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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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