ISLAM

ORIGINS

• Islam was revealed over time.
• In the 7th century CE, the
• Muhammad (pbuh) taught the
• word of Allah or God to the people.
• He was the most prominent of the prophets.

MEANING OF ISLAM

• Islam means submission
• to the will of God.

PRE-ISLAMIC RELIGIONS

• Many religions were polytheistic.
• Some worshipped idols.
• Judaism, Christianity, Atheism
• were present as well.

BECOMING MUSLIM

• To convert to Islam, one must
• pronounce the Shahada,
• a proclamation of faith.
• It can be in public or private.
• You have a new life as an Islamic person.

PRACTICES

• Muslims pray five times a day.
• It helps connect body, mind, and
• to a higher power.
• Muslims follow the Five Pillars of Islam.

FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM

• Shahadah: faith
• Salat: prayer
• Zakat: concern for others
• Sawn: self-purification
• Hajj: pilgrimage

ORIGIN OF PILLARS

• The pillars were created after
• Muhammad's (pbuh) death.
• They serve as anchoring points
• to direct life.

HAJJ

• Hajj is the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.
• It is an obligation for those who are
• able to go.
• It is in the twelfth month of the Islamic year.
• Involves lots of prayer and ritual.

COMPARISONS

• Many religions involve some form
• of prayer or meditation.
• There are rituals to confirm your
• part in the religion.

KA'BA

• The ka'ba is a shrine in the middle
• of the Great Mosque in Mecca.
• Muslims orient towards it for
• daily prayer.
• It is a cube shaped structure, 15m high.

MUHAMMAD (PBUH)

• Muhammad (pbuh) was born in 570 CE.
• He believed that God revealed himself
• to him and that he should teach others.
• He lead his followers to become the
• leaders in Saudi Arabia.

QUR'AN

• It is the holy book for Muslims.
• It is regarded as the sacred word
• of God and his relationship with
• Muhammad (pbuh).

SACRED SOURCES

• Other sacred texts are Sunnah
• and Hadith.
• They are other religious texts.
• They aren't as universal as the
• Qur'an.

JIHAD

• Jihad is a struggle or effort, holy war.
• It can be an internal struggle, a
• struggle to build a good society,
• or the struggle to defend Islam.