Islam

Hamid Ali
Monday, December 17, 2007
What Do You Think?
Islam and Muslim
Islam = Submission
American Heritage Dictionary: Islam- A
monotheistic religion characterized by the
acceptance of the doctrine of submission to
God and to Muhammad as the chief and
last prophet of God.
American Heritage Dictionary: Muslim- A
believer in or adherent of Islam.
Muhammadanism?
A Brief History
570: Muhammad Born in Mecca
610: Receives First Revelation at Mount
Hira
622: Flees to Yathrib (Medina)
632: Farewell Pilgrimage and Death
644-656: Officially Compiled and
Distributed
Five Pillars
1. Shahadah: Basic Creed
2. Salah: Ritual Prayer
3. Zakat: Alms-Giving
4. Sawm: Fasting During Ramadan
5. Hajj: Pilgrimage
Shahadah
Ashadu’an la ilaha illa-llah, wa ‘ashadu
‘anna muhammadan rasulu-llah
[I testify that] there is no god (ilah) but God
(Allah), and [I testify that] Muhammad is
the messenger of God.
Oneness of God
Muhammad the Last Prophet
Sunni and Shia
Political (NOT RELIGIOUS)
Succession of leadership after the Prophet
Able Caliph v. Family Ties
Mahdi?
Salah
Daily Prayers Five Times a Day
Fajr: Dawn to Sunrise
Dhuhr: After Noon Until Asr
Asr: “Mid-Afternoon” Until Maghrib
Maghrib: After Sunset Until Dusk
Isha: Dusk Until Dawn
Zakat
2.5% of all Wealth
Given Directly to Poor and Disenfranchised
Shedding Material for Spiritual
Ramadan
Ninth Month
(12 Lunar Months, 354 Days)
Quran Began to be Revealed (Laylat al-
Qadr)
Fast from Fajr to Maghrib
Tarawih Prayers (Extra Credit)
Hajj
Tawaf: Circle around Kabbah Seven Times
Sa’i: Walk Seven Times Between Hills of
Safa and Marwa
Arafat: Meditation
Ramy al-Jamarat: Stoning the Devil
Eid-ul-Adha: Celebrate
Tawaf az-Ziyarah: Prayer
Tawaf al-Wada: Prayer
Islam and Other Faiths
Abraham, Moses, and Jesus as Prophets
Jews and Christians = Ahl al-Kitab = People
of the Book
Torah, Psalms, New Testament, Quran =
God’s Books
Tolerance and Respect
My Belief
21:30 ARE, THEN, they who are bent on
denying the truth not aware that the
heavens and the earth were [once] one
single entity, which We then parted
asunder? – [38] and [that] We made out of
water every living thing? Will they not,
then, [begin to] believe?
Do Muslims Have Fun?
Famous Muslims
For More Information:
Quran
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam
http://www.islamicity.com/
http://hijabman.com/
http://www.whyislam.org
Muslims and Jesus
72 Virgins?
Kill All the Infidels?
Pictures