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Islam

Islam. islam in Context. Islam is the third of the major monotheistic religions founded in SW Asia Islam, Judaism and Christianity all worship the same god. Judaism – Abraham, Moses, David View Israel as a birthright Christianity – Christ, Paul

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Islam

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  1. Islam

  2. islamin Context • Islam is the third of the major monotheistic religions founded in SW Asia • Islam, Judaism and Christianity all worship the same god. • Judaism – Abraham, Moses, David • View Israel as a birthright • Christianity – Christ, Paul • Jerusalem as a Holy City – death & resurrection • Islam – Mohammed • Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem • Muhammed is known as the messenger

  3. Five Pillars of islam • Witness (Shahadah) • Worship (Salat) • Fasting (Sawm) • Tithing (Zakat) • Pilgrimage (Hajj)

  4. Pillars of Islam • Witness (Shahadah) There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is his prophet

  5. Pillars of Islam • Worship (Salat) Prostration and Quranic recitations facing Mecca five times daily

  6. Pillars of Islam • Fasting (Sawm) Ramadan no food during daylight hours

  7. Pillars of Islam • Tithing (Zakat) contributions to charity or public works

  8. Pillars of Islam • Pilgrimage (Hajj) pilgrimage to Mecca during lifetime serves as a unifying force to all Muslims

  9. Rituals of the Hajj • Include circling the Kaabah • Throwing stones at the devil • Commemorating the sacrifice of Abraham & Ishmael • Follows the example of the prophet

  10. What is jihad? • A command to fight against those who do not believe in God or the Judgment Day, who permit what God and His messenger have forbidden, and who refuse allegiance to the true faith from those who have received scriptures, until they humbly pay tribute • Jihad is literally struggle in the way of God which can be interpreted as an internal struggle to cleanse their soul of error, pride and forgetfulness

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