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Islam Today

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WORLD HISTORY

LEARN ABOUT OUR WORLD
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ARABIAN PENINSULA

ANCIENT CULTURES BEGAN HERE
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NOMADS

THE PEOPLE OF THE DESERT TRAVELED CONSTANTLY...
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THE DESERT LIFESTYLE

  • Nomads had no permanent homes
  • Herders sought food, water and pasture
  • Traders exchanged goods from Asia and Europe
  • Oases, or green spots in the desert, were gathering spots
  • Caravans or groups traveled together for safety
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REVELATIONS

A CARAVAN DRIVER, MUHAMMAD, RECEIVED MESSAGES FROM GOD

ALLAH

MUHAMMAD BROUGHT THE MESSAGE OF ONE GOD TO HIS PEOPLE
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A NEW BELIEF SYSTEM

  • Monotheism
  • New source of authority
  • Community leaders threatened
  • Growing Resistance in Mecca
  • Muslims exiled

ISLAM EXPANDS

MILITARY SUCCESS VIEWED AS ALLAH'S APPROVAL
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CALIPHS SPREAD ISLAM

DAMASCUS THEN BAGHDAD BECAME MAJOR CITIES

THE QUR'AN

MUHAMMAD LEFT THE WORD OF ALLAH FOR ALL TO FOLLOW
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ARABIC

THE LANGUAGE OF SCHOLARSHIP AND LEARNING
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ISLAM

THE SECOND LARGEST OF THE WORLD'S MAJOR RELIGIONS
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1.6 BILLION MUSLIMS

READ THE QUR'AN IN ARABIC DAILY
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ISLAM TODAY

MUSLIMS IN OUR WORLD

THE FIVE PILLARS

A WAY OF LIFE FOR MODERN MUSLIMS

DECLARATION OF FAITH

"THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH..."
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PRAYER

MUSLIMS PRAY FIVE TIMES EACH DAY

MECCA

MUSLIMS FACE THE BIRTHPLACE OF MUHAMMAD WHEN THEY PRAY

ALMSGIVING

MUSLIMS MUST GIVE TO OTHERS
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FASTING

DURING RAMADAN, MUSLIMS DO NOT EAT DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS
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PILGRIMAGE

MUSLIMS MUST TRAVEL TO MECCA ONCE IN THEIR LIVES

MUSLIM CULTURE

POETRY, LITERATURE and LIBRARIES
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MUSLIM LEARNING

SCIENCE, ASTRONOMY AND MEDICINE
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MUSLIM INFLUENCE

MATHEMATICS AND ARCHITECTURE

WORLD HISTORY

LEARN ABOUT OUR WORLD
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