ISLAM

The origin of Islam can be traced back to 7th century Saudi Arabia.

IMPORTANT PEOPLE/LEADERS

• Muhammad
• Abu Talib
• Khadija
• Abu Bakr
• Umar
• Tariq

GOD

• Allah

BASIC PRINCIPLES

PRACTICES

• Praying
• Fasting
• Purification

RELIGIOUS TEXT

• Qur'an

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HOLY DAYS

• Ramadan

Muslim women must observe the Pillars of Islam, including praying five times each day, fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.However, women may not pray, fast, or touch the Qur'an during menstruation or for a period following childbirth.

SPREAD OF ISLAM

• The Islamic state expanded very rapidly after the death of Muhammad through remarkable successes both at converting unbelievers to Islam and by military conquests of the Islamic community's opponents.

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IMPACT ON WORLD HISTORY

• Islam and the Islamic world have played and continue to play a major role in world history. In the century following the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 C.E., Islam spread widely and Muslim rulers created an empire that extended from North Africa to South Asia.

Rastafarianism

Rastafarianism developed in Jamaica in the 1930s among working-class black people.

GOD

• The Judeo-Christian God, who is called Jah.

HOLY TEXT

BASIC PRINCIPLES

• Love Unity Self Awareness Natural Living Dreadlocks Pro-life The Temple Self Awareness as Rasta

The two main Rastafari rituals are reasonings (an informal gathering involving cannabis and discussion) and nyabingi (a festive dance). Most Rastafarians are vegatarians or vegans, and the most observant Rastas follow a dietary law called ital, which is based on natural vegetarian food. Many Rastafarians wear their hair in dreadlocks, a pratice with rich symbolism

MAJOR BRANCHES

• Nyahbinghi Order; Bobo Shanti; Twelve Tribes of Israel

HOLY DAYS

• Ethiopian Christmas (7th January)
• Crowning of Emperor Haile Selassie I (2nd November)
• Marcus Garvey's Birthday (17th August

VIEW ON WOMEN

• The women in Rastafari are normally referred to as Queens. Many of the Rastafarian marriages are informal (common law). Even though things are changing, originally a woman’s role in the Rastafarian sect is basically regulated to housekeeping, childrearing and to pleasing her King. A Rastafarian woman is a Queen and must keep different standards than the women in “Babylonial” society or Western culture. Some of the standards include, no make up, no dressing in short skirts and they cannot use chemicals in their hair.

IMPACT ON WORLD HISTORY

• the Rastafari Movement in Jamaica was brought to the attention of a larger part of the still-hostile Jamaican and world community – a citizenry which had developed a fearful attitude largely based on ignorance about the phenomenon and its adherents – by the publication of a report on the movement by three professors from the University of the West Indies.

ISLAM VS. RASTAFARIANISM

• Rastafarians do not utter the Shahada or ‘testament’ to Mohammed being the Prophet of Allah. We do not bow to Allah. We bow to the King of kings and serve Jah Rastafari, YHWH Elohiym, the one Moses was told is named ‘I AM THAT I AM’. Our Testaments are the Old and New of the Torah, the writings of the prophets and the wengel or Gospel. We emphasize that Haile Selassie is the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah mentioned in Revelation 5:5.