1. By Div 8. (Jared Horvath, Alec Kobetitch, Anthony Liao, Kyle Caouette)

2. How do they practice their religion?  Must pray 5 times a day  Word for prayer "salat“  Prayer beads consists of either 33 beads or 99 beads.  Ritual washing is called wudu.  When you do the ritual washing you clean your hands arms to the elbows, rinsing mouth nose ears wiping hair and washing feet.  Muhammad taught followers fasting is important because sign they submitted to Allah.  Reading Qur'an at home is part of everyday life.  Muslims believe all food comes from god.  They cannot eat haram but they can eat fish, poultry, goat, and camels.  During ramadan girls like to decorate their hands  Muslim families prey pray at home the same way as if they were at masjid.  some phrases, bismillah: the name of allahalhamdo lillah: praise to be Allah.  On id-ul-fitr everyone wears their best clothes.  Id-ul-fitr is the festival that ends Ramadan. By Jared Horvath

3.  Who is their gods God(s)?  Allah his power of god almighty over good and evil  Allah: one true god in Arabic language  Allah's angels  Iman only to know salaat, nothing "special"  Muhamadd talked to angle Jibril who told him about Allah  Allah revealed Koran  Koran: divine book revealed to MuhamaddMohammed – God’s messenger  Who are their religious leaders?  Iman of the mosque gives lessons to teach children about Islam leader of mosque  Iman only to know salaat, nothing "special“  Who were the Kafias?  First four Khafifas: Abu, Umar, Uthman, Ali  Is there a lot of Muslims in North America?  Millions of Muslims live in North America  About 1 billion in the world Alec Kobetitch

4.  Who is Muhamadd?(Muhammad)  Muhamadd talked to angle Jibril who told him about Allah  Muhamadd had a mission in Mecca for 12 years  Will go straight to Allah if died in what they believe  Muhammad created started Islam  Muhammad preached that there was only one god  Muhamadd lived in the Arabi desert  Millions of Muslims live in US Alec Kobetitch

5.  Muhammad is the men who founded Islam  At the age 40, Muhammad received a message from god from an angel called Angel Gabriel  Angel told Muhammad to tell the people in Mecca to stop workshipping idols and believe in one god, Allah  Muhammad started telling people; people dislike being told what to do & forced Muhammad out of Mecca  Muhammad came back with 10 thousand men army and conquered Mecca.  Muhammad forgive his enemies & citizens became Muslims  Muslims must believe there is only one god, Allah and Muhammad is his true messenger By Anthony Liao

6.  Koran is the most important scripture in Islam  Muslims recite it everyday  Koran tells Muslims how to live  Calligraphy or Omamental writing is important in Islam because it carries the messages from god  It is read and written from right to left  Calligraphy is also used to decorate all kinds of objects  Calligraphers sometimes draw pictures using the letter of alphabetor prayers  The prophet Muhammad preached against the workship of idols made of wood or stone; no statues or pictures seen in a mosque  Muslims came up with their own religious art by using mathematical patterns and plant shapes. By Anthony Liao

7. Islam Question #1 What religious text do Muslims follow?  Koran tells Muslims how Allah wants them to live  Koran is divided into 114 suras (like chapters)  Koran must be treated with respect  Muslims must wash hands before reading Koran  Koran is usually put on special table/stand wrapped in cloth  Not allowed to eat while reading Koran  While not being read Koran stored safely  Longest sura in Koran is #2 (286 verses)  Shortest sura in Koran is #103 (3 verses)  Koran contains words of Allah  All suras (except 9) start with "In the name of Allah the gracious, the merciful By Kyle Caouette

8. Islam Question #2 Why is Mecca so important to the Muslims?  Mecca is holiest city of Islam  Mecca is in western Saudi Arabia  Mecca is birthplace of Muhammad  Only Muslims may enter Mecca  Mecca is holy city  Muslims face Mecca when they pray  Muslims must make hajj (journey) to Mecca once in lifetime  Great mosque in middle of Mecca  Great mosque is center of worship for all Muslims By Kyle Caouette