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Islam
What do you think?
• When you think of Islam today, what comes to mind?
Mecca
• Capital City of Islam– Oasis– Trade– Religion
• Kaaba
• Muhammad
Muhammad
• Mecca, 570 AD
• Shepherd and Trader
• Wife – Khadija
• Religious Depictions?
“One Who Submits”
• Religious life at this time?– Polytheistic – Idol Worship
• Meditation– The Angel Gabriel?
• “Be a messenger of God”
• Calming Influence– Khadija – “Trust me, you want to take this
call”
The Beginnings of Islam
• Islam – Arabic word for submission–Muslim – “one who submits”
• Predictions– How do you think the beginning of
Muhammad’s work will go?
Turning Point
• Initial reactions are “meh”
• 622 A.D. – under threat of murder, he leaves Mecca for Medina (Yathrib)– Hijra–Medina means “City of the Prophet”– Becomes a local celebrity
Finally, Muhammad has come back…
• TO MECCA, 630 A.D.
• Destroys the Kaaba
• Unites the people under Islam
• Dies in 632 A.D.
Religions Christianity Muslim
Book?
How many gods?
After-Life?
Rules?
Religion or Way of Life?
Holy City?
The 5 Pillars of Faith
• First Pillar (Shahada)– “There is no God but God, and
Muhammad is his prophet”
• Sound like anything we know?
• Second Pillar (Salat)– Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca–Muslim place of prayer?
The 5 Pillars of Faith Cont’d
• Third Pillar (Za’kat)– Give charity to the poor
• Fourth Pillar– Fast from sunrise until sunset during the
holy month of Ramadan
• Fifth Pillar–Make a hajj
The Jihad
• Many take this on as a duty…what do you think this is?
• Book Definition – struggle in God’s service– Do you think that there are different
types of a Jihad?
The Quran
• Islam’s Version of the Bible– The Sacred Word of God as revealed to
Muhammad– A way of life self help book?
– Language unites the people (Arabic)
Unity with Other Religions
• Do they hate us?
• Bible and Torah both add to the truth of the Quran Religious Tolerance
Sharia
• DOES NOT SEPARATE CHURCH AND STATE (Mosque and State?)
• The law of the Quran is applied to the State and all legal and state matters
Women in Islam
• Greater protection under the law
• BUT
• Still have traditional female roles
Hajj
• Pilgrimage to Mecca
• Muslims MUST make it at least once in their lifetime
• Hajj 1
• Hajj 2
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