Islam

BY ALEXIS ORR AND KAITLYN SHANK

Islam

Thesis

To educate and explain the social impact of the Islamic religion and it’s practices.

Islamic Religion

Islam- “submission to god”Holy Qur’an- holy book of Islam, describes

their way of lifeFollowers- Muslims (“one who surrenders” or

“submits” to the way of God)Origin- dates back to the beginning of the

worldEach preacher taught that there was only one

God and to accept them as His messenger

History and Facts

How it came to be…MuhammadThe Holy BookMosqueCulture

Six Articles of Faith

1. God2. Angels3. Scriptures4. Prophets5. Resurrection6. Divine Creed

5 Pillars of Faith

1. Testimony of Faith (Kalima)2. Prayer (Salat)3.Almsgiving (Zakat)4. Fasting (Sawm)5. Pilgrimage (Hajj)

How it Affects Society

Islamic SocietyShariaCrusades

Facts About the Religion

total number of Muslims range from 0.7 to 1.2 billion worldwide and 1.1 to 7 million in the U.S. 

About 21% of all people on Earth follow IslamThe religion is currently in a period of rapid

growthIslam will become the most popular world

religion sometime in the mid-21st century

Sources

"The religion of Islam." ReligiousTolerance.org by the Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. http://www.religioustolerance.org/islam.htm\.

"Islam." Minnesota State University, Mankato. Web. 17 Feb. 2010. http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/religi on/islam/history.html.

Wilkinson, Philip. Eyewitness Islam. New York: DK, Inc, 2005. Print.