Islam

Chapter 3 Section 1

Islam

What do you know about Islam?

What are Muslim people like?

What are the cultures like of people who practice Islam?

Facts About Islam

Most important of the six articles of Islamic faith is the faith in the One Almighty God.

Allah (“God” in Arabic is the formal way of addressing God. Allah means god in Arabic.

The holiest site in Islam is Mecca (present day Saudi Arabia)

Islam does not advocate forced conversion; the term jihad (holy struggle) may represent an inner spiritual conflict.

Facts about Islam

According to Islam, Jesus Christ was a prophet of God and a man to be revered.

Muslims believe that after death each soul will be judged according to its deeds and will receive eternal paradise or Hell.

Islam does not advocate the subjugation of women; men and women are equal in the eyes of God

Muslims do not eat pork or drink alcohol Because of strict laws against idolatry,

traditional Islamic art avoided images of humans or animals

Muhammad

Who is Muhammad to Muslims?

Muhammad

Troubled by gap between greedy wealthy elites and the generosity of most Makkans (Mecca)

Received a revelation from God through the angel Gabriel

God revealed before to Moses and Jesus, and now his final revelation was to Muhammad

His revelations were written down and became the Quran (holy book of Islam)

Islam means “peace through submission to the will of Allah.”

Muhammad

Eventually, Muhammad became a religious and political leader

His military skills enabled him to put together a reliable military force to defend himself and his followers

Muhammad is not considered divine. He was only a prophet

Five Pillars of Islam

Belief One God and Muhammad is His messenger

Daily prayer Five times a day

Charity Give to poor

Fasting During Ramadan do not eat or drink from dawn

to sunset Pilgrimage

To Mecca (Makkah) at least once

Islamic Culture

“All equal in eyes of God” Upper class of ruling families, senior officials,

nomadic elites, and wealthy merchants Men dominate in Muslim society

Philosophy and Science Studied Greek philosophers and scientists

Plato, Aristotle Made paper (developed from Chinese) It was from the Muslims that Europe recovered

the works of great philosophers and scientists Europeans also got a lot of medical knowledge

from the Muslims

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