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• Islam


  Submission to the will of God
• Muslims


  • Monotheistic
  • Worship one, all-knowing God, known as Allah
• Islam teaches

  Allah's word is revealed to the prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel
• Prophet Muhammad


  • Born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, in 570 A.D.
  • Muslims believe he was the final prophet sent by God to reveal their faith to mankind

  
• Places where Muslims worship

  • Mosques
  • Kaaba Shrine in Mecca
  • Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
  • Prophet Muhammad's Mosque in Medina

  
• Quran (or Koran)


  Major holy text of Islam
• Hadith

  Another important book in Islam
• The word Islam means "SUBMISSION TO THE WILL OF GOD" and Islam was started in Mecca
• Islam is the second largest religion in the world after Christianity, with about 1.9 billion Muslims worldwide
• In 622, Muhammad traveled from Mecca to Medina with his supporters


  This journey became known as the Hijra (also spelled Hegira or Hijrah), and marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar
• Fundamentals and beliefs of Islam

  • Belief in Allah
  • Belief in the will of Allah
  • Belief in the angels of Allah
  • Belief in the book of Allah
  • Belief in the messenger of Allah
  • Belief in the day of Judgement
  • Belief in the Life after Death
• Caliphate system

  1. First caliph was Abu Bakr, Muhammad's father-in-law and close friend

  2. Abu Bakr died about two years after he was elected and was succeeded in 634 by Caliph Umar, another father-in-law of Muhammad

  3. When Umar was assassinated six years after being named caliph, Uthman, Muhammad's son-in-law, took the role

  4. Uthman was also killed, and Ali, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, was selected as the next caliph
• Sunnis

  • Make up nearly 90 percent of Muslims worldwide
  • Accept that the first four caliphs were the true successors to Muhammad
  • Regard their denomination as the mainstream and traditionalist branch of Islam
  • Recognize books of Hadith, which contain the spoken tradition attributed to Muhammad
  • Accept as orthodox four schools of Islamic law: Ḥanafī, Ḥanbalī, Mālikī, and Shāfiʿī
• Shiites

  • Believe that only the caliph Ali and his descendants are the real successors to Muhammad
  • Deny the legitimacy of the first three caliphs
  • Have a considerable presence in Iran, Iraq and Syria
  • Karbala in Iraq is a pilgrimage site for Shiite Muslims
• Other types of Islam

  • Wahhabi
  • Alawite
  • Nation of Islam
  • Kharijites
• Islamic calendar

  • Lunar calendar used in Islamic religious worship
  • Began in the year 622 A.D., celebrating the journey of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina
  • Ramadan occurs during the ninth month of the calendar
• Five Pillars of Islam

  • Shahada (to declare one's faith in God and belief in Muhammad)
  • Salat (to pray five times a day)
  • Zakat (to give to those in need)
  • Sawm (to fast during Ramadan)
  • Hajj (to make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once during a person's lifetime if the person is able)

  
• Islamic symbol


  • Red crescent indicates that followers of Islam are respected and treated accordingly
  • The color green is also sometimes associated with Islam, as it was reportedly a favorite color of Muhammad's and is often featured prominently in the flags of predominantly Muslim countries
• Sharia law

  • Requires men and women to dress modestly
  • Outlines marriage guidelines and other moral principles for Muslims
  • Islam's legal system that directs Muslims on how they should live in nearly every aspect of their lives
• Major Muslim holidays

  • Eid al-Adha (celebrates the Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son for Allah)
  • Eid al-Fitr (marks the end of Ramadan—the Islamic holy month of fasting)
  • Other holidays, such as the Islamic New Year and the birth of Muhammad
• Criticism of Islam
• Division of Islam