Islam

• Islam


  The second largest religion
• Islam


  • Muslims are the majority population of 49 countries in different continents
• Where did Islam start?

  Saudi Arabia
• Meaning of Islam


  Submission to God, finding peace by following God, peace, safety and security
• Difference between Islam and Muslims


  Islam - the religion, Muslims - the followers, the persons who submit to God
• When did Islam originate

  7th century
• Prophet Muhammad


  He was the founder of Islam
• Muslims do not create any images of Muhammad and their God. They pray directly to their God.
• There are Muslims in Hong Kong
• There are mosques in Hong Kong
• There are Islamic schools in Hong Kong
• Six Articles of Faith


  What Muslims believe
• Six Articles of Faith

  • Belief in Allah as the only God
  • Belief that Muhammad is His prophet
  • Belief in the existence of angels
  • Belief in the teachings of the Quran
  • Belief in predestination
  • Belief in the Day of Judgement
• Allah


  The Arabic word used by Muslims for God
• Allah


  • The one true God, and only Allah is worthy of worship
  • The supreme being who created and sustains the world, and should be treated with the utmost respect and given praise
• Muhammad


  One of the prophets, who were messengers of God chosen by Allah to communicate with him through the angels
• Muslims believe the prophets should be respected but never worshipped
• Angels


  God's first creation, who always obey him and were used to pass messages to the prophets
• Belief that Jesus Christ is their God is not one of the six articles of faith in Islam
• Jesus


  One of the prophets in Islam
• Muslims believe in the original revelations that were given to the messenger prophets, not the corrupted Bible scriptures
• Quran


  The Holy Book or Scripture of the Muslims, which lays down the law and commandments, codes for their social and moral behaviour, and contains a comprehensive religious philosophy
• Muslims must follow the doctrines in the Quran strictly
• Predestination


  The belief that everything in the universe follows Allah's masterplan, and Allah has decided everything that happens
• The pilgrimage to Mecca (Hajj) is not one of the six articles of faith in Islam, but is one of the pillars of Islam
• Day of Judgement


  When the world ends, a trumpet will sound and there will be a resurrection, and Allah will decide how people will spend their afterlife based on their 'book of deeds'
• For one whose scales are heavy with good deeds, they will be in a pleasant life
• Five Pillars of Islam

  Five obligations that every Muslim must satisfy in order to live a good and responsible life
• You were a Muslim who follows the Five Pillars of Islam


  Your Christian friends invite you to their evangelical meetings and want you to believe that Jesus is your God
• No, you would not accept the invitation
• Allah is the only God to the Muslims
• Yes, you will tell your Christian friends directly that you only believe in Allah
• Islam


  An Arabic word meaning 'submitting to Allah'
• Allah


  • The creator, Judge, and Rewarder
  • Unique and inherently one
  • Omnipotent and all merciful
  • The 'Lord of the Worlds,' the Most High; 'nothing is like unto him'
• Today is your holiday as a Muslim


  You will spend your time praying five times a day facing Mecca
• You receive your salary

  You will give 2.5% of your income to help those in need and save up some money to complete a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in your lifetime
• No, you will not accept the invitation from your friends to have a luxurious breakfast with ham and Champagne during the holy month of Ramadan
• During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims will fast, which means they will not eat and drink from dawn to dusk
• Muslims do not eat ham because it is pork, and Muslims do not drink alcohol
• Ramadan


  The ninth month of the Islamic calendar, a month of fasting, prayer, giving and self-evaluation observed by Muslims