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Religion Assignment: Islam

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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ISLAM

BY: ERICA FREEMAN
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WHERE IT BEGAN

DEVELOPED IN THE MIDDLE EAST (ARABIAN PENINSULA) IN THE 7TH CENTURY. (622 CE)

MUHAMMED

HE WAS THE LAST PROPHET OF ALLAH. THOUGHT TO HAVE SPREAD THE RELIGION

6 MAIN BELIEFS

  • One and only god, called Allah
  • Angels.
  • Holy books: Quran, and the Sunna
  • Prophets
  • Day of judgement and predestination
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WORSHIP AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS

  • They worship in mosques or clean places
  • Many names for the religious leaders
  • Depending what rank you are

HOLIDAY: RAMADAN

  • Fast for whole month
  • To feel what poverty is like
  • Large feast at end of the fast
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HOLIDAY: HAJJ

  • Gathering at Mecca
  • Largest gathering of Muslims each year
  • 8th-12th months on Islam calendar

OTHER FACTS

  • Some women cover themselves
  • Head to toe every time they leave the house
  • Believe that Jesus was a prophet but not gods son.
  • Allah is an entity and will never be heard
  • Mosque in Mecca is most sacred place in the world
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