ISLAM

MONOTHEISTIC

• Only one God, Allah
• The one and only creator
• Has no gender
• Cant be used for plural

RELIGIOUS TEXT

• The Qur'an is their holy book
• Its been around since the 7th century

The founder of this religion is Muhammad. A trade merchant from Arabia. He found the Islamic religion. Muhammad was born in 570 AD. He lost both his parents at a young age. He established a career managing caravans on behalf of merchants. Through his first travel, he met many people with different nationalities and faiths

PLACE OF WORSHIP

• Their place of worship is called The great Mosque of Kairouan
• Its also called Mosque of Uqba, in Tunisia

Islam originated from Arabia in the middle east, also known as Saudi Arabia

The spread of Islam begun around 613 CE, Muhammad began to share the regulation which Allah (God) had gave him three years to do. Afterwards the Arab empire started to spread by near by countries

TRADITIONS, RITUALS AND PEOPLE

• They pronounce God's name before eating or drinking
• Use the paint hand for eating and drinking
• When meeting a muslim they should greet hsi brother by saying 'assalaam' and they will reply by saying 'alaitium assalaam" These words mean peace and blessing
• Bless after sneeze and its response by saying '"Al-Hamdulillah"
• Saying "Adhaam" in the right ear of a new born

Other interesting facts about Islam, The star and Crescent. This symbol is used to represent Islam because it features similar countries in the Islamic world. The name "Allah" means God in english "Allah" is very important in Islam. The color green, is the official color of Islam. They only pray for "Allah". Interesting facts "Islam" means surrender. Scholars believe that green is valued is Islam because its associated with life