Islam

• Islam


  Faith followed by Muslim people. The word means Submission or Peace
• Muhammad


  The final and most important prophet of Islam (peace be upon him)
• Allah


  The Arabic word for God
• Qur'an


  The holy book of Islam
• Mosque


  A Muslim place of worship
• Mecca


  The city where Muhammad was born
• Shahadah


  The first Pillar-the statement of faith
• The five Pillars of Muslim


  • Salah
  • Zakat
  • Sawm
  • Hajj
  • Jihad
• Islam is the 2nd largest world faith, after Christianity
• A follower of the Islamic faith is called a Muslim
• Islam is connected to Judaism and Christianity as they all believe in One God and some of the same prophets such as Abraham
• Muslims call God, Allah
• Muslims believe the final prophet Allah used as his messenger was called Muhammad
• Muhammad had Allah's teaching written in the Qur'an which is the Muslim Holy Book
• The Islamic symbol is the crescent moon and stars
• Some countries which are almost exclusively Muslim include: Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan
• Submission to God


  A Muslim must follow the will of Allah by following the teaching of the Qur'an
• Peace


  The prophet Muhammad said that a good Muslim is someone who always brings Allah's peace with them
• People who follow Islam religion, believes in Allah
• The one who submits to peace/God
• Shahadah


  "I bear witness that there is no god, but Allah and Muhammad is the prophet of Allah."
• Salah


  • Muslims pray five times a day
  • Before prayer Muslims must: Wash themselves (Wudu), Face towards Mecca, Pray at the correct times
• Zakat


  Muslims give a minimum of 2.5% of their savings to poor people every year
• Sawm


  In the month of Ramadan Muslims do not eat or drink anything during the hours of daylight
• Hajj


  The pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the Five Pillars
• Jihad


  A Holy war: it can be a physical war (lesser jihad) or a mental struggle against sin (greater jihad)
• Sunni Muslims


  • One of the two branches of Islam
• Shiite Muslims


  • One of the two branches of Islam
• Sunni Muslims elect their leaders from their community


  Shia Muslims believe their leader should be descended from Muhammad's family
• Sunni Muslims follow the traditions of the Muslim community and Muhammad


  Shia Muslims follow the teaching of their leader (ayatollah)
• Divisions within Christianity


  • Presbyterian
  • Baptist
  • Catholic
  • Adventist
  • Anglican
  • Protestant
  • LDS
  • Methodist
  • Eastern Orthodox
  • Free Presbyterian
  • Pentecostal
  • Brethren
• Allah


  Muslims believe that there is only One God (called Allah which is the Arabic word for God)
• The Islamic Holy Book the Qur'an refers to Allah by 99 beautiful names
• 6 Names of Allah


  • The All-Seeing
  • The Eternal
  • The All-Knowing
  • The Sustainer
  • The Creator
  • The All-Mighty
• Muslims believe that Allah is One
• Muslims believe he is beyond all human understanding and cannot be compared to anyone or anything
• He is everlasting, knows everything, sees everything and can do anything
• Muslims believe Allah is the creator of all things which exist
• He is also the judge of all people. He is all-powerful but full of mercy to everyone who believes and submits to him
• Similarities between Christianity and Islam


  Both are monotheistic religions, many beliefs about God are the same, both believe in prayer, fasting and charity