ISLAM

Where it began

Islam started when Muhammad walked alone in the hills near Mecca, known as Saudi Arabia.

FOUNDER

• Name is Muhammad
• He received messages from God
• Preached about it to people
• Lived in 7th century

BELIEFS

• God: Allah
• Angel who brought messages to Muhammad from God: Gabriel
• Holy books sent to all prophets including Torah
• Belief Islam faith has always existed

WORSHIP/PRYING

• Face Mecca when prying
• Pry at dawn, noon, mid-afternoon, sunset and night
• Leader are called either imams or ayatollahs

Celebrations

Ramadan: each year, Muslims spend a month in daytime fasting, during the 9th month of the Islamic calendar

Eid al-Fitr: at the end of the Ramadan, Muslims celebrate "the festival of fast-breaking"

Hajj: Each year during the 12th month of the Islamic calendar, millions of Muslims make an annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Other facts

Islam is the newest of 3 Abrahamic religions, Judaism and Christianity are the other 2.