The Beliefs The Beliefs of Islamof Islam

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Islam’s Islam’s Holy BookHoly Book

The The QuranQuran or Koran – contains the or Koran – contains the teachingsteachings revealed to revealed to MuhammadMuhammad the the prophetprophet of Allah of Allah

Started in the Started in the Middle EastMiddle East

IslamIslam began in began in SaudiSaudi ArabiaArabia, in , in the Middle the Middle EastEast

Laws = The 5 Laws = The 5 Pillars of IslamPillars of Islam

1.1. Faith in Faith in AllahAllah

2.2. PrayerPrayer 5 times a day facing 5 times a day facing MeccaMecca

3.3. Giving Giving almsalms to the poor (charity) to the poor (charity)

4.4. Fasting during Fasting during RamadanRamadan

5.5. Make a Make a pilgrimage pilgrimage to to MeccaMecca once in their once in their lifetimelifetime

llah llah Allah is the Allah is the IslamicIslamic name name for for GODGOD

Those who Those who followfollow Allah Allah are called are called MUSLIMSMUSLIMS

MuhammadMuhammadMuhammad is the Muhammad is the founderfounder of of IslamIslam

His teachings are His teachings are writtenwritten in the in the KoranKoran

Islam is Islam is MonotheisticMonotheistic

Name another religion Name another religion we have studied that is we have studied that is monotheistic =monotheistic =

Cities that are Cities that are holyholy

MeccaMecca – – Muhammad Muhammad was was bornborn here here and is where and is where the the KAABAKAABA is is locatedlocated

ities that ities that are holyare holy

MedinaMedina – –

This is the This is the citycity where where Muhammad Muhammad startedstarted Islam Islam

Cities that are Cities that are holyholy

JerusalemJerusalem – – This is where This is where Muhammad Muhammad left to left to heavenheaven from from

KaabaKaaba Is a large Is a large cubecube

building building It is the It is the

holiestholiest place place in in IslamIslam

This is the This is the building building MuslimsMuslims faceface duringduring prayer prayer