INTRO TO WOLD

• Abrahamic Religion

  judaism

  Islam

  • Christianity
• ISLAM

  (Believed to originate from one God)

  Conveyed through all the messengers from the time of Adam to the prophet Muhammad, including the prophet Abraham
• Abraham is Ibrahim in Arabic
• Monotheistic - beliefs in one God
• Allah - arabic term for God
• Muslim

  • a person who follows the religion of Islam
• Muhammad - the final prophet to whom muslims believe God revealed in the Qu'ran
• Qu'ran

  holy book of islam, which is belived to be the words of God that were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad

  • literally means "the recitation"
• Adhan - arabic term for "prayer"
• As-Salaam Alaikum

  • "peace be with you"
• Wa-Alaikum As-Salaam

  • "peace be with you too"
• Ayah (ayat)

  • "Verse" in qu'ran - 6000
• Surah

  - "chapter" in qu'ran - -114
• Eid Ul Fitr

  fasting

  celebration at the end of the month of Ramadan to commemorate the conclusion of the month of fasting

  • begins with a special congregational prayer and sermon
• Eid Ul - Adha

  • celebration at the end of Hajj to commemorate the lives and examples of the prophets Abraham and Ishmael and those who have performed the ritual that year.
• Five Pillar of Islam

  • a central practices of muslims to help establish a spiritual relationship with God
• Shahada

  "testimony or evidence"

  • Muslim profession of Faith Statement of Faith
• 2. Salat

  " prayer or worship"

  • Muslim daily prayer
• Zakat

  "almsgiving"

  • Muslim mandatory donations
• Sawm

  "abstain for food, drink, and sexual intercourse"

  • Muslim fasting in Ramadan
• Hajj

  "pilgrimage"

  • To mecca at least once in a life time

  if one is able
• Hadith

  "sayings or actions"

  • Of the prophet Muhammad
• Ihsan"moral excellence"

  Both relationship with God and in one's every action
• Imam :

  "leader"

  Meaning religious leader
• Ka'bah :

  "square house"

  Built by prophet Abraham and his son Prophet Ishmael

  • Muslim face ka'bah when they conduct salat
• Masjid

  The house of worship where muslim gather for communal prayers

  "Place of prostrations"

  serve as Community centers to serce variety of need of the community
• Sunnah

  • "habit" example and practices of

  Muhammad
• PROPHETIC FORMATIONS

  There is no one to be worship and obeyed except the One and Only God Allah
• Follow prophets to teach and lead you on how to worship and obey Him
• These are the Prophets

  Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Ishmael, Jacob, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad obey the same God, Allah.
• The roots of Islam go back to Abraham
• Abraham is considered to be the Father of Islam
• Islam was founded in Saudi Arabia (Medina and Mecca) in 7th century
• Islam is Founded by prophet Muhammad, the last messenger of Allah

  born about 570 CE in mecca and died on 632 BC

  • He was born in the city of Mecca
• Abraham had fathered a son before the birth of Isaac
• The boy was named Ishmael
• A mother of Abraham's servant named

  Hagar
• Abrahams wife Sarah became jealous

  Therefor, God told Abraham to bless the child and send Ishmael and Hagad into the Desert (Arabia)
• The sprang water called zamzam where the city of mecca was born
• Abraham travelled into arabia to visit ishmael