ISLAM RELIGION

MAJOR HOLIDAYS

• Radaman- a month of daytime fasting
• Ashura- a day of voluntary fasting
• The popular festival of Mawlid an-Nabi celebrates the birthday of the Prophet

HISTORY

• Islam was founded in 622 CE and was found in Mecca and Saudia Arabia.
• 1.3 billion people are loyal to Islam
• Second largest religion in the world
• found in the Middle East and North Africa

KEY BOOKS

• Quran of Koran are the books of Islam
• worship to Muhammad
• worship in a mosque

MAJOR LOCATIONS

• Mecca ( main city)
• Madina
• Jerusalem
• Karbala
• Najaf

WORSHIP

• Men and women wash arms and hands before entering the service
• Must take shoes off then listen to serman talk
• Bow and pray to the city if Mecca
• Donation before leaving

BELIEF - HUMAN NATURE

• Allah created men from clots of blood
• Greatest creatures are humans
• Humans were created with free will
• They were created to obey and serve God

BELIEF - AFTERLIFE

• You go to paradise or hell
• Continued existence of the soul
• Your transformed physical existence after death
• The Last Day is where Allah will raise all people and Jinn to judge
• The Last Day is also when the world will be destroyed

BELIEF - LIFE AND SALVATIONS

• Life is about pleasing Allah so they gain paradise
• At puberty, it's known that someone's deeds are opened
• Unbelievers and sinners will be condemned
• There's forgiveness after death to enter paradise

KEY FIGURE -ALLAH

• God of justice
• Sole creator and sustainer of the universe
• He's above the seven heavens
• Muslim name for God is Allah
• There is one God, which is Allah

KEY FIGURE - MUHAMMAD

• Born in Mecca in 570 A.D
• His mom and dad died when he was young
• Worked as a shepherd and joined his uncle to go to Syria
• Messenger of God
• Angel Gabriel a appeared and told Muhammad to "Proclaim"

KEY SYMBOLS - THE STAR AND CRESCENT

• Symbol Best known for representing Islam
• On many Islamic countries flags such as Turkey and Pakistan
• Usually white with a green outline
• Became popular during the Ottoman Empire

KEY SYMBOL - THE NAME "ALLAH"

• Very important
• Arabic script or characters can represent Islam
• It looks decorated when it's a symbol

UNITED STATES EMBASSY BOMBING

• A suicide bombing in Beirut, Lebanon killed 63 people
• Attacks by Islamist groups
• 17 American deaths
• Deadliest attack on U.S Diplomatic Mission up to that time
• Marking the beginning of Anti- U.S

WORKS CITED

• The Dangers of Allah. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. .
• Dawah Focused Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. .
• Religion Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Apr. 2014. .