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What’s in a name? What’s in a name?
Ilah – god
Allah – proper name for God
Controversy over use of Allah and if it is the same god as the Hebrew/Christian god
Only religion ‘of the book’ with a specific and personal name for God
The Quran (Koran) The Quran (Koran)
Originally maintained as a set of oral beliefs
Written down late 600’s/early 700’s
Some portions may have been written before the death of Muhammad
HadithHadith
Oral and written collections of stories about the life and sayings of Muhammad
Many authors, 100’s of 1,000’s of hadith
Tends to be a sectarian issue
The Five Pillars of IslamThe Five Pillars of Islam
1. Shadada – Declaration of Faith
2. Salah - Daily prayer
3. Zakat – Charity
4. Sawn – Fasting during the month of Ramadan
5. Hajj – pilgrimage to Mecca
Sharia LawSharia Law
Laws derived from the Quran/Hadith/Sunnah
Criminal, civil, and personal matters
Causes concern in countries ruled by secular law and courts
Muhammad (the Muhammad (the basics)basics)
Born around 570 CE near Mecca/Mekka
Orphaned c. 575 CE – raised by uncle, spends time as a merchant with Bedouins
C. 595 CE – married Khadija (1st wife) – six children – four daughters survive
C. 610 CE – first revelation (Gabriel), tells Khadija, otherwise keeps quiet
613 CE – begins to “recite”
622 CE – Muhammad flees Mekka to Yathrib/Medina
630 CE – Muslim conquered Mekka