”

4. 2. What the Religion Believe in  God = Allah (eternal: never born= never die)  Allah made everything  Universe= muslim  Allah gave freedom & can be muslim/not  Shahadah: Declara’n of faith  Children born w/ out sin can be saved w/ God  Pray 5 times/day & proved they were faithful to God

5. (cont.)  Muslims don’t take drugs b/c Allah created them= take care of bodies  Food is from God  Can’t eat pig  Halal method: cut jugular artery in neck w/ knife  While killing animal w/ knife person repeats name “Allah” (returns life to Allah)  Important to obey rules of halal food  Wudu= washing hands, mouth, face, feet b4 prayer

6. (cont.)  Plak- ah= 8 positions during prayer  Niyyan: intention (to have a good life)  Mosque= place where you pray  Mosques also used for school (learn Arabic+ Qur’an), law court, rooms for birth, marriage, funerals, community centres  Muslims share faith

7. (cont.)  Muezzin:calls ppl. 2 pray  Muzzins say pray is better than sleep  Prophets: messenger sent from God  -Tells people how God wants them to live  -1 st prophet= Adam  -last & most valuable= Muhammed  -Muhammed got messages from Allah

8. 3. Who are the God/ Goddess/ Religious leaders of Islam  Started in Arabia  Mohammad= revelation from god= Koran  Consist of “5 pillars”= Shahada, prayer, almsgiving, fasting, pilgrimage  Mohammad+ started in CE 610  Mohammad mad= people worship idols= focused more on humanity and god

9. (cont.)  CE 610= receive message from god  Message from god= must tell all people about Allah  Gabriel= also tell Mohammad about prophets in the past= also in Koran  Told wife, cousin, servant about revelation= first Muslim  People hate Mohammad for disrespecting there god= ran away with followers  Built first mosque= Quba, Madinah  Told everybody about Allah

10. 4. How Do They Practice Their Religion? Praying Timeline  Pray 5 Times A Day:  Salat-ul-Fajr = Between the first light of dawn and sunrise  Salat-ul-Zuhr = After Midday  Salat-ul-Asr = Mid Afternoon  Salat-ul-Maghrib = Sunset  Salat-ul-Isha = From One And A Half Hours After Sunset  Pray Towards ‘Kaaba’

11. (cont.) Praying Positions  Standing  Bowing  Kneeling  Prosperation (Touch Head To Ground, Hands Flat On Mat Holy Books The Koran (That Which Should Be Read)= Holy Book For Muslims The Hadith= Prophet Muhammad's Sayings

12. (cont.) Muslim Worship Based On 2 Wings  1 st Wing- Adopting 5 Pillars of Islam  2nd Wing- Performing Good Deeds To Gain Mercy/Satisfaction

13. (cont.) Adopting 5 Pillars of Islam 1. Testify that God is the one and only God and that Prophet Muhammad is God's Messenger and Prophet. 2. Praying 5 Times A Day 3. Paying To Charity 4. Fasting 5. Perform the Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca At Least Once In Lifetime If Affordable

14. (cont.) Performing Good Deeds To Gain Mercy / Satisfaction  Keeping good relations with relatives, and friends, and gaining no enemies  Doing work with good quality and honesty  Respecting the old and be kind to the younger  Be respectable to parents  Helping the poor, the sick, and all who need help  Being honest and faithful  Not gambling, not drinking alcohols, and not performing sex outside marriage, & ext.

15. 5. Why is Mecca Important to Muslims? About Mecca  Located Saudi Arabia, 80km from Red Sea Coast  Over 1,000,000 People Visit Every Year  Most Holy Place In Islam Religion  Birth Place Of Prophet Muhammad  Cannot Be Visited If Not Muslim  One of Five Pillars ‘Hajj’= A Pilgrimage To Mecca (Must Be Completed At Least Once In Lifetime

16. (cont.) About Mecca  Muslims Usually Pray Towards ‘Kaaba’  ‘Kaaba’= Cube Shaped Building In Mecca  Believed Patriarch Abraham Personally Built It  ^Abraham= Central Human Figure In Muslim Beliefs Because Willingly Offered Son When The Lord Commanded It

17. 6. Koran  Koran = The word of god, perfect  Muslim treat the Koran with great respect  Most basic rules are in Koran  Always recite Koran in Ara  bic  Koran have 114 chapters  Millions of people know Koran by heart  Koran must be touch by clean hand

18. (cont.)  Koran is Arabic means recitation  Muslims don’t reject Moses Jesus and other prophets  Muhammad = the bearer of a divine message  Koran is the last series of revelation send by god  Hadith = the stories of Muhammad the prophet  Koran = The word of god, perfect

19. 7. Holy Places  The place of worship is called mosque  Mecca = holy land  Important place in the pilgrimage Baghdad Jerusalem Istanbul

20. 8. Why Do They Fast During Ramada?  9 mth. Of Islamic calendar  9 mth.= when Muhammed saw Qur’an  Joy + holy thoughts  Hunder/thirst= self control & caring  Often end w/ pinch of salt, dates, milk/honey  Fast dawn to sunset

21. (cont.)  Don’t need to fast if young, sick, travelling  $ saved= poor ppl.  Food/clothing bought by poor ppl. w/ $ for Id al-fity  Id al-fitr: feast ending Ramadan  Id al-fitr includes: call 2 prayer from mosque & gunfire, radio/television announces  Muslims have closer relationship b/w them & Allah b.c of fasting

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