Islam

Followers

• The religion of Islam has more than a billion people world wide practicing the religieon.

When and Where

• Islam started about 1,400 years ago!!!
• Islam started in Saudi Arabia

Worship

• Muslims worship at a place called a Mosque
• Muslims Pray 5 times a day.
• Mosque- A Muslim place for worship

Figures in Faith

Allah

• Allah created all things
• He also provides guidance to all people so they can live a good life

Muhammad

• He prayed everyday in the Jabal-Un-Nur
• Jabal-Un-Nur means mountain of light
• Muhammad warned people of evil
• He also encouraged everyone to believe in Allah

Zakah

• Zakah is a act of Worship
• People pay Zakah to gain Allah's favor

Symbols

Crescent Moon and Star

• The Crescent Moon and Star means "In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassinate"

Allah

• The words "Allah" in Arabic can be regarded as visually representing Islam as a symbol.

Holy Days

Id-Ul-Fitr and Id-Ul-Adha

• These are 2 major holy days both give thanks to Allah

Ramadan

• Ramadan is a holy month of fasting. Fasting is one of the five principles of Islam. Each day during Ramadan, followers of Islam do not eat or drink from sunrise to sunset.

Practices

Dietary

• Muslims can eat all vegetables, fruit, and grain, but for them to eat meat the blood of the animal has to be completely drained away

Dietary Part 2

• Muslims can't eat pork
• If Muslims do it meat the animal cannot die of natural causes. The animal must die my a sharp knife

Salah

• Muslims must pray to Allah 5 times a day

Sawm

• Sawm means fasting. It helps Muslims get self control and it helps them overcome greed, laziness, and self control

Nafl

• While praying to Allah you can make personal prayers. Muslims meditate on the gifts Allah has given them or they seek strength of Allah to become stronger

Beliefs

Important Beliefs

• Muslims believe in the books of God.

The Quran

• Contains the religious text of Islam
• The Quran is regarded as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language

The Gospel

• Describing the Life, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus