Islam

• Islam

  Surrender or submission
• The Quran is the holy book of Muslims
• Islam


  Surrender or submission
• Islam began


  Seventh (17th) century BCE
• Muslim


  One who submits to God
• Founder of Islam


  Muhammad
• Five Pillars of Islam

  • Oblation of Muslims
• Allah


  Not different from the God of Jews and Christianity, "God"
• Muhammad


  • Born in Mecca, 570 BCE century
  • Last and Greatest prophet
  • The Muslims considered Muhammad as the "seal of prophet"
• Abu Bhark


  The father in law of Muhammad, the first caliphs and successor of Muhammad
• One of the important messages that Muhammad received from God is "that only one God, Allah, should be worshipped."
• Kaaba


  Square shape-shrined, means "cube", worship place where the Muslim should face when worshipping
• Hanifs


  No certain religion (Many gods)
• Night of Power


  Muhammad received the first message from God through the angel Gabriel
• Night of Ascent


  Muhammad got to Jerusalem from there through the guidance of angel Gabriel, where Gabriel brought Muhammad (Spiritual Experience)
• 3 Holy Cities in Islam

  • Jerusalem
  • Mecca
  • Medina - Yathrib - City of the prophet
• Hijrah (Hegira)


  Mecca to Medina
• 3 Books of Islam

  • Qur'an
  • Hadith
  • Shariah
• Qur'an


  Primary Sacred Texts, Means "Recitation", the main doctrines of Islam/the messages of God, 114 Chapters
• Hadith


  Means "reports" or "recollection", also known as the "Sunnah", life of Muhammad
• Shariah


  Law, "Pathway to be followed"
• Tawhid


  Oneness of God
• The Afterlife


  Heaven (Jannah); Hell (Jahannam)
• Angels and Jinns


  • Angels - created by God from light, do not have free will
  • Jinns - created by God from smokeless and scorching fire, have free will
• Five Pillars of Islam

  • Testimony of faith (Shahadah)
  • Prayers (Salat)
  • Charity for the poor (Zakat)
  • Fasting during Ramadan (Sawm)
  • Pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj)
• Hajji (male pilgrim)


  Hajjyah (female pilgrim)
• Right Guided Caliphs


  • Abu Bakr
  • Umar
  • Uthman
  • Ali
• Jihad


  Means "Struggle", not considered as the 6th pillar in five pillars, important Islamic principle
• Muslims are opposed to the practice of celibacy even for their imams (Religious Leaders). Male can have many wives, while the female can only have one.
• Circumcision - male, Female Genital Mutilation - female
• Gestures of Worship


  • Kneeling
  • Bowing
  • Prostrating
  • Standing
• Time of Worship (5 times a day)

  • Dawn
  • Mid-morning
  • Afternoon
  • Mid-afternoon
  • Night (Before bedtime)
• Sunnis and Shiites


  • Sunnis (caliphs) - rightful owner/voting
  • Shiites (imams) - relative of Muhammad, call their religious leader as "imam"
• Hussain ibn Ali - Regarded as a heroic act of martyrdom
• Sufis


  Mystical version of Islam, comes from Arabic word "suf" - means "wool", more spiritual, solely out of love of God, do not believe in Last Judgement