IslamBy Victor, Michael, Bonnie, Kathy

BeginningMuhammad started the religion in the 7 century

in 610, Muhammad in a age of 40, he is meditating in a cave in Hira.

He had a Vision of a Angel Jibra'eel, the angle told him to Recite, but Mahammad refuse 3 times until the angle said recite in the name of the lord who create.

Then Mahammad start Teaching about the oneness God in Makkah.

Mahammad Died in the Age of 62

SpreadIslam Religion Spread by the Muslims conquering more and more countries. As they conquer countries, the people follow the ways of other people and soon they become those people and teach other people. This cycle continues. The spread started around 613 CE.

Symbols

Major holidays or festivalsRamadan: Ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Adults Muslims do not smoke,

eat, or drink during the festival.

Id ul- Adha: Animals are slaughtered to benefit the impoverished

Maulid al- Nabi: Celebrates the birth of Muhammad

celebrating Maulid al-Nabi

Id ul- Adha

Sacred or holy textsQu-ran (Koran): Most sacred text, as it is believed to be the literal word of God

revealed to Muhammad

Hadith: Secondary text that records saying of Muhammad

Qu-ran Hadith

Core BeliefsMuslims are instructed to believe in Qur'an:

There is only one true God He revealed His book - the Qur'an - to the prophet Muhammad There is a final day of judgment

Muslims believe that Muhammad is the last of a line of respected

prophets.

Divine Judgment: Muslims believe that God controls person's birth, time of death, and their path through life. When they die, their soul returns to God Last Day - the end of the world - God will bring all living things to life for their final

reward/punishment People who lived a worthy life will go to Jannab - garden of eternity Others will be condemned to Jahannam - hell

Supreme BeingGod is supreme being of Islam as the religion

since start of universe creation.

Monotheistic:Muslims emphasizes that "there is no God but He" (Allah) -- He always

existed, and will always exist.Allah, He alone is the sustainer and creator of the universeHe doesn't have partners, children, or associatesHe is the Most Merciful, Most Wise, Most Just, all hearer, all seer, and

the all knowing.He is the First, and He is the Last

Sects: It means pluralism - diversity of thoughts and freedom to various

faiths.While under Muhammad, Muslim remained largely uniformly united

and monotheisticBut after him, they became polytheistic by developing various schools

and thoughts and faiths.

End of LifeThe Muslims think when the people died, all the dead will raised and judge by

God

The good ones will go to paradise and the others will go to Fire

People will washed the dead bodies and wrapped in a white shroud.

The bodies need to be buried a soon a possible after these steps.

CitationsBreuilly, Elizabeth, Joanne O'Brien, and Martin Palmer. Religions

of theworld: the illustrated guide to origins, beliefs, traditions & festivals. New York: Facts On File, 2005. Print.

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