RELIGION

• Islam


  Derived from the Arabic word root "salaama" meaning peace, purity, submission and obedience
• Muslim


  To be clothed by God's protection to ensure peace
• State of Islam - All things move to the motion of nature
• Assalamu-alaikum


  Peace be with you blessed one
• Alaikum-musalam


  And be with you too
• Qur'an


  Written by ALLAH, nothings added or deleted, blueprint
• Qur'an


  Designs the blueprint of their destiny
• The Five Pillars of Islam

  • Shahada
  • Salat
  • Zacat
  • Saum
  • Hajj
• Shahada


  Testimony of faith/Islam
• Shahada


  I testify that there is no God but Allah, MUHAMMAD is the messenger and prophet
• Salat


  Establishment of Prayers
• Salat


  Pray 5 times daily - daybreak, noonday, midday, twilight
• Mosque/Congregation


  In praying, in the office or in the fields, near an animal or beside the sea, a believer brings one to the presence of God
• ZACAT


  Obligatory Charity - 2.5% of the income for charity, gives to the poorer brothers and sisters in faith
• SAUM


  Fast of Ramadan during the ninth month of Islamic calendar to commemorate the first revelation of Qur'an to Mohammad - practice of prayer without food and water continues for thirty days, prayer, devotion and self-restraint
• HAJJ


  Pilgrimage to Mecca - ultimate act of worship is to perform Hajj, the going to Mecca
• MECA


  The birthplace of Mohammed
• JIHAD


  Struggle/Endeavour - is not part of the pillars of Islam but it is a duty Muslims must respond, this should NOT be interpreted as bloody war only, but any expression of preserving the Good and destroying the destroyer of Good (evil), it also means conversion by sword (HOLY WAR)
• JESUS


  A messenger of God and not God himself
• BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OF THE CHRISTIANS


  • Exemplary woman and wife
  • Blessed Virgin is a Muslim
• Qur'an-3:42: - '"Behold! The angels said, 'O Mary! God has chosen you and purified you - Chosen you above the women of all nations.'"'
• Hinduism


  A belief in a Supreme Being and adheres to ideas on truth, dharma and karma
• Vedas


  Sacred scriptures, source of Truth
• Truth


  Eternal, the pursuit of knowledge and understanding of the Truth is a virtue - the only Reality and the essence of the universe
• Dharma


  The goal of every Hindu is to achieve Dharma, could be the right conduct, righteousness, morals, or duty
• Hindu beliefs


  • Individual souls are immortal
  • The individual soul (Atman) is one with Brahman and is neither created nor could be destroyed
  • The process of moving the soul (Atman) from one body to another body is called "Transmigration"
  • The kind of body the soul takes in the next life depends on karma (actions accumulated in previous lives)
• Moksha


  In English is liberation: the soul's release from the cycle of death and rebirth
• Gautama Buddha or Siddhartha Gautama


  Founded Buddhism, achieving enlightenment
• Buddhahood


  A state of bliss
• Nirvana


  When this is achieved, the believer experiences
• Four Noble Truths


  • Teachings of Buddhism
  • Suffering has causes
  • Suffering can end
• Eight-Fold Path


  • Right view of the situation
  • Correct intention doing certain actions
  • The right speech
  • The right action
  • Understanding of the things surrounding him and of his own views about the things happening
  • Right intention to do away with wrong harmful plans unto others and wishes them harm like in hatred and animosity
  • Right speech to avoid lying - misleading statements or standing as a false witness against another
  • Right action and the right livelihood - Murder, stealing, scheming, double-crossing and improper sexual conduct etc. are not considered pleasant and correct
  • Correct effort to achieve the goals in life are attuned to what is right and truthful
• Correct actions, correct speech, and correct livelihood are all categorized under ETHICS
• Tao


  Means the origin of all things, the Universe
• Yin and Yang


  Opposite forces all the time
• Yin


  • Subtle energy, calm and soothing, Dark, feminine, north, water, earth, cold, old, even numbers, soft, poor, moon
• Yang


  • Stronger energy, active and vibrant, masculine, white light, active, fire, south, young, odd numbers, mountains, rich, hard
• Tao Te Ching


  Centres on living a life of integrity while maintaining goodness, Tao means the Way
• Chapter 1: "Tao (The Way) that can be spoken of is not the Constant Tao": 'The Profound Mystery. As profound the mystery as It can be, It is the "Gate to the essence of all life'
• Tao Te Ching teaches how to live life effortlessly in accordance to the law of nature or the Way