1. Aim: Identify beliefs of Islam and the importance of Muhammad
HW: 1)Complete the Reading of Muhammad 2) Complete Islam handout

2. Origin of Islam
About 1400 years old in the Arabian Peninsula (Middle East)

3. Origin of Islam Founder: Muhammad, an Arab prophet
Arabian peninsula was a mixture of polytheistic, Christian, and Hebrew religions

4. City of Mecca Important trading stop A place for pilgrimages
Houses the Ka’aba
Holiest shrine

5. Muhammad, the Prophet Born 570 A.D.
Age of 40: the Angel Gabriel told Muhammad to speak the word of God to his people
Only one God: Allah
He believed that he was the last prophet
Abraham, Moses, and Jesus
Islam is based on his teachings

6. Muhammad, continued… Preached in Mecca
People opposed his views
Forced to flee to the city of Medina
Hijrah (hih-JEE-ruh)
Marks the 1st year of the Muslim calendar 622 A.D.
630 AD: Muhammad returns to Mecca with 10,000 followers
Destroys all religious statues
“Truth has come and Falsehood has vanished”

8. Islamic Beliefs and Practices
Qur’an (Koran)
Holy Book
The will of Allah as revealed to Muhammad
The Shari’a developed later on are additional laws and rules
Each person will stand before Allah and be judged to go to either heaven or hell

9. The 5 Pillars…

10. 1. Faith No God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of God
Repeated often in daily prayer

11. 2: Prayer Face Mecca Pray to Allah 5x daily
Mosque: Islamic House of Worship

12. 3. Alms
Giving charity to the poor

13. 4. Fasting
Ramadan
Fasting from dawn until sunset

14. 5. Pilgrimage
To Mecca
Hajj