I.T.W.R.B.S

• Islam


  Means peace and submission
• Islam's essence can be understood through knowing its origin and basic teachings
• Basic facts of the Muslim Religion

  • Population: 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide (2015), Projection for 2060 is 2.9 billion
  • Type: Monotheistic religion (There is only one God but Allah)
  • Duties and ways of worship: Five Pillars
  • Sacred Text/s: Quran/ Hadith
  • Place of Worship: Mosque
• Muhammad ibn Abdallah


  A 40-year-old merchant and trader with an honorable reputation, Lives in Mecca (city of clans and tribes)
• Archangel Gabriel 


  Asked to read messages. While mediating, Arcanghel Gabriel appeared before him.
• Islam


  Literally means "submission"
• THE GREAT


  The wealthy wanted to persecute him. Quran only appealed to the poor and the needy.
• ”HIJRA”


  • Together with the Muslim communit, they journey from Mecca to Medina. This was called "hijra" which literally means "emigration"
• “HAJJ”


  Muhammad knew to establish peace he must go back to Mecca. Journey back was called, "Hajj", or pilgrimage. One of the five pillars.
• Belief in the Oneness of God

  "There is no god but God" (la ilaha illa'Llah), and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah. Allah (creator of all things, omniscient, omnipotent)
• Islam is a monotheistic religion that believes in the sanctity of the unity of God and His Prophet Muhammad.
• Islam began in Mecca, Saudi Arabia where Prophet Muhammad resided and received messages from Allah.
• The Quran is divided into 30 roughly equal parts, known as juz'. It has various translations in over 40 languages.
• Tahwid- or belief in Allah as the one and only God
• Malaikah- belief in angels
• Kutub- belief in the holy books
• Nubuwwah- belief in the Prophets
• Akhirah- belief in the Day of Judgement
• Al-Qadr- belief in predestination
• The Muslims follow and practice the teachings of their sacred text called the Quran. The Sunnah and the Hadith serve as secondary sacred sources.
• Quran - revelations of God to Prophet Muhammad
• Hadith - compilation of stories and principles of the Prophet
• First statement of the Quran : 

  “ In the name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful.”
• Final prophet of God - Prophet Muhammad
• Prophets - a bridge between God and humans
• Abû Jahl, Muhammad's most prominent opponent in Mecca, is angered at people of his tribe who will not listen to him