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Sameera BaigJessica Caron
Hatice GucNadia Islam
610 CE - When Islam emerged
613 CE – The prophet started preaching
622 CE - Islam was established
History
The military conquest may have been inspired by Islam, but it was also mostly encouraged by greed and politics
Military expansion led the way to the early progress of Islam 634 - The first caliph, Abu Bakr, died, and he was succeeded by
Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second caliph, who ruled until 644 636 - The former Byzantine states were conquered by the Muslim
armies Muslims also conquered parts of Egypt to the South and Anatolia
and Armenia to the North Under Islamic rule, non-Muslims were not forced to accept Islam
History cont.
"BBC - Religions - Islam: Early rise of Islam (632-700)." BBC - Homepage. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/earlyrise_1.shtml (accessed December 4, 2010).
Islam is a monotheistic religion ◦ Belief in only one God, who is Allah
◦ Not polytheistic (belief in more than one God) and not Henotheistic (belief in one God, while acknowledging the existence of more than one
God)
Main GodAllah
Major Denominations◦ Sunni◦ Shi’ite
Symbol of Islam◦ The Arabic word 'Islam' simply means 'submission', and derives from a
word meaning 'peace'.
Main Principles
Holy Book The Quran (Koran)
Main Principles (cont’d)
The Five Pillars of Islam
Belief in God
The Six Pillars of Faith
Belief in the AngelsBelief in God's
Revealed Books
Belief in the Prophets and
Messengers of GodBelief in the
Day of Judgment Belief in Al-Qadar
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Islamic Calendar Based on Prophet Muhammad’s journey, or Hijra Year A.H. 1 on the Islamic calendar began during year 622 on the
Christian calendar A.H. means Anno Hegirae or year of the Hijra The Islamic calendar is lunar 12 months New Moon/Hilal 29.5 days in a month Islamic year is 11 days shorter than Gregorian
year
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Source: Howard Spodek. The World's History. Second Edition. Prentice Hall, New York. 2000
Source: "The Islamic Calendar | Calendars." Webexhibits. Webexhibits.org, n.d. Web. 8 Dec. 2010. <http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-islamic.html>.
Source: Frederick Mathewson Denny. An Introduction to Islam. Third Edition. Prentice Hall, New Jersey. 2006
World Muslim population: 1,421,994,000 (21.01% of world)
US Muslim population: 2,454,000
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