AIM IDENTIFY BELIEFS OF ISLAM AND THE IMPORTANCE

AIM: IDENTIFY BELIEFS OF ISLAM AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MUHAMMAD HW: 1)Complete the Reading of Muhammad 2) Complete Islam handout

Origin of Islam � About 1400 years old in the Arabian Peninsula (Middle East)

Origin of Islam � � Founder: Muhammad, an Arab prophet Arabian peninsula was a mixture of polytheistic, Christian, and Hebrew religions

City of Mecca � � � Important trading stop A place for pilgrimages Houses the Ka’aba � Holiest shrine

Muhammad, the Prophet � � Born 570 A. D. Age of 40: the Angel Gabriel told Muhammad to speak the word of God to his people � Only � one God: Allah He believed that he was the last prophet � Abraham, � Moses, and Jesus Islam is based on his teachings

Muhammad, continued… � Preached in Mecca � People � opposed his views Forced to flee to the city of Medina � Hijrah (hih-JEE-ruh) � Marks the 1 st year of the Muslim calendar 622 A. D. � 630 AD: Muhammad returns to Mecca with 10, 000 followers � Destroys all religious statues � “Truth has come and Falsehood has vanished”

Islamic Beliefs and Practices � Qur’an (Koran) � Holy Book � The will of Allah as revealed to Muhammad � The Shari’a developed later on are additional laws and rules � Each person will stand before Allah and be judged to go to either heaven or hell

The 5 Pillars…

1. Faith � No God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of God Repeated often in daily prayer

2: Prayer � � � Face Mecca Pray to Allah 5 x daily Mosque: Islamic House of Worship

3. Alms � Giving charity to the poor

4. Fasting � Ramadan � Fasting from dawn until sunset

5. Pilgrimage � To Mecca � Hajj