The Foundations of Islam

Qur’an means “Recitation” and was revealed to Muhammad from Allah over a 21-year period The Qur’an

The Five Pillars of Islam

Women in Islam The Prophet Mohamed in the Qur’an referred to his favorite wife Aisha and stated telling all Muslims to “Take half of your religion from this woman”. When Mohamed was asked who was most important after God, he said, “your mother, your mother, your mother, then your father. A young warrior wished to join the prophet in battle. Mohamed asked if he had his mother’s permission for “the path to heaven is near her feet”

Key Words Allah Zakat Ummah Hijrah Ahl al kitab Kabah Dhimmis Fitnah Qur’an Kerbala Salah Shii Shahada Caliphate Sawm Jihad Hajj

Key Words Sunnah Ali Hadith Hussein Twelver Shiisim Aisha Umayyad Sharia Abbasids Rashidun Savafid Abu Bakr Moghul Umar Ottoman Uthman Fatima

The arrival of West in the Islamic World Issues Nationalism/ borders Separation of Church & State Secular enforcement Democracy