What is the meaning of the Arabic term
“Islam?
PEACE BE UNTO YOU
ALLAH
SURRENDER
It is the place where Muslims believed that
Allah revealed his will to Muhammad? What is
this place?
JERUSALEM
SAUDI ARABIA
MECCA
What is the center of the Islam faith which is
expressed in their Shahadah?
There is no god but Jesus Christ, and
Muhammad is the messenger.
God is the Blessed Trinity: Father, Son and
Holy Spirit!
There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is
the messenger of Allah!
What is the sacred text of the Islamic religion
which means recitation?
HADITH
SUNNA
QURAN
FOUNDER OF ISLAM
- MUHAMMAD (Muhmmad ibn Abdullah)
LIFE OF MUHAMMAD
-BORN IN SAUDI ARABIA IN THE CITY OF MECCA
- AT THE AGE OF 40, QURAN REVEALED TO HIM
- MUHAMMAD SLOWLY BEGAN TO ATTRACT SOME FOLLOWERS, MOST
OF THEM ARE YOUNG AND MODEST SOCIAL STANDING.
-HE AND HIS FOLLOWERS MAKE POLYTHEIST ANGRY IN ANGRY, AND
THEY MOVED TO MEDINA (HIJRA).
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Month 1: Muharram ( The Sacred Month )
The Islamic year starts in the day of hijra.
Muhammads journey from Mecca to Medina in
662 CE.
Ashura: the assassination of the Imam Husayn
at Karbala in 680 CE is commemorated on the
10th by the Shi’te Muslims.
Month 3: Rabai al-Awai (The Spring)
Birth of the Prophet Muhammad on the 12th
Month 9: Ramadan (The Month of Great Heat)
Muslims do not eat or drink during the daylight
hours throughout the month.
Laylat al-Qadr: the commemoration of the first
revelation to the prophet is often celebrated on
the 27th
Month 10: Shawwal: (The Month of Hunting)
Id al-Fitr: The festival of the breaking of the
fast and the beginning of Shawwal concluded
the fasting season.
Month 12 : Dhu al-Hijja (The Month of Hajj)
Month of pilgrimage (Hjj) to Mecca.
Yawn Arafat: on the 9th fasting pilgrims
perform the wuquf standing in front of God on
Mt. Arafat.
Id al-Adha: The festival of the Sacrifice on the
10th recalls the sacrificial ram God gave to
Abraham in place of his son and coincides with
the end of Hajj.
Sunni – the largest denomination of Islam,
followed by 90% of the world’s Muslims.
Shia – aka Shi’ism, originated as a response to
questions of Islamic religious leadership which
became manifest as early as the death of
Muhammad. They are the largest faction that
separated from the community.
Sufis – are Muslims who are more concerned to
dwell in mystical union with God. The word
originally came from suf w/c means “woolen” or
the garment they are wearing that symbolizes
poverty and denunciation of earthly pleasures.
Holy War ( Jihad ) is controversial requirement
given to Muslims by their faith w/c is usually
mistranslated term
People tend to associate Muslims as terrorists
He is the Founder of Islam
Jesus
Confucius
Muhammad
What name is given to a follower of the
Islamic religion?
Buddhist
Confucian
Muslim
What is the first of the Five Pillars of Islam?
Zalat
Hajj
Shahada
What is the name of the God of the Islamic
religion?
Adonai
Buddha
Allah
Muslims learn that life on earth is a
period of testing and preparation for
life to come.
Angels record good and bad deeds.
People should behave themselves and
help others, trusting in Allah’s justice
and mercy for their reward.
