DROPBOX ISLAM HW #1

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1. ISLAM NOTES #1

Islam Notes Part 1

I. Origins of IslamA. Muhammad (570 AD – 632 AD)

1. Lived in Mecca on the Arabian Peninsula2. At the age of 40 (610 AD) he reported the Archangel Gabriel told him he was called on to be a prophet of God.

I. Origins of IslamA. Muhammad (570 AD – 632 AD)

3. Gabriel revealed two revelations to Muhammada. First Revelation: There is only one god Allahb. Second Revelation: Muhammad was to rise and warn people of a judgment to come.

I. Origins of IslamB. Muhammad the Preacher

1. Several years after the revelations, Muhammad began to preach in the streets to the people

of Mecca.a. He preached on the ideas of equality and

charity and criticized the worshipping of idols.b. He also spoke against profiting from the poor by charging high interests on loans to the poor.c. This upset the elders of the city because

Mecca was a destination for many pagan religious worshippers.

I. Origins of IslamB. Muhammad the Preacher

2. His message was liked by the poor and slaves, however the merchant rulers of Mecca thought Muhammad and his followers were threatening their authority.3. In 622 AD, Muhammad fled Mecca for the town of Medina.

a. This is known as the Hegira, Arabic for “flight.”

I. Origins of IslamB. Muhammad the Preacher

4. In 629 AD, Muhammad and 1500 converts returned to Mecca and the city became the center of the Islamic religion.

a. Muslims destroyed the idols in the Kaaba.

II. Beliefs of IslamA. Beliefs

1. Monotheisma. There is only one God (Allah), and that

each believer must obey God’s will.b. The world Islam means “submission to

the will of God.”

II. Beliefs of IslamA. Beliefs

2. Holy Booka. The Qur’an (Koran)1. The word of God2. According to Muslims, the Qur’an is the word

of God as revealed to Muhammad.3. It includes rules and instructions for right living.

II. Beliefs of IslamA. Beliefs

3. The Five Pillars of Islam a. There is only one universal God: Allahb. Followers of Islam (Muslims) are expected to pray five

times each day while facing Mecca.c. All Muslims are expected to pay a yearly tax that is

mostly intended to help the poor and needy.d. For the entire month of Ramadan, Muslims must not

eat, smoke, or drink from sunrise to sunset.e. All able Muslims must make a pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca at least once in their lifetimes.

II. Beliefs of IslamA. Beliefs

3. The Five Pillars of Islam

II. Beliefs of IslamA. Beliefs

4. Mosquesa. Where Muslims worshipb. They have no furnishings, only mats and rugs on which to kneel, and they never contain images of people or even animals.

II. Beliefs of IslamA. Beliefs

4. Mosques

II. Beliefs of IslamA. Beliefs

4. Mosquesc. The is no official clergy in Islam1. Men are trained in the Qur’an and Islamic Law to

guide people in their worship.d. Call for prayer1. On Friday at noon, Muslims gather together for

congregational prayer and sermons at the Mosque.

II. Beliefs of IslamA. Beliefs

4. Mosquese. Women

1. Say the prayers at home or in a section of the mosque set aside or them.

II. Beliefs of IslamA. Beliefs

5. Acceptance of Judaism and Christianity a. Islam respected the holy books of these

religionsb. Accepted their great leaders and prophets1. Abraham – called “Khalil” by Muhammad

which means “God’s friend.”2. Moses and Jesus also accepted as prophets

by Muslims

II. Beliefs of IslamA. Beliefs

5. Acceptance of Judaism and Christianity

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