Post on 22-Dec-2015
ISLAM
Dennis Donovan, Sam Schachter, and Kara DiOrio Per. 3
October 18, 2012
ORIGIN
Who: The Prophet Muhammad
What: The religion of Islam
Where: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Why: To share the revelations from Allah (God)
When: A.D. 610
A collection of all the
revelations and teachings of God
written down.
SACRED TEXTS: THE QUR’AN
SACRED TEXTS: THE SHARIA
Islam law/ legislation system derived from the Qur’an.
BASIC BELIEFS
GENERAL OVERVIEW
Islam: “surrender”
Monotheism
“Whoever strays bears the full responsibility for straying.”
Judgment Day
Priests
THE FIVE PILLARS
Basic Duties of Islam Declaration of Faith Daily Prayer Charity Fasting on Ramadan Hajj
THE FIRST PILLAR--SHAHADAH
“There is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God.”
Islam and other prophets
THE SECOND PILLAR--SALAH
Daily prayer
Masjids/mosques
Face Mecca
THE THIRD PILLAR--ZAKAT
Give charity to poor (2.5%)
Zakat—purification
Greediness=Antithesis
THE FOURTH PILLAR--SAWM
Fasting Sundown-sunset
Fast during Holiday Ramadan
Ramadan=month
THE FIFTH PILLAR--HAJJ
Hajj—The pilgrimage
Mecca
Kaaba shrine
JIHAD
Effort in God’s service
U.S. Stereotypes
Actual Meaning/action
DIVISIONS OF ISLAM
Similar to Judaism, Christianity
Sunni, shia are main two
SUNNI
Traditional
“Fundamentalists”
Strictly Qur’an
Modern & Popular Islam
SHIA
Members=Shiites
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Descendants = Leaders
Shia—Followers of Ali
Islam facts
Definition of Islam: the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Qur’an, the basic principle of which is the absolute submission to a unique and personal god, Allah
The symbol for Islam is a crescent with a star
Adopted in the 7th century
CULTURE The countries with the most followers of Islam are
Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, turkey, Iran, Egypt, Nigeria, Algeria and morocco
Around 21% of the world’s population is Islamic
Islamic is the second largest world religion
It is the fastest growing religion in the world
Arabic is the official language In Arabic the word “Allah” translates to
“God” Islam's laws and thoughts in general are
based on 6 fundamental Beliefs