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Understanding Islam : A Brief Introduction

Islam Today: Demographics There are an estimated 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide –Approximately 1/5 th of the world's population Where Do Muslims Live? –The world's largest single Muslim community is in Indonesia The Top 9: 1) Indonesia, 2) Pakistan, 3) Bangladesh, 4) India, 5) Turkey, 6) Iran, 7) Egypt, 8) Nigeria, and 9) China

The Islamic Map

Two Main Branches of Islam There are two main branches of Islam today Sunni recognize the male heirs of the first 4 elected ( according to Muhammad's instruction ) caliphs ( or spiritual heads ) after Muhammad’s death Shiite recognize the decedents of only the 4th caliph—Ali (M’s son-in-law & cousin), the only true descendent of Muhammad In all other ways Sunni and Shiite are very similar

Understanding Muhammad: His Life and Times

The Life of Muhammad: The early years Muhammad was born in Mecca around the year 570 ( West Saudi Arabia) Muhammad began working as a merchant and was known for his trustworthiness Muhammad and Khadija (wife) had 4 daughters and 2 sons

The Life of Muhammad: The Trouble Muhammad slowly began to attract some followers, most of them young and of modest social standing The ruling elite feared Muhammad and his followers and began to persecute them

The Life of Muhammad: Conclusion Muhammad's life ended on June 8, 632 at 60 years old. Within 100 years, Islam spread across the world, occupying more territory than the Roman Empire

Koran (or the Qur'an)Qur'an

Koran (or the Qur'an)Qur'an The Content –A) The Koran as a book is comparable in length to the Gospels –B) Chapters of the Koran follow in descending order of length –C) Many commandments, few stories –D) Introduced life after death and heaven & hell

Muslims view other religions: Muslims accept the teachings of both the Jewish Torah and the Christian Gospels They believe that Islam is the perfection of the religion Moses

Six Articles of Belief 1. Belief in one God (Allah) 2. Belief in all the prophets and messengers sent by God. –124,000 prophets, of whom 313 are also messengers –25 of these messengers are very important (mentioned in the Quran) 3. Belief in the books sent by God: –The Suhuf scripts of AbrahamSuhuf –The Tawrat sent to Moses--TorahTawrat –The Zabur sent to David--PsalmsZabur –The Injil sent to Jesus--GospelsInjil –The Qur'an sent to Muhammad--KoranQur'an 4. Belief in the Angels of whom four are held in high esteem and are named in the Quran and the Hadith (additional book about M) –Like Gabriel who spoke with M 5. Belief in the Day of Judgment when you die and in the life after death –Heaven and hell 6. Belief in Fate (predestination) Muslims believe in divine destiny –God wrote down all that has happened and will happen

The Spread of Islam During the 8th Century (700s AD), one hundred years after Muhammad’s death, Islam spreads through three continents –The empire spread from Spain to the edge of India Map of the expansion of Islam. 7th-8th centuries